Obituary of Jean Lake

Mildred Jean Lake was born on July 17, 1926 at Melville, Saskatchewan, a daughter to Charles and Lucinda (nee McCallum) Lake. Jean known to family and friends grew up on the farm north of Birmingham, Saskatchewan and received her education at Dawn School. Her mother passed away when Jean was eleven years old, so she had to assume the roll of homemaker for her dad and older brother Albert. In her early twenties Jean moved to Ontario and worked there for a while, then she moved to northern Saskatchewan and worked for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Plant. Jean then did housekeeping and cooking in the staff house at the Power Dam at Island Falls. After the Power Plant became automated she went to Flin Flon and continued doing the same work for the same company until she retired. Jean then moved back to Melville living in Melville Apartments with her brother Albert. Albert passed away in 1997 and Jean purchased a house. First time Jean lived in her own home, which she enjoyed until her physical ability (disability) made it impossible to live alone. She became a resident at Westview Manor from July 2013 to October of 2014. Jean was a private person not wanting anyone to get too close. "Her business was her business" and that's how it was. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, growing houseplants and watching curling on TV. Jean passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014, after a three-day stay at the Gateway Lodge in Canora, Saskatchewan at the age of 88 years. Predeceased by her mother Lucinda in 1937, her father Charles in 1959 and her brother Albert in 1997. Jean leaves to cherish her memory her cousins. Interment Details Plainview Zion Lutheran Cemetery