HARRIET J. CONKLIN LAKE Newburgh, N.Y. Harriet J. Conklin Lake, a
homemaker, and lifelong resident of the area, died Sunday, January 4,
2004 at Hudson Valley Rehabilitation Center, Highland. She was 68. The
daughter of James and Myrtle Youmans Conley, she was born May 8, 1935
in Monroe. Survivors include three sons, Albert Conklin Jr. of Walden,
Marshall Conklin Sr. of Walden, and Michael Conklin Sr. and his wife,
Shalda, of Walden; three daughters, Karen Galietta and her husband,
John, of Walden, Marcia Parks and her husband, Ronald, of Campbell
Hall, and Ellen Smith and her husband, Joseph, of Campbell Hall; one
sister, Charlotte Benson of Yates City, Ill.; 23 grandchildren; 21 great
grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by
her husband, Raymond Lake; a son, James Conklin; a brother, Robert
Conley; a sister, Mary Weller; and daughter-in-law, Rose Conklin.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, January 6 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at
the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, 39 Orchard St., Walden. Funeral services
will be held on Wednesday, January 7 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Cremation will be in Cedar Hill Crematory, Newburgh. Arrangements were
made by the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, Inc., 39 Orchard St., Walden.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.