Vancouver Sun; Vancouver BC Canada; 1999-11-17

LAKE, Margaret Elizabeth nee Awmack, passed away peacefully at
St. Michael's Centre in Burnaby, BC 14 Nov 1999 at the age of 86.
Margaret was born in Cranbrook, BC 12 Aug 1913 and spent most of her
childhood in the Kimberly area.  As a young adult she attended the
Vancouver Art School now the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.
During that time she met and married her husband George Harold Lake.
Margaret's love of art never ceased.  She continued to create paintings
and pottery throughout her life.  She taught art classes in a variety
of community settings.  In her retirement years as a master gardener she
shared her love of gardening with her husband.  Margaret leaves to mourn
her passing her husband of 60 years, George Harold Lake, son George Howard
(Delores) Lake, daughters Margaret Louise (Joe) Selby and Gertrude Mae
Lake, grandchildren Lyle (Monica) Dunn, Karl (Jody) Dunn, Karen (Llyod)
King, Shawna Manfron, Benjamin Dunn, James Manfron, great-granddaughters
Leslie, Jessica, Sarah, Yvonne and Victoria, a brother Joseph (Winnifred)
Awnack, sister Phyllis (Ernest) Hatch and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Margaret's life will be held at West Burnaby United
Church, 6050 Sussex Abve., Burnaby BC., on Friday 19 Nov 1999 at 2 pm.
Her love and kindness towards life will be deeply missed by all the
lives she touched.  The family wants to express their sincerest and
heartfelt thanks to the staff of St. Michael's Centre.  At the request
of the family, in lieu of flowers a donation to the Alzheimer Society
of BC at 20-601 West Cordova, Vancouver BC. V6B 1G1 will be appreciated.


The Province; BC Canada; 1999-11-17

LAKE - Margaret Elizabeth,  nee Awmack, passed away at St Michael's Center
in Burnaby BC, November 14, 1999, at the age of 86.  Margaret was born in
Cranbrook BC August 12, 1913 and spent most of her childhood in the
Kimberley area.  As a young adult she attended the Vancouver Art School, now
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.  During that time she met and
married her husband George Harold Lake.   Margaret's love of art never
ceased.  She continued to create paintings and pottery throughout her life.
She taught art classes in a variety of community settings.  In her
retirement years as a master gardener she shared he love of gardening with
her husband.  Margaret leaves to mourn her passing her husband of 60 years
George Harold Lake, son George Howard (Delores) Lake;  daughters Margaret
Louise (Joe) Selby and Gertrude Mae Lake; grandchildren Lyle, (Monica) Dunn,
Karl (Jody) Dunn, Karen (Lloyd ) King, Shawna Manfron, Benjamin Dunn, James
Manfron, great granddaughters Leslie, Jessica, Sarah, Yvonne and Victoria, a
brother Joseph (Winifred) Awmack, sister Phyllis (Ernest) Hatch, and
numerous nieces and nephews.  A Celebration of Margaret's life will be held
at West Burnaby United Church, 6050 Sussex Ave., Burnaby BC, on Friday
November 19, 1999 at 2:00 pm.    Her love  and kindness towards life will be
deeply missed by all the lives she touched.  The family wants to express
their sincerest and heartfelt thanks to the staff of St Michael's Center. At
the request of the family in lieu of flowers a donations to the Alzheimer
Society of BC at  20-601 West Cordova, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G1,  will be
appreciated.