The Chronicle-Herald, Volume 57, Number 278
Tuesday November 22, 2005
Halifax NS Canada

LAKE, William Francis "Bill" - 84, Sydney, died November 19, 2005. Born
in Oderin, Placentia Bay, NL, he was a son of the late William
and Angela (Mulrooney) Lake.  Surviving are wife of 30 years, Hilda
(Pafford-Gabriel); her children, Reginald, Bill, Harold, Linda, David,
Gordon; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He
was predeceased by brothers, Patrick, Cecil, John.  Visitation 2-4,
7-9 p.m. today and funeral 10:30 a.m. Thursday in T.W. Curry Parkview
Chapel, Rev. Sandy MacNeil officiating. Interment in Forest Haven Memorial
Gardens, Sydney twcurryparkviewchapel@ns.sympatico.ca




Cape Breton Post; Sydney NS Canada; 2005-11-22


Cape Breton Deaths November 22, 2005 Tuesday

Bill Lake 84, SYDNEY
William Francis Lake, 84, of 41 Grandview St., Sydney, N.S., formerly of
Newfoundland, passed away peacefully at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital,
Sydney, on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005. Born in Oderin, Placentia Bay, Nfld.,
on July 6, 1921, he was the son of the late William Lake and Angela
(Mulrooney) Lake. Bill spent his early years in the Atlantic fishery
and was a retired CN Marine Atlantic employee. Bill leaves to mourn,
his wife of 30 years, Hilda (Pafford-Gabriel), her children and their
families, Reginald (Helen) Gabriel, Bill Gabriel, Harold (Pat) Gabriel,
Linda (Ib) Lauritsen, David (Sandra) Gabriel, Gordon (Bev) Gabriel; and
many grandchildren, great grandchildren, as well as nieces and nephews
in the Lake family. He was predeceased by his brothers, Patrick, Cecil
and John. Visitation for the late Mr. Lake will take place Wednesday,
Nov. 23 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.  at T.W. Curry Parkview Chapel. A funeral
service will take place Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at T.W. Curry Parkview
Chapel with Rev. Sandy MacNeil officiating. Interment will be in Forest
Haven Memorial Gardens, Grand Lake Road, Sydney. Donations may be made
to the Palliative Care Unit (Cape Breton Regional Hospital Health Care
Complex), Salvation Army (Parkdale House) or a charity of choice. On
line condolences may be sent to twcurryparkviewchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.