Caroline Elizabeth (Young) Lake

BAKER, BURNS, LAKE, OGBURN, SNYDER, VANCE, WARD, WHITE, YOUNG

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 3/7/2006 at 20:34:22

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 17, 1929
Page 5

Mrs. Caroline Lake

Caroline Elizabeth Young was born at Scenery Hill, Washington county, Pennsylvania, June 26, 1850, and departed this life September 29, 1929, at the age of 79 years, 3 months and 3 days.

At the age of 17 years she came to Iowa with her parents, locating on a farm near Winterset. On the 16th day of January, 1868, she was married to Calvin Lake, who preceded her in death nine years ago. To this union were born five sons and four daughters, two daughters dying in infancy.

She was formerly a member of the Methodist church, having transferred her membership to the Hill of Zion Christian church, after coming to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Burns.

She leaves to mourn her loss five sons: Amon, of Norcatur, Kansas; Clyde, of Scotts Bluffs, Nebraska; Walter, of Winterset; Bert, of Mankato, Kansas; Hoyt of Denver, Colorado, and two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Burns, of Orient, and Mrs. E. J. Snyder, of Denver, Colorado, all being present except the one daughter at Denver, who is ill. She also leaves three sisters, three brothers, 33 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at Hill of Zion Christian church, in Adair county, Thursday morning, at 10:30 o'clock. Interment was made in Zion cemetery.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, October 03, 1929
Page 1, Column 6

MRS. CALVIN LAKE DIES SUNDAY NIGHT

Mrs. Calvin Lake, 78 years old, died Sunday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Burns, who lives near Orient. She had been in ill health a number of years but had been much improved. She had gone to bed early Sunday evening. Her grandchildren, who were alone in the house, heard a crash and going to her room found their grandmother had fallen out of bed; she was dead when they reached her.

Mrs. Lake was a member of an old Madison county family, the sister of Sam Young, deceased, Walter Young of Des Moines; Mrs. William Baker, of Peru; Mrs. Amelia Ogburn, of Winterset; Frank Young and Mrs. Rose Ward, of Kansas.

Mr. and Mrs. Lake made their home in the county many years, living south of Winterset. After his death about eight years ago she had been living with her sons and daughters. Of the five sons and daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. Lake, only two now live in or near the county, Mrs. Burns and Walter Lake. Mrs. J. P. White and Mrs. Harry Vance of Winterset are nieces of Mrs. Lake.

Funeral services will be held this afternoon (Thursday) at the Zion church near Orient and burial will be in the church cemetery.

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