Providence Journal; Providence RI; 2010-11-29

 
LAKE, WILLIAM H., 74, died peacefully Sunday, November 28, 2010, at
home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late
Patricia A. (Hackett) Lake.

Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Waldo Lake and Margaret
(Hussey) Lake Huyler.

A 1954 graduate of LaSalle Academy, Bill worked in the service department
for the Providence Gas Company for thirty six-years, and became a
supervisor for the last six years of his career, retiring in 1991.

He served in the _United States Marine Corps_
(http://www.legacy.com/legacies/marines/?personid=146851193&affiliateID=519)
Reserves, was a communicant of Sts. John & Paul Church, an active scout
leader with the Boy Scouts of America, and was a member of the Knights
of Columbus. One of his hobbies was fishing, which he enjoyed with his
family and friends.

He was the loving father of eight children, William and his wife Paula,
Edward (Ted) and his wife Sherry, Thomas and his wife Laurie, Robert
and his wife Paula, Mary James and her late husband Randall, Patricia
Kell and her husband Robert, Kathryn Alvarez and her husband James,
and Lynne Wolfmeier and her husband Chad; and loving grandfather of
Nate, Ted, Kathy, Kara, Katie, Jack, Nick, Amanda, Jim, Kevin, Cody,
Casy, Calli-Ann, Cammi-Jean, Austin, Lauren, Shannon, Jillian, Chloe,
Oliver, Grace, William, and the late Michael Andrew. He also leaves three
brothers, Waldo Lake, John Lake and Joseph Huyler. He was a brother of
the late Donald Lake, Leonard Lake, Madeline Hathaway and Dorothy Ramsey.

The funeral will be held Wednesday, at 8:30 am, from the Russell J. Boyle
& Son Funeral Home, 142 Centerville Road, (Rt117) Warwick. Mass of
Christian Burial at 10:00 am in Sts. John and Paul Church, 341 South Main
Street, Coventry. Burial will be in Saint Joseph Cemetery, West Greenwich.

Visiting hours Tuesday, 4 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to
Rhode Island Shrine Center, 1 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905
in his memory will be appreciated. _boyleandsonfuneralhome.com_
(http://boyleandsonfuneralhome.com/)