Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lake, Foster Charles Jr. 1998 ************************************************ 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: LaVonne Bennett lib@dogsbark.com April 29, 2010, 5:12 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard LAKE, FOSTER CHARLES, JR.: The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, April 30, 1998 Foster Charles Lake Jr., 70, of Ionia died April 28, 1998 in Grand Rapids. He was born December 14, 1927 in Muir, the son of Foster C. and Viola Mae (Sprague) Lake Sr. He served two terms in the United States Navy. He married Elaine (Lynn) McCarthy May 29, 1964 in Saranac. She survives him in Ionia. He was retired from Brown Corporation and was later self employed. He will be sadly missed by family and friends. He was a most loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He is survived by his mother-in-law, Jeanette Howard of Clark Lake; sons, Stephen Foster Lake of Sheridan, Philip Charles Lake of Ionia; brothers, Lloyd and Elaine Lake of Stanton, Melvin and Betty Lake of Lansing; sisters, Irene Ferguson of Sunfield and Jeanette and Dean Bellanger of St. Johns; grandchildren, Stephen Foster Lake Jr., Stacy Lynn Lake, Justin Charles Lake, Josie Jean Lake, and Charli Lynn Nichole Lake; and dear friend, Cecil Krycinski. He was preceded in death by three children, Nichole Ann Maria, Roxanne Marie and William Foster; brothers and sisters, Pauline Pennington, John B. Lake, Austin K. Lake; and his parents Viola Mae and Foster C. Lake. Funeral services for Mr. Lake will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the North Plains Church with Rev. Robert Jourdan officiating. Interment will be at North Plains Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Davenport College Nicole Ann Maria Lake Memorial Scholarship fund. Ionia Sentinel Standard (MI) obituary, May 5, 1998: "Foster Charles Lake Jr. - IONIA - Foster Charles Lake Jr., 70 of Ionia died April 28, 1998 in Grand Rapids. He was born Dec. 14, 1927 in Muir, the son of Foster C. and Viola Mae (Sprague) Lake Sr. He served two terms in the United States Navy. He married Elaine (Lynn) McCarthy May 29, 1964 in Saranac. She survives him in Ionia. He retired from Brown Corp. and was later self employed. He will be sadly missed by family and friends. He was a most loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. He is survived by his mother-in-law Jeanette Howard of Clark Lake; sons Stephen Foster Lake of Sheridan, Phillip Charles Lake of Ionia; brothers Lloyd and Elaine Lake of Stanton, Melvin and Betty Lake of Lansing, sisters Irene Ferguson of Lansing, Nora Jane Stafford of Augusta, Betty and Dick Northrup of Sunfield, Jeanette and Dean Bellanger of St. Johns; grandchildren Stephen Foster Lake Jr., Stacy Lynn Lake, Justin Charles Lake, Josie Jean Lake, Charli Lynn Nichole Lake; and dear friend Ceil Krycinski. He was preceded in death by three children, Nichole Ann Maria, Roxanne Marie and William Foster; brothers and sisters Pauline Pennington, John B. Lake, Ausin K. Lake; and parents Viola Mae and Foster C. Lake. Funeral services for Mr. Lake will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the North Plains Church, Rev. Robert Jourdan officiating. Interment will be at North Plains Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Davenport College Nichole Ann Maria Lake Memorial Scholarship fund. Envelopes are available at the funeral home." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/l/lake5262gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb