The Chronicle Herald Friday, January 28, 2011
Volume 62 Number 23
Halifax NS Canada


LAKE, Gladys Clare - 86, passed away peacefully in Northwood Centre,
Halifax, after a long battle with Alzheimers, on Tuesday, January 25,
2011. Born January 24, 1925, in Aspy Bay, Cape Breton, Gladys was the
third youngest of the 11 children of the late Donald and Catherine
Cameron. Growing up in a large extended family, she developed a love
for fiddle music and kitchen parties. She married Arthur Lake in Bay
St. Lawrence in August 1948. They started their family in Dingwall, Cape
Breton - eventually moving to Milford and then to the Halifax area in
the mid 1950s where their youngest three children were born.  Gladys was
a homemaker, known for her tea biscuit baking and quilt-making skills
and her wise and practical advice. She and Arthur raised their family
of five in Dartmouth, but often travelled to Cape Breton with family
and friends for visits. Gladys enjoyed Cape Breton dances, card playing
(Auction 45s) and spending time with her close friends. She was a member
of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Dartmouth for many years. She is
survived by daughters, Virginia and Clare, both of Halifax; sons, Paul
(Janina), Cole Harbour; and Vernon (Debra), Windsor; daughter-in-law,
Lyne Lake, Cole Harbour; grandchildren, Jennifer, Michael, Kerry, David,
John, Sarah and Peter Lake; sisters, Jessie Sprague, Aspy Bay; and
Pauline Mueller, British Columbia; brother, Archie Cameron, Fredericton,
N.B.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband,
Arthur (1993); son, Barry (2006); sisters, Sybil Whiteway, Mary MacDonald,
Elizabeth Gardiner, Mildred Skinner, Harriet MacIntyre, Florence Cameron,
Margaret Cameron and brother, Ernest. Friends may call in the Dartmouth
Funeral Home, 29 Queen St. on Sunday, January 30, 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Funeral
mass will be celebrated in St. Peter's Church, 10 Maple St., Dartmouth,
on Monday, January 31 at 10 a.m., Father Jim Richards officiating.
Reception to follow in the church hall. Burial will be in Mount Hermon
Cemetery, Dartmouth at a later date. Gladys lived in Northwood Centre
for the last three years of her life, and it was truly her home because
of the cheerful, compassionate staff who enjoyed her and had a genuine
concern for her well being. Thanks to the entire community of 1 Centre,
Northwood (staff, residents and their family members) for your sympathy,
kindness and prayers offered. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt
thanks particularly to those persons who cared for Gladys so tenderly
during her last days and also looked after us in many ways. Memorial
donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia, 6009
Quinpool Rd., Ste. 300, Halifax, B3K 5J7 or to The Northwood Foundation,
2615 Northwood Terr., Halifax, B3K 3S5.