The Star
Ventura Co CA
Tuesday, Nov 30, 2010


Sandra Louise Lake
Charles (Charlie) Jacob Lake

Sandra (Sandi) Louise Lake and Charles (Charlie) Jacob Lake, husband and
wife, died within 35 days of each other. Charles Jacob Lake passed away,
at his home in Ojai, California, on October 17, 2010, resulting from
colon and liver cancer. Sandra Louise Lake passed away, after a four month
stay at Ronald Reagan Cancer Center, in Westwood, California, of leukemia.

Sandra Louise Lake was born on January 8, 1954, in Salisbury, North
Carolina, the daughter of Donald and Dolores Whitacre. Charles Jacob
Lake was born on December 11, 1951, in Ventura, California, the son of
the late Charles Asa and Madge Lake.

Sandra graduated from Ventura Community College and worked for Blue
Cross of California as a Registered Nurse, while Charles graduated from
California Polytechnic State University and worked for the Navy as an
electrical and civil engineer until his retirement in 2006.

Sandra and Charles are survived by their sons Charles Benjamin Lake of
Las Vegas, Nevada, and Jonathan Loren Lake of Ojai, California. Sandra
is also survived by her mother Dolores Whitacre of Ojai, California and
her brother Donald Paul Whitacre III of Long Beach, California. Charles
is survived by his brother, Donald Ray Lake of Ventura, California.

A memorial service is planned for 1:30 p.m. on December 11, 2010, at
the Ventura Vineyard Church, located at 1956 Palma Drive in Ventura,
California.  Memorial contributions, in the name of Charles and Sandra
Lake, to be made in lieu of flowers to the American Cancer Society,
2186 Knoll Drive #A, Ventura, CA 93003-7378. Arrangements are under the
direction of the Ted Mayr Funeral Home, 3150 Loma Vista Road, Ventura,
California. Condolences may be left at www.tedmayrfuneralhome.com