Recent Death from the January 14th, 2005, online edition of The Aurora (IL)
Beacon News

 Florence M. Lake
Florence M. Lake, 80, of Williamsburg, NM, passed away after a long
struggle with cancer, at the New Mexico State Veterans Home on Friday,
January 7, 2005.
 Florence was born in Aurora, Illinois on May 24, 1924, the daughter of
William and Ethel (nee Boyd) Glissman. She was a Real Estate Broker in
Montgomery, IL and a homemaker and as a Gold Star Mother was a member
of the American Legion in Plano, IL.
 She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Max P. Lake of Williamsburg,
New Mexico; a son, William D. (Lana) Lake of Plano, IL; a daughter, Mary
Lake of Williamsburg, NM; grandchildren, Debra (Matt) Phillips, Revilee
(Steven) Manning, Jennine (James) Kerry, William J. Lake, James Sickler,
Ray Prophet, Tim (Erica) Prophet, Tom Kough, Dan Sanders, Don Levario; and
eight great-grandchildren; her sister, Mary (Jerald) Mathis of Surprise,
AZ and Doris Schroeder of Sandwich, IL.
 She was preceded in death by a son, SGT James Lee Lake; her parents; a
sister, Marguerite Glissman; a brother, Theodore Glissman; grandchildren,
Billi Lake, Sherri Lake and William D. Lake Jr.
 Cremation will take place and there will be no local services held
at this time. Arrangements are by Kirikos Family Funeral Home, Inc.,
and Sierra Crematory, LLC. 303 N. Cedar St.