Barbara Lake    12/14/01 (The Saginaw News, Saginaw MI)

Lake, Barbara Kay, Elsie, Michigan. Went to be with her precious Lord on
Thursday morning, December 13, 2001, at her home after a very courageous
battle with pancreatic cancer. Age 58 years. Funeral services will be
held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2001 at the Smith Family Funeral
Homes, Corunna Chapel. Pastor William Stites will officiate with burial
in Riverside Cemetery, Henderson, Mich. Friends may call at the chapel
on Friday from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. where the family will be present
from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Barbara was born June 13,
1943 in Durand, the daughter of Roy and Tressa (Cramer) Holbrook. She
lived in Durand and Corunna most of her life. Barbara worked at American
Aerosol, American Record, and Mid-West Abrasives and drove bus for both
the RESD and the S.C.O.A. On November 16, 1984 she and Richard B. Lake
were married in Lennon, Michigan. They moved to Elsie in 1994 to retire
and continue raising Golden Retrievers at Hilltop Goldens Kennel, which
they started in 1985 on Lytle Road in Corunna. Barbara made many precious
friends while placing her puppies in caring homes. She also enjoyed her
horses, bird watching, gardening and grooming her dogs and caring for
many litters of puppies. She was a member of Fenmore Baptist Church in
Elsie. In November 2001 Barbara led her family member to the Lord, as she
wanted to be reunited with all those she loved in Heaven. Special thanks
to Pastor and Mrs. William Stites for their continuing spiritual support
and prayers that was always a comfort to Barbara and her family. She
will be sadly missed by her husband Richard Lake, Elsie; one son,
James Jay Buff and Amy Frey, Grand Rapids; five daughters, Laurie and
Fernondo Colon, Lisa Garcia, both of Owosso; Linda Fuller, Henderson;
Lana and Paul Peterson, Chesaning; Lea Anne Witt, Henderson; stepchildren,
Tim and Mary Lake, Cathy (Gary) Taylor, Michelle Lake, Richard (Rachel)
Lake; 25 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her father, Roy Holbrook
Corunna; sister, Sandie Butcher, Owosso; brother, Dave Holbrook, Owosso;
sisters-in-law, Doris Brady, Debbie (Lenny) Wright and Connie (John)
Blanchett; special aunt, Maryann Emans; her beloved Golden companion
Z-Kee. She will be met in Heaven by her Mother Tressa and Stepson Bruce
Lake. Memorials may be made to Memorial Healthcare Hospice, Fenmore
Baptist Church or Pan-Can (Pancreatic Cancer Research Network). Online
condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes. com The family
is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel.

12/13/01

Lake, Barbara Kay, Elsie, Michigan. Went to be with her precious Lord on
Thursday morning, December 13, 2001, at her home after a very courageous
battle with pancreatic cancer. Age 58 years. Funeral services will be
held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2001 at the Smith Family Funeral
Homes, Corunna Chapel. Pastor William Stites will officiate with burial
in Riverside Cemetery, Henderson, Mich. Friends may call at the chapel on
Thursday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Friday from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. where
the family will be present from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00
p.m. Barbara was born June 13, 1943 in Durand, the daughter of Roy and
Tressa (Cramer) Holbrook. She lived in Durand and Corunna most of her
life. Barbara worked at American Aerosol, American Record, and Mid-West
Abrasives and drove bus for both the RESD and the S.C.O.A. On November
16, 1984 she and Richard B.  Lake were married in Lennon, Michigan. They
moved to Elsie in 1994 to retire and continue raising Golden Retrievers
at Hilltop Goldens Kennel, which they started in 1985 on Lytle Road in
Corunna. Barbara made many precious friends while placing her puppies
in caring homes. She also enjoyed her horses, bird watching, gardening
and grooming her dogs and caring for many litters of puppies. She was
a member of Fenmore Baptist Church in Elsie. In November 2001 Barbara
led her family member to the Lord, as she wanted to be reunited with
all those she loved in Heaven. Special thanks to Pastor and Mrs.
William Stites for their continuing spiritual support and prayers that
was always a comfort to Barbara and her family. She will be sadly missed
by her husband Richard Lake, Elsie; one son, James Jay Buff and Amy Frey,
Grand Rapids; five daughters, Laurie and Fernondo Colon, Lisa Garcia, both
of Owosso; Linda Fuller, Henderson; Lana and Paul Peterson, Chesaning;
Lea Anne Witt, Henderson; stepchildren, Tim and Mary Lake, Cathy (Gary)
Taylor, Michelle Lake, Richard (Rachel) Lake; 25 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; her father, Roy Holbrook Corunna; sister, Sandie
Butcher, Owosso; brother, Dave Holbrook, Owosso; sisters-in-law, Doris
Brady, Debbie (Lenny) Wright and Connie (John) Blanchett; special aunt,
Maryann Emans; her beloved Golden companion Z-Kee. She will be met in
Heaven by her Mother Tressa and Stepson Bruce Lake. Memorials may be
made to Memorial Healthcare Hospice, Fenmore Baptist Church or Pan-Can
(Pancreatic Cancer Research Network). Online condolences can be sent
to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes. com The family is being served by Smith
Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel.