Hartford Courant; Hartford CT; 2002-8-10

Lake, Robert C.

Robert C. Lake, 91, of Stafford Springs, passed on Friday, (August 9,
2002) in the presence of his family at Evergreen Health Care Center,
Stafford Springs. Robert was born in Middletown Springs, VT on February
1, 1911 to the late Charles and Bertha (Juckett) Lake. He was married
to the late Nettie Smith Lake and resided in the Crystal Lake section
of West Stafford.  Robert retired from Pratt & Whitney with over 35
years service. Prior to this, he farmed in Vermont, Massachusetts and
Connecticut. He was an avid sportsman, hunter, inventor, and a loving
father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Robert is survived by two
sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Earle and Elaine Lake of Stafford,
and Charles and Nancy Lake of Manchester; three daughters, Jean Beverage
and April Griffin, both of Stafford, and Mabel Lake of Columbia; 11
grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and a sister, Mabel Wescott of East
Poultney, VT. He was predeceased by two sons-in-law, Theodore Beverage
and Tannis Griffin; a grandson, Timothy Beverage, all of Stafford; and
a brother, William Lake of Vermont. Services will be held on Sunday,
August 11, 7 p.m., at Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc., 51 East Main Street,
Stafford Springs, with Pastor Norm Mesel officiating. Burial will be
in Vermont at the convenience of the family. Calling hours are Sunday,
5-7 p.m., at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may
be made to the Recreational Department of Evergreen Health Care Center,
205 Chestnut Hill Road, Stafford Springs, 06076 where Robert spent the
last year under excellent, loving care or to the Citizens Scholarship
Foundation of Stafford, c/o Timothy Beverage Fund, c/o Rose Roszczewski,
P.O. Box 25, Stafford Springs, 06076. The family of Robert C. Lake wish
to express their deepest appreciation for the loving care Robert received
in the year he resided at Evergreen Health Care Center in Stafford.