Abraham "Abe" Lake

Abraham Nester Lake, age almost 89, of Bruce Township, Michigan passed away Monday morning, December 18, 2006 at his home. He was born December 19, 1917 in Oxford, MI to Ward and Ethel (Jewell) Lake. Abe met (Doris)Ann Groat while on a US Bond Tour in 1942 and married her on October 3, 1943. Abe was a combat veteran, who served just after D-Day until the end of the war. He achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant for the Maintenance Battalion, 272nd Field Artillery Regiment in the WWII European Campaign. His army stories will long be remembered as he enjoyed the retelling of his part in the war. After the war he bought a dairy farm in Lake Orion, MI and served as a representative to the Michigan Milk Producers Association. All his life, Abe loved to fish, camp, and hunt deer, which he did for over 60 years mainly in the Manistique area. He last hunted at age 87. He retired from farming after 25 years and moved to Bruce Township, where he served as trustee and on the appeals board for over 28 years. He was a good neighbor and friend to all. Abe loved the outdoors and could be found in the garden or cutting and splitting wood with a splitter he crafted himself. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, (Doris)Ann Lake, son Craig Lake of Sault Ste Marie, MI; two daughters, Gail (David) Hudnut of Holt, MI and Carol (Gary) Leser of Saginaw, MI. Four grandchildren: Abe (Tracie) Beatty, Daniel (Leah) Segura, Michael Leser and Karen (Michael) Ream, and four step grandchildren. Four great-grandchildren; Aria, Zachary, Elijah and Madeline. Also surviving are his sisters, Margaret Mayer of Lake City, MI and Doris Hill of Lake Orion, MI, and his brother, Lloyd (Marge) Lake of Oxford MI. He was predeceased by his parents; Ward and Ethel, his brother, Donald (Irene) Lake and brothers-in-law; Edward Mayer and Edward Hill. Visitation will be held from 3:00 until 5:00 and from 7:00 until 9:00PM on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at C.S. Mulder Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 22, 2006 at the funeral home with Pastor Lon Mohr officiating. Entombment will be at the Oaklawn Chapel Gardens in Bruce Township. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Hospice of Chippewa County or Rosedale Community Church.

Tributes

Abraham "Abe" Lake

December 19, 1917 - December 18, 2006