Hartford Courant, Hartford CT

          LAKE, Louise (Lister)
               TERRYVILLE
          LAKE, Louise (Lister)
Louise (Lister) Lake, a lifelong resident of Terryville, widow if Irving
Yale Lake passed away at the Royal Megansett Nursing Home in Falmouth,
MA on Thursday (December 9, 1999). Mrs. Lake was born in Concord,
MA on May 23, 1919, the daughter of the late Amos and Frances (White)
Lister. She graduated from Terryville High School in 1937 and from the
Katherine Gibbs School in Boston. She began her secretarial career at
New Departure in Bristol and served for many years as Legal Secretary
to Attorney Emil Petke in Terryville. She served as delegate to the
Republican State Nominating Convention, was member of the Plymouth
Republican Town Committee and the Plymouth Board of Education.  She was a
member of the Inland-Wetlands Commission for many years. She was honored
in 1992 by Tambrand International as Connecticut's Environmental Women
of the Year. The award was presented at New York's Tavern of the Green
in recognition of her hard work and dedication to the preservation
of Plymouth's Open Spaces. Louise spent her summers from childhood to
adulthood on Cape Cod, MA and resided at the Royal Mengansett Nursing Home
for the past two years. She was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception
Church, Terryville. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Kevin
and Sallie Lake of Northhampton, MA; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Carroll and Jerry Rafaniello of Bristol, Kathleen and Barclay Shaw
of Falmouth, MA; a granddaughter, Jessica Lake of New York City;
four grandsons, Benjamin and Joseph Lake and Clay and Harrison Shaw;
a sister, Ruth Grizzard of Petersburg, VA; a niece and two nephews. She
was predeceased by a daughter, Kristin Elizabeth Lake. The funeral will
be held Wednesday Dec. 15, 11 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church,
Terryville. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Friends
may call at the Scott Funeral Home, 169 Main St., Terryville, Wednesday
morning, from 9:30-11 a.m.  Memorial donations may be made to the
Plymouth Beautification Committee, c/o Jerry Mike, 204 Keegan Rd.,
Plymouth, CT 06782.
                 Published in The Courant: 12/12/99
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          LAKE, Louise (Lister)
               TERRYVILLE
          LAKE, Louise (Lister)
Louise (Lister) Lake, a lifelong resident of Terryville, widow of
Irving Yale Lake, passed away at the Royal Megansett Nursing Home
in Falmouth, MA on Thursday (December 9, 1999). Mrs. Lake was born
in Concord, MA on May 23, 1919, the daughter of the late Amos and
Frances (White) Lister. She graduated from Terryville High School
in 1937 and from the Katherine Gibbs School in Boston. She began her
secretarial career at New Departure in Bristol, and served for many
years as legal secretary to Attorney Emil Petke in Terryville. She
served as delegate to the Republican State Nominating Convention,
was member of the Plymouth Republican Town Committee and the Plymouth
Board of Education.  She was a member of the Inland-Wetlands Commission
for many years. She was honored in 1992 by Tambrand International as
Connecticut's Environmental Women of the Year. The award was presented
at New York's Tavern of the Green in recognition of her hard work and
dedication to the preservation of Plymouth's Open Spaces. Louise spent her
summers from childhood to adulthood on Cape Cod and resided at the Royal
Mengansett Nursing Home for the past two years. She was a communicant
of the Immaculate Conception Church, Terryville. She is survived by
a son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Sallie Lake of Northhampton,
MA; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carroll and Jerry Rafaniello of
Bristol, Kathleen and Barclay Shaw of Falmouth, MA; a granddaughter,
Jessica Lake of New York, NY; four grandsons, Benjamin and Joseph Lake,
and Clay and Harrison Shaw; a sister, Ruth Grizzard of Petersburg, VA;
a niece, and two nephews. She was pre-deceased by a daughter, Kristin
Elizabeth Lake. The funeral will be held Wednesday, December 15, 11
a.m., at the Immaculate Conception Church, Terryville. Burial will be
at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the Scott Funeral
Home, 169 Main St., Terryville, Wednesday morning, from 9:30-11 a.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the Plymouth Beautification Committee,
c/o Jerry Milne, 204 Keegan Road, Plymouth, CT 06782.
                 Published in The Courant: 12/13/99