Lake, Clarence S. 1871-1925

LAKE, ALDERSON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/3/2007 at 21:31:17

LeMars Sentinel, December 22, 1925

CLARENCE LAKE PASSES AWAY
Death Comes Friday Morning after Much Suffering

Clarence S. Lake, a highly respected farmer living one and one-half miles
north of Merrill passed away at an early hour Friday morning, December 18
[1925] following an illness of several months duration with cancer. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon from the Merrill M.E. Church and were in
charge of Rev. J. J. DeWitt. Interment was made in the Merrill cemetery.

Clarence Sylvester Lake was born in Rockford, Ill., February 21, 1871, and
died at Merrill, Iowa, December 18, 1925, at the age of 54 years, 9 months
and 27 days. Mr. Lake has been failing in health for several months, but
his sickness was not considered serious until about six months ago when his
trouble became acute, and from which time he began to gradually fail until
the great enemy of all mankind won the final victory. Mr. Lake came to
Merrill at the age of ten years, when his parents located on the farm where
he spent the remaining forty years of his life. Shortly after the death of
his mother, he was united in marriage March 27, 1892, to Miss Jennie
Alderson. To this union were born four children, two boys and two girls.
One son died in infancy. He leaves to mourn his untimely death a wife; two
daughters, Mrs. Eva Dennler of Wessington Springs, S.D., Mrs. Ellen Lindsey
of Merrill, Iowa; and Eldon Lake of Lake Benton, Minn., and six
grandchildren, also two brothers, two sisters, one half sister and two half
brothers. He also leaves a host of friends and neighbors who will miss his
going.

Clarence Lake was a charter member Merrill K. of P. Lodge, and also was a
member of the I.O.O.F. of Melbourne. Mr. Lake was of a rather quiet
disposition. His chief interest was at home and on his farm. He was a kind
and loving father and a good neighbor to all who knew him.