Hartford Courant; Hartford CT; 2002-6-22

Lake, Kathryn S.  View/Sign Guest Book

Kathryn S. Lake, 94, of Glenwood Avenue, New London, died Wednesday,
(June 19, 2002) at the home of Everett and Kathryn Maggs in Charlestown,
RI. Mrs.  Lake was born August 22, 1907, in Goshen, IN, the daughter of
Clarence Swartzbaugh and Ada Berkfield Swartzbaugh. She was the widow
of Captain Richard C. Lake, USN, whom she married on December 21,
1929, in Goshen, IN.  Captain Lake died in 1953. A 1927 graduate of
the Teachers College of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN, Mrs. Lake
held various teaching positions prior to her marriage to Captain
Lake. During her marriage, she accompanied her husband to numerous
duty stations, including China, the Philippine Islands, and the Panama
Canal Zone, as well as stateside naval bases. Mrs.  Lake worked as a
Navy Relief Volunteer at the New London Submarine Base during World War
II. Following Captain Lake's death, Mrs. Lake returned to teaching as
the director of the Wee Dolphin Nursery School at the Submarine Base,
and she continued in that position for 25 years until her retirement in
1977. Mrs. Lake was a member of the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in
New London. Mrs. Lake is survived by a daughter, Patricia L. Tracey of New
London; a son, Richard C. Lake of Enfield; five grandchildren in addition
to Mrs. Maggs, including Julia L. Feder of Guilford, Peter L. Tracey of
Washington, DC, Richard C. Lake of Enfield, Margaret T. Barlow of Quaker
Hill, and Carol L. Albright of Enfield; and 14 great grandchildren. A
Memorial Service and interment are planned for a later date at the U.S.
Naval Academy in Annapolic, MD. There are no visiting hours. In lieu
of flowers, contributions may be made to the Save the Music Foundation,
1515 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10036. The Cremation Society of
Rhode Island is in charge of arrangements.