ST. GEORGE - Dale Edward "Jack" Lake, 83, of Port Clyde here died Feb.29,
2000, at a Camden health care facility; He was born in Warren County; IL,
a son of Robert C. and Ada Lincoln Lake. He attended Avon, IL, schools
and received a bachelor of arts degree from Western Illinois University.He
later received a master's degree in fine arts from Colorado State College.
During World War II, he was an Army medic, serving in Africa and Italy.
He married Catherine A Wells Lake in 1954.  Mr. Lake taught school and
was an art teacher at the Rock Falls (Ill.) Junior High School for
15 years. He also taught ceramlcs. In 1973, he retired and bought a
home in Galena, IL After filniing a lobster catching voyage in Camden,
he moved there with his wife. Together they later moved to Port Clyde.
HIS interests included the Pennsylvania Dutch crafts, furniture and food
He learned to ride a bicycle at age 62 and play tennis at age 68. He
also enjoyed eating out, traveling, painting and antiques.  Survivors
include his wife of Port Clyde; his brother, Rox of Oraville, Calif.;
two nephews, Roger and Clifford Lake; and a cousin, Martha Davis of Avon,
IL There will be no visiting hours. Private services will be held at the
family's convenience. Arrangements are by Davis Funeral Home, Thomaston.


Abingdon Argus; Abingdon Il; 2000-5-11;

Dale Lake
May/11/2000

Port Clyde, Maine--Dale Edward "Jack'' Lake, age 83, died February 29, 2000
at Camden Health Care Center. He was the husband of Catherine A. (Wells)
Lake, whom he married in 1954.

He was born in Warren County, Illinois, Sept. 9, 1916, the son of Robert C.
and Ada Lincoln Lake. He attended schools in Avon, Illinois, and received a
bachelor of arts degree from Western Illinois University and a master's
degree in fine arts from Colorado State College.

He served as a medic in the U.S. Army during World War II, in the African
and Italian theaters.

He taught in a one-room school and then taught art for 15 years at the Rock
Falls, Illinois, Junior High School. He also taught Art for 15 years at
Northern University in DeKalb, Illinois.

After visiting the Mid coast to film a lobstering trip in 1973 and
"discovering'' Port Clyde, the Lake's retired in Port Clyde. At the age of
62, Mr. Lake learned to ride a bicycle; six years later, he took up tennis.
He enjoyed dining out at fine restaurants. His hobbies were traveling,
painting and antiques.

Survivors include his wife, Catherine, of Port Clyde; a brother, Rex Lake
and his wife, Helen, of Oraville, California; two nephews, Roger and
Clifford Lake and a niece Sara Lake, and a cousin, Martha Davis of Avon.

Private services were held.