William Henry Orton Lake^{[1, 2]}

1910 - 1992  (81 years)

Susan's Father

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• Name	William Henry Orton Lake  [3]
  Birth	21 Sep 1910	Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1911 about William Henry Orton Lake Name: William Henry Orton Lake Date of Birth: 21 Sep 1910 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's name: William Henry Lake Mother's name: Margaret Eliza Key Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS929_214 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Bill Lake  [3]
  Census	1911	Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Name: William Lake Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 1 Birth Date: Sep 1910 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: William Lake Mother's name: Margrete Lake Tribal: Russian Province: Ontario District: Waterloo South District Number: 131 Sub-District: Preston Sub-District Number: 23 Place of Habitation: Preston Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William Lake 31 Margrete Lake 33 Margrate Lake 6 Violet Lake 3 William Lake 1 Source Citation: Year: 1911;Census Place: Preston, Waterloo South, Ontario. Page 7, Family No: 69.
  Residence	1953	Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Find-a-Grave Link	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86220937
  Death	20 Mar 1992	Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 8]
  	Cause: heart failure
  	Address: Riverbend Place Cambridge, ON
  Burial	24 Mar 1992	Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Address: Preston Cemetery 751 Fountain St. Preston/Cambridge, ON Canada
  	Buried in Section C.
  Person ID	I18312	Ancestors of Susan and Barry Reynolds
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	William Henry Lake,   b. 9 Nov 1879, East Zorra Twp./East Zorra-Tavistock Twp., Oxford, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Nov 1950, Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Margaret Eliza Key,   b. 10 Jun 1877, Oakland, Brant, Ontario, Canada d. 6 May 1952, Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elma Masie Freeborn,   b. 5 Apr 1914, Hespeler/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Jul 1998, Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	31 Aug 1935	Hespeler/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [3, 9, 10]
  	Married in the United Church manse. [3]
  Children	+ 1. William James Lake,   b. 12 Aug 1937, Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Oct 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) + 2. M.A. Lake + 3. S.J. Lake
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2020

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 21 Sep 1910 - Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Census - 1911 - Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 31 Aug 1935 - Hespeler/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1953 - Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: heart failure,Address: Riverbend Place Cambridge, ON - 20 Mar 1992 - Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: Preston Cemetery 751 Fountain St. Preston/Cambridge, ON Canada - 24 Mar 1992 - Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Lake, William H. O. (1910 - 1992) - Sunday School Papers Etc. Bill was the Sunday School Superintendent at St. Paul's United Church in Preston for many years.

  
  

  Headstones

  Lake, William H. (1879 - 1950) [Side 1:]L / In memory of / William H. Lake / Nov 9 1879 - Nov 20 1950 / his wife / Margaret Eliza Key / June 10 1877 - May 6 1952 / Margaret Pearl beloved dau of / William H & Margaret Lake / Oct 16 1906 - Jan 4 1929 / Lake [Side 2:] L / In memory of / Harris Wyatte Weber / Nov 3 1906 - Sept 30 1953 / Violet J. Weber / Apr 6 1909 - Feb 28 1998 / William H O Lake / Sept 21 1910 - Mar 20 1992 / Elma M Lake / Apr 5 1914 - July 6 1998 / Lake

  
  

• Notes

  Funeral Message for Wm. H. O. (Bill) Lake - 24 March 1992 The Rev. Peter Wesley Bill Lake was a worrier. He worried that he just wasn't good enough. He worried that he wasn't a good enough husband, or a good enough father. He worried that he wasn't a good enough friend or a good enough Christian. He worried that he wasn't doing enough for his family or for his church or for his community. He worried that he wasn't doing enough to serve others or to serve God. But the truth is that Bill Lake was good enough--more than good enough! The truth is that Bill Lake did do enough--more than enough--for you his family, for us his Friends and church family, for others and for God. The truth of the matter is that Bill Lake was one sweetheart of a man and human being. And so it is that today we celebrate and honour this good man's life with gratitude and with affection; and give thanks that now he will no longer be in doubt of his worthiness For now Bill takes his rightful. place in God's House in the place his Lord and our Lord has prepared for him. Thanks be to God. Indeed, thanks be to God For giving us the gift of Bill Lake. For that's what he was to both his families, wasn't he: a gift to you his immediate family and relatives; and a gift to us his Church family. He was completely dedicated to both. Church and Family were his life! What an enduring, enriching legacy Bill Lake leaves you his family! Bill taught you so much about life and love and service to others and good values and faith and faithfulness not just in his words, but by his example. His kindness, his sensitivity -- his basic decency -- will stay with you always, and continue to shape your characters and lives for years to come. Bill. wasn't perfect, of course. He could be a complainer about his own health or lot in life; and yet that was often balanced by a deceptively delightful sense of humour. He was a worrier but he could also dance and soothe his soul with music. He didn't think he told you how much he loved you often enough; and yet his actions always spoke volumes and he expressed his love for you probably more than he realized. Bill Lake: Loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, great grandfather, relative. He was indeed a gift from God to you his family. Bill. was a divine gift to us his friends and church family too. What an enduring enriching legacy he leaves us in this Church, St. Paul's! Faithful. member all his life from Baptism to Funeral. Dedicated elder and Sunday School Superintendent for years. Willing volunteer and participant in countless church groups and events and projects Bill Lake contributed so much to this Church, spiritually and materially. Look around this sanctuary. Bill had a talent with wood. He built this stand and case for the Book of Memorial Gifts. He built the lower extension of the Communion Table so it could fit over the last step there. He built the wooden replica of St. Paul's Church building (that we've placed on the Communion Table today) building it 15 years ago at Anniversary time to help the Sunday School. children appreciate this church and its history. Being the humble man that he was, Bill. would probably be quite surprised at how well. and affectionately he's going to be remembered around here. I've talked to a number of people in the congregation over the past two days who have shared marvellous stories of Bill's unassuming and dedicated contributions to the life and work of St. Paul's. Christian Education people remember him not just as a Sunday School Superintendent years ago, but also as the man you could always count on to come and run the film projector whenever the Sunday School or youth needed to see slides or a movie. One Sunday School teacher told me how Bill took her class on a tour of the church building, sharing all the history of the cornerstone in the lobby, the old turkey suppers downstairs--the kids loved it, and sent him a heartfelt thank you note. And what did Bill do? He sent them a thank you note for the thank you note, thanking them for letting him (an old man as he called himself indulge himself) by giving them a tour of the place he loved. That was typical of Bill in this church. He gave us so much, and didn't even realize how much it & he meant to us. And he was so grateful himself for any kindness shown to him. remember on one visit to him in the hospital last spring, he handed me a thank you note, specifically addressed to the Sunday School child who had given him an Easter Card made during her Sunday School class. Considering that he was still. recovering his writing skills after his last stroke, that letter took a lot of effort. But that's how thoughtful. and appreciative Bill always was. Bill. and had many good talks and visits over the years: in his apartment, in my office, in the hospital, at Riverbend. We talked about family, church and theology. think almost had him convinced about God's grace and love for him. Bill. was one of my favourite visits and people. will. never forget him. Indeed, know that each of you here today has your own personal, memories of Bill Lake that are special and unique to you. These may cause you to smile sometimes today and to cry sometimes today. But that's OK, you know. Don't be embarrassed or confused about such emotions and reactions. They are normal and healthy. Instead, in the midst of smiles and tears, give thanks. Give thanks to God for the quality of relationship that has shaped your memories of Bill. Lake and for the memories themselves. They are gifts to you from God and Bill Lake will continue to touch your lives in good ways because of them. invite you to give thanks also for the promises and assurances of Bill's and our Christian faith. Whenever someone we know and care about dies, we are confronted with death in a way we cannot avoid. And to the surface come all those uncertainties and questions and apprehensions about "How will Cope?", "What does death mean for him and for me?" and "What, if anything, comes after death?", We want to know, we want to be assured: that we will not be alone or lonely in our grieving; that our friend and loved one's life really counted for something; that our lives really count for something; and that his and ours will continue to exist and count for something in a very real, way after physical death. The Christian faith -- Bill's faith and our faith -- speaks to such concerns and answers them with the abiding presence of God, and with the resurrection promises of Jesus Christ. "will not leave you desolate," says Jesus. And so it is that we will find the comfort and strength we need in our grieving -- in God and in God's people around us. "Let not your hearts be troubled," says Jesus [because] in my father's house are many rooms ... And ... go to prepare a place for you ... that where am, you may be also." And so it is that those of faith are assured that death is not some lonely final end of our existence but rather the gateway to a new, resurrected glorious existence in God's "House" where there are "many rooms' Today, let us give thanks that Bill Lake -- a faithful Christian believer - has now inherited these promises of life and love beyond the grave and that Bill's soul is now truly at peace. Let us give thanks that these promises are offered to us also in the faithful following of Jesus. Indeed, thanks be to God! From William Lake's obituary. Mr. Lake was born in Preston and was a lifelong resident. He had been employed at Canada Last until his retirement 17 years ago. He was a member of St. Paul's United Church. Irvin Lake remembers Bill as always bringing a watermelon to the family picnics. The family picnics tended to be in Welland or Niagara Falls and one picnic was in Preston. (One was in Galt, one was in Tonawanda - Susan Lake) [3] (Medical):Stroke about 1988.

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] Susan and Barry Reynolds, Personal - Reynolds, Susan and Barry. [S870] Newspaper, Death Notice - Lake, William Henry, ((Place of publication unknown, November 20, 1956), Newspaper), File: Lake; William H.. [S6] Ancestry.com, 20 Aug 2011. [S2060] Barthel Funeral Home Ltd., Vital - Can., ON - Death - Lake, William Henry Orton (Certificate), (22 Mar 1992, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada), File: Lake: Lake, William Henry O.. [S21] George G. Key and others, Genealogy Data - Key Family Tree, 23 May 2003, File: Key; Key, George. [S17] Ancestry.ca, (Genealogy Data(Ancestry.ca) , www.ancestry.ca), 5 Jul 2011. [S200] Thomas Lake, Letter - Lake, Thomas - 1953, (Letters to Clara Lake, 1953, Thomas Lake, photocopy of original), 17 Apr 2008, File: Lake. [S2061] Newspaper, Death Notice - Lake, William Henry O., ((Place of publication unknown, 1992), Newspaper), File Lake; William Henry O.. [S8] Newspaper, Wedding Anniversary Notice - Lake, William (50th), ((Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, Publisher Unknown, 31 Aug 1985), Newspaper), File: Lake: Lake, William Henry O.. [S9] Newspaper, Marriage Notice - Lake, William Henry O., ((Publisher Unknown, 31 Aug 1935), Newspaper), File: Lake; Lake, William Henry O..