Orlando Sentinel; Orlando FL; 2000-1-4

JOSEPH WENDELL LAKE, 86, Maple Court,
Orange City, died Sunday, Jan. 2. Mr. Lake was a
retired police officer for the Los Angeles Police
Department. Born in Primghar, Iowa, he moved to
Central Florida in 1995. He was an Army veteran of
World War II. He was a member of the Masonic Blue
Lodge and York Right Shrine, Moulton, Iowa.
Survivors: wife, Mary Etta; son, Peter Michael, Gwinn,
Mich.; stepdaughter, Kay Shaffer, Chapin, S.C.; sisters,
Ruth Johnson, Helen Arnold, both of Mesa, Ariz.; eight
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Deltona
Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery.


Daytona Beach News Journal
Daytona Beach FL
January 4, 2000

Orange City - Joseph Wendell Lake, 86, of Maple Court, who retired in
1966 as a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department after 23
years of service, died Sunday at John Knox Village Medical Center.

Mr. Lake, an Army veteran of World War II who was a military police
staff sergeant, was born in Primghar, Iowa, and moved to this area in
1995 from Harlingen Texas.  He was a Mason and Shriner.

Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Mary; a son, Peter, Gwinn,
Mich.; a stepdaughter, Kay Shaffer, Chapin, S.C.; two sisters, Ruth
Johnson and elen Arnold, both of Mesa, Ariz.; eight grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren.  Memorial donations may be made to the
American Cancer Society, 218-A E.New York Ave., DeLand 32724-5554. Deltona
Memorial is in charge.



As published in The DeLand Beacon 
DeLand FL
January 5, 2000
West Volusia Obituaries
 
Joseph Wendell Lake
ORANGE CITY - Joseph Wendell Lake, 86, of Maple Court, died Jan. 2,
2000, at John Knox Village Medical Center.  Mr. Lake retired in 1966
as a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department after 23
years. Born in Primghar, Iowa, he moved to this area in 1995 from
Harlingen, Texas. He was a member of Masonic Blue Lodge and York Right
Shrine, both in Moulton, Iowa.

Mr. Lake served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Military Police
during World War II.  He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Mary Etta;
a stepdaughter, Kay Shaffer of Chapin, S.C.; two sisters, Ruth Johnson
and Helen Arnold, both of Mesa, Ariz.; eight grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 218-A E.
New York Ave., DeLand, FL 32724-5554.

Deltona Memorial was in charge.