Published in Patriot-News on May 14, 2012
Harrisburg PA


Walter A. Lake, Jr., age 75, of Carlisle, passed away on Saturday,
May 12, 2012 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Born August 13, 1936
in Needmore, PA, he was a son of the late Walter A. and Mary (DeShong)
Lake.  Walt was retired from the PA Department of Transportation where
he had spent many years in the Traffic Engineering Department. In his
retirement and free time, he enjoyed the "great outdoors" and was an
avid golfer. Walt was interested in family history and kept busy with
projects around the house, but loved telling jokes and spending time
with his grandchildren, family, and friends most of all. In addition
to his parents, Walt was preceded in death by his first wife, Carol
(Alloway) Lake. Surviving is his wife, Linda (Myers) Lake; his sons,
Richard M. Lake and Rodney D. Lake and fiance Deborah A. Clay; his
step-childen, John P. Zeigler and wife Lisa and Kristen Z. Dieck and
husband Craig; grandchildren, Brianna, Christopher, Rebecca, Elizabeth,
and Joshua Lake; step-grandchildren, Adam and Conner Dieck and Laura,
Larissa, and Leah Zeigler; as well as his brother, Jack A. Lake and wife
Helen and numerous nieces and nephews.  Funeral services will be held
at 11:00 AM Thursday, May 17 at Malpezzi Fune ral Home, 8 Market Plaza
Way, Mechanicsburg. Visitations will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday,
May 16 as well as from 9:30 to 11:00 AM Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Penn State
Hershey Cancer Institute by way of Penn State Milton Hershey Medical
Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Office of University Development
& Alumni Relations, A120, P.O. Box 852, Hershey, PA 17033-0852.  To sign
the online guest book, please visit www.malpezzifuneralhome.com