John Burditt Lake

1929 - 2010  (81 years)

• Name	John Burditt Lake
  Birth	29 Jan 1929	Harvard, McHenry Co., Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Nov 2010	Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
  Notes	SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - John Burditt Lake, 81, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at Scottsdale Osborne Hospital, from advanced complications of Post-Polio Syndrome. He was born Jan. 29, 1929, in Harvard. He was one of four children of George Burditt Lake and Vera Hannah Hofmeister Lake. Upon graduating from Illinois College, he married Marilyn Ystebo and soon thereafter took over the third-generation family lumber and hardware business known as Lake Lumber in Harvard. As a member of Rotary, he received "Man of the Year" and other accolades for his many contributions to the community. He also received an award of appreciation from the Harvard Rescue Squad as performing an honorable service to the unit and community. Finally tiring of the Northern Illinois harsh winters and desiring a climate more favorable to his health and that of Marilyn, in 1970 he sold his business and moved his young family to Phoenix, Ariz. Wishing to again own a small business, he bought and operated a gift shop in the old Thomas Mall named Nutville USA. In the mid-1970s he returned to the lumber business by becoming a salesman at a large lumber wholesaler in the valley called Malco. It was the business he knew best and enjoyed, and as a result, received top salesman honors for many years until retiring 25 years ago. A gourmet cook, voracious reader of history, and collector of coins and stamps, he very much enjoyed his retirement. His greatest passion, however, was his thorough and prolific research of genealogy. Having spent much of his adult life documenting the lineage of the Lake family, he spent many Saturdays pouring through the Mormon Library in Mesa tracing the family through more than 200 years of rich history. His work resulted in a spectacular collection of volumes illustrating the lives and images of the family of which he was extraordinarily proud. He is survived by his daughter, Kathleen S. Cochran of Phoenix; his son, Michael Lake of Warwick, N.Y.; and two grandchildren, Cooper and Parker. Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at Shepherd of the Hills Church, 5524 E. Lafayette Boulevard, Phoenix, Ariz.
  Person ID	I20596	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	George Burditt Lake,   b. 26 Feb 1890, Harvard, McHenry Co., Illinois, USA d. 26 Dec 1977, Harvard, McHenry Co., Illinois, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Vera Hanna Hofmeister,   b. 22 Oct 1890, St.Louis, St.Louis Co., Missouri, USA d. 13 Feb 1953, Harvard, McHenry Co., Illinois, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1918	McHenry Co., Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F5162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marilyn Ystebo,   b. 20 May 1933, Woodstock, McHenry Co., Illinois, USA d. 01 Jul 2005 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1955	Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Kathleen Lake + 2. Michael Lake
  Family ID	F12924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Jan 1929 - Harvard, McHenry Co., Illinois, USA Marriage - 26 Jul 1955 - Illinois, USA Death - 2 Nov 2010 - Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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