"The Oak Ridger " Newspaper, Oak Ridge TN, October 30, 2000

Constance Louise Hahn, 93 of Oak Ridge died Saturday, October 28, 2000
at Hermitage Gardens Assisted Living Center in Clinton.  Born December
23, 1906 in Detroit, Michigan, she was the fourth child in a family
of eight children of Francis Alfred and Anna Lake.  In 1920, the Lake
family moved to Grosse Isle, an island suburb of Detroit.  She attended
high school there and graduated in 1924 as valedictorian of her class.
She graduated in 1929 from the University of Michigan with a degree in
botany and elementary science education.  After graduation, she returned
to Grosse Isle and taught in the elementary school.  In 1936, she began
graduated work in the chemistry department of Wayne State University where
she also served as instructor in chemistry.  It was there she met Richard
Hahn whom she married on June 25, 1938 in the family home on Grosse Isle.
The Hahns took up residence in Detroit and lived there for 39 years.
In 1940, when her son Paul was born, she gave up teaching duties and
became a full-time mother and homemaker, which she especially enjoyed,
her family said.  Mrs. Hahn was a member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
She taught Sunday School for many years and was active in many of the
church's organizations.
 In Oak Ridge, she became a member of Faith Lutheran Church and was an
active member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League.  In addition
to her husband, she is survived by her sons:  Paul Hahn of Zearing,
Iowa, Thomas Hahn and his wife Sigred of Cincinnati, Ohio; Brother -
Robert Lake of Lake Angelus, Michigan; Granddaughter - Christine Kelly
and her husband Christopher; Grandsons - Richard Hahn and his wife Leigh,
Michael Hahn and his wife Angela David Hahn and Arthur Tiedtke; Cousins -
Charles and Barbara Stechow; 3 Great Grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.  Three other brothers and another sister died earlier.
They were:  Francis Albert Lake, Ricahrd Holdsworth Lake, Thomas
Edward Lake and Lillian Catherine Goodyear.  The funeral will be held
at 1:00p.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2000 at Faith Lutheran Church
with Rev. James P. Evers officiating.  Burial will follow at Oak Ridge
Memorial Park.  The family requests that any memorials be in the form o
donations to Faith Lutheran Church, 1300 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge,
TN 37830.  The family will receive friends from noon to 1:00pm Wednesday
at the church.  Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements.