Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TX
Friday, February 4, 2000
Funeral arrangements for Benjamin Oiver Lake, 79, who passed away Wednesday 
at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, are under the direction of 
Skinner Silva Funeral Home of Pharr.

Valley Morning Star, Harlingen TX
Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000
Funeral arrangements for Benjamin Oliver Lake, 79, who passed away Wednesday 
at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, are under the direction of 
Skinner Silva Funeral Home.

Mr. Lake died in Harlingen but his funeral was in Pharr, so possibly his obit 
was in the McAllen paper. It's worth a try, the funeral home would know.
The funeral home's address is:  706 W. Sam Houston Ave. 
                                              Pharr, Texas
                                               956-787-2244


LaCrosse Tribune; LaCrosse WI; 2000-2-3

Ben O. Lake   Feb 03, 2000
SPARTA, Wis. -- Ben O. Lake, 79, of Sparta, died Wednesday, Feb. 2,
2000, in Harlingen, Texas. Funeral arrangements will be announced
later by the Lanham-Kann Funeral Home of Sparta. 


LaCrosse Tribune; LaCrosse WI; 2000-2-5

Benjamin 'Ben' Lake   Feb 05, 2000
SPARTA, Wis. -- Benjamin ``Ben'' Lake, 79, of Sparta, died Wednesday,
Feb. 2, 2000, in Harlingen, Texas. Ben retired as a Sergeant First
Class from the U.S. Army in 1970 after serving 30 years in the service.
He served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.  He is survived by his
wife, Pearl, of Sparta; children, Sam (Rachel) Lake and granddaughter,
Holly of Kitzengen, Germany, Mary Lake of Chicago, Ill., Kathleen
(Henry) Saulsberry and grandson, Ben, of Hanover Park, Ill., Kenneth
(Kathleen) Teclaw and grandchildren, Mary Ruth and David of Tomah,
Gina (Dr. Floyd) Jones and grandchildren, Ron and Marcel of Kennett,
Mo.; two brothers, Jack (Brenda) Lake of Charlotte, N.C., Bob
(Billie) Lake of Dalton, Ga.; seven sisters, Delores Adams of Hayden,
Al., Ann Mitchel of Douglasville, Ga., Norma (Brown) Thompson of
Carlton, Ga., Jane Rice of Alabama, Mabel (George) Marincin of
Tacoma, Wash., Mattie (Joe) Sloan of Lincoln, Neb. and Billie Voyles
of Savannah, Ga.  He was preceded in death by his parents; two
brothers and a sister.  Funeral services will be Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Sparta, with Father Mark Walljasper
officiating. Military honors will be provided by the V.F.W. Post 2112.
Burial will be Monday in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.  Friends may
call at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Sunday from 1 p.m. until the
time of services. Memorials may be given.  The Lanham-Kann Funeral
Home, Sparta, is in charge of funeral arrangements.