From WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS COURIER,  MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2002   PAGE C2
Waterloo IA

Thomas Lake  (1951 - 2002)

INDEPENDENCE--Thomas Lake, 51, of Independence, died at home Saturday,
Nov.  30, of an apparent heart attack.  He was born Nov. 26, 1951, in
Oelwein, son of A.G. and Mary Margaret Muehl Lake. He married Barbara
Jean Roscovius on Feb. 26, 1982, in Mount Pleasant.  Mr. Lake was a
1971 graduate of Independence High School and had served as a U.S. Air
Force medic stationed in Colorado during the Vietnam War.  He was
currently employed by Larson Construction, Independence.  Survivors
include: his wife; two daughters, Jeanne (Matt) Seward of Waverly and
Caroline Lake at home; a stepdaughter, Kelly Sherrets of Independence;
a stepson, Joshua J. Sherrets of Independence; six grandchildren; his
father of Independence; four brothers, Tony (Becky) of Cedar Falls,
George (Virginia), Alex and Dan (Tess), all of Independence; and three
sisters, Jeanette (Ed) Gawronski of roscoe, Ill., Sue (Jerry) Wilcox of
Independence and Peggy (Tom) Keller of Rock Island, Ill.  Preceded in
death by:  his mother.  Services:  10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, with burial in Wilson Cemetery, both in Independence. Friends
may call after 2 p.m. today at White Funeral Home, Independence, with
a 7 p.m. military service.