GEORGE W. LAKE
DATE: JANUARY 3, 2001 -- MIDDLETOWN, NY.
SOURCE: THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD
Lake, George W., 86, of Saugerties, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, in
Kingston.  Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home. 246-5111.


GEORGE LAKE
DATE: JANUARY 3, 2001 -- KINGSTON, NY.
SOURCE: THE KINGSTON FREEMAN
LAKE-On January 1, 2001, George Lake of Saugerties.  Brother of Joseph
Lake, Beatrice Nelson, Virginia Oropallo and Edna DeJohn. Beloved friend
of Yolande Jones. Uncle of Patricia Musillo Dixon, Joan Kane and Robert
Musillo. His Funeral Procession will form 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home, Inc.  Cor. of John & Lafayette Sts. Thence to
St. Mary of the Snow R.C. Church where at 10:00 a.m. a Mass of Christian
Burial will be offered. Friends will be received Wednesday 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. at Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home.



Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY; Wednesday, January 3, 2001, p. A2:

"SAUGERTIES -- George W. Lake of state Route 32, an area resident since 1957
and a World War II veteran, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at Kingston Hospital.
He was 86. An area resident since 1957 he was employed for 28 years at the
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P) in Albany, Hyde Park and Saugerties. He was
a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific
Medal with two stars and the Victory Medal. He was an avid Bingo player. A
parishioner of St. Mary of the Snow Roman Catholic Church, he was a life and
fourth-degree member of the Saugerties Knights of Columbus Council No. 4536
and a life member of the Saugerties Veterans of Foreigh Wars Post 5034 and
Saugerties American Legion Post No. 72. His wife, Gertrude Lake, died in
1997. Born June 3, 1914, in Schenectady, he was a son of the late Joseph and
Mary Durocher Lake. Survivors include a dear friend, Yolande Jones of
Saugerties; a brother, Joseph Lake of Leominster, Mass.; three sisters,
Virginia Oropallo of Schenectady, Edna DeJohn of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
and Beatrice Nelson of Scotia; a niece, Patricia Musillo Dixon, and a nephew
Robert Musillo both of Saugerties. Two brothers, Charles and Lewis Lake died
previously. The funeral procession will form 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home, corner of John and Lafayette streets. It will
proceed to St. Mary of the Snow Roman Catholic Church, where at 10 a.m., a
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered. Burial with military honors by the
Saugerties American Legion Post No. 72 and the Saugerties Veterans of
Foreigh Wars Post No. 5034 at St. Mary's Cemtery, Saugerties."



The Daily Gazette; Schenectady NY; 2001-1-3

GEORGE LAKE

SAUGERTIES - George W. Lake, 86, of Route 32, Saugerties, died Monday
at Kingston City Hospital, Kingston, after a short ilness.

Born in Schenectady, Mr. Lake had lived in the Saugerties area since 1957.

He worked for A&P in Albany, Hyde Park and Saugerties for 28 years.

Mr. Lake was a Navy veteran of World War II and was awarded the
Asiatic-Pacific Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal with two stars
and the Victory Medal.

He was a member of St. Mary of the Snow Roman Catholic Church.

Mr. Lake was a life member and a Fourth degree member of the Saugerties
Knights of Columbus Council 4536; al life member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 5034; and a life member of the Saugerties American
Legion Post 72.

His wife Gertrude Lake, died in 1997.

Survivors include a brother, Joseph F. Lake of Leominster, Mass; and
three sisters, Virginia Oropallo of Schenectady, Edna DeJohn of Colorado
Springs, Colo,. and Beatrice Nelson of Scotia.

Services will be held at 9:30 AM Thursday at the Seamon-Wilsey Funeral
Home, John and Lafayette Streets, followed at 10 AM at St. Mary of
the Snow Roman Catholic Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will
be celebrated.

There are no calling hours,

Burial with military honors by the Saugerties American Legion Post 72
and the Saugerties VFW Post 5034 will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.