TITLE:      John C. Lake, Obituary, April 8, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  The Coos County Democrat EST. 1838 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE  
             Publishing news & views of LANCASTER - GROVETON -WHITEFIELD 
             & other towns of the upper Connecticut River valley of New 
             Hampshire & Vermont - John D. Harrigan, Publisher (Apr 11, 2001
             -issue) "All the news that fits"

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, Apr 2001

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John C. Lake 

KINGSTON - John C. Lake, 75, of Danville Road, died on April 8,
2001 in Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, after a period of failing
health. 

Born in Chelsea, Mass. on June 26, 1925, he was the son of Hedley H.
and Edith P. (Barrett) Lake. 

He lived more than 40 years in Kingston. During World War II, he
served in the Navy. He survived the sinking of the USS Luce, DD-552,
after a kamikaze attack off the coast of Okinawa on May 4, 1945. He
received the Purple Heart. Mr. Lake was a member of Disabled
American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Maple-Wheadon Post
4479, Raymond. In addition, he was a member of Plaistow Fish and
Game Club. 

He was married 50 years to Dorothy W. (Komenda) Lake, who died on
Oct. 23, 1999. Family members include a daughter, Lucy Johnson; two
grandchildren; two stepsons, Stanley Haywood of Exeter, and Fred
Haywood of Kissimmee, Fla.; five step-grandchildren; two brothers, Bill
Lake of Arizona, and Bob Lake of Webster; and three sisters, June
Logan of Port Charlotte, Fla., Ann Lake of Reading, Mass., and Ruth
Mailhot of Colebrook. 

Calling hours are today (Wednesday) from 6 to 8 p.m. in Brewitt Funeral
Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter. Burial will be in Corser Hill Cemetery in
Webster. 


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