Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lake, William "Bill" January 30, 2023
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Hasting's Reminder - Sat. February 11, 2023

                                WILLIAM LAKE

William "Bill" Lake, ae 71 of Lake Odessa,MI, passed away on January 30, 2023, 
after a valiant battle with Vasculitis.

Bill was born on March 21st, 1951, to Bud and Bonnie Lake in Battle Creek. After 
graduating from Hasting's High School in 1969, he went on to work at Viatec for 
many years. Then Bill and Pat moved to Pearland,TX where he worked as a plant 
manager Polynt Composites until 2016,

In 1975, he met Pat (Mattson) Lake, and they wed in 1976, going on to have 
Charles "Chip", and being a loving father to Adam and Nikki from Pat's previous 
marriage.He was very good at spoiling his seven grandchildren as much as 
possible as well as his nieces and nephews.

Bill was preceded by his wife, Pat; his parents, Bud and Bonnie Lak , and his 
daughter Nikki Burr.

He is survived by his twos ons, Adam (Keri) burr and Chip Lake (Erin Cost); his 
twos sisters; Julie Smith and Diana Miller; brother-in-law, Gary (Nancy) 
Mattson, Mike Mattson plus his seven grandchildren, Austin (Patricia) Olvera, 
Dalton Lake,Taylor Burr, Teague Roellchen, Haily Burr, Caitlyn Lake, and Brooke 
Paterson. He also has a great grandchild, Grace Olvera and several grand nieces 
and nephews.

Bill was an avid hunter, farmer, and loved the outdoors.He loved to spend time 
with all of his family.Bill also loved the Detroit Tigers (good or bad) as he 
would watch or listen to every game he could even when he moved to Texas.

When Bill and Pat would move into a new house you could very sure that he would 
find a room or even the entire house to be remodeled. He was a very handyman and 
loved to do it.

He also loved to bowl in leagues with Pat and various men's leagues in Hastings 
and Lake Odessa. Later in life he was able to bowl with his son Chip. Bill never 
really retired as he was also a maintenance manager for KMFG Prestige until his
passing.

Bill had a heart of gold and loved everyone. He was truly one of a kind and will 
e sorely missed. 

In lieu of flowers, we ask if you could please donate to First Congregational 
Church of Lake Odessa where Bill was baptized.

A Celebration of Life will be held on February 15, 2023, at 11 a.m. at First 
Congregational Church of Lake Odessa, 767 Fourth Avenue, Lake Odessa, MI 48849. 
there will be a luncheon to follow.


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