Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lake, Leo O. April 24, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com May 9, 2013, 1:32 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard - May 3, 2011 Leo O Lake, 92, passed away on April 24, 2011 at Trillium Woods. He was born in Mecosta County, the second oldest of nine children of Milton J. and Sara Ruth (Main) Lake. He was a graduate of Western Michigan College. He subsequently lived in Kalamazoo for many years, where he worked as a chemist in the paper industry. He moved to Grand Rapids in 1998. Leo was predeceased by his first wife, Marian Jean Lake in 1996 and by his second wife, Louise Gabe Lake, in 2010. He is survived by his three children, Leo R. (Mary Beth) Lake, Catherine Lake Ellsworth and Ellen A. Lake; his four grandchildren, Sara Russell, Elizabeth Lake, Christopher (Anne) Ellsworth and Bjorn (Tara) lake; and his three great grandchildren, Tony Russell, Valerie Russell and Abigail Ellsworth. He is also survived by his brother, L.G. Lake; brother-in-law, Stanley Abbott; and sisters-in-law, Virginia Lake and Jeannette Lake, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church, UCC, 4010 Kalamazoo Ave. SE in Grand Rapids on Saturday, May 14 at 11 a.m. A private interment will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the local food bank of your choice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/l/lake19971nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb