Micheal Lake, 67, of Davenport, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at Genesis West Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church in Davenport. A visitation will be held on Thursday, from 4-8 pm at The Runge Mortuary. Cremation rites will be accorded. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Mayo Clinic for the research and study of Frontotemporal Dementia (F.T.D.) Online condolences may be left at www.rungemortuary.com.
Micheal was born August 11, 1946 in Mason City, IA; the son of Aaron and Virginia A. (Challis) Lake. He earned his Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Northeast Missouri State Teacher’s College and then earned his Specialist degree from Western Illinois University for Administration. He served as a principal for the Davenport Community School District for McKinley and Harrison Elementary from where he retired in 2001. He was once awarded Teacher of the Year. He also worked for Pioneer Seed Corn, leading detassling groups during the summer and loved having his children work with him. He was very proud to escort his father on an Honor Flight to the WWII memorial.
He was united in marriage to Margaret J. White on August 26, 1967 in Davenport. Micheal loved life and had a wonderful, infectious laugh. He enjoyed watching the Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago sports teams. He along with his wife and six other couples participated in a gourmet group. He also loved to read, run, travel internationally, smoke cigars, and drink Scotch. He was always the first to arrive and the last to leave a party. He greatly loved his family and reading about history. Also, he was a youth sports coach when his children were young. He was an active member of his church where he served as an elder and a member of the choir. After retirement, he loved to winter in Florida. He loved his wife of 46 years dearly and was an A+ spouse. He was proud of his kids and grandchildren and encouraged them in their education. He was a well-dressed man who also loved to dance, being a member of the No Name Dance Group with his wife. He loved to bake, especially rolls and Christmas breads. He loved Christmas and was very sentimental. To sum it up, he enjoyed being with his family and friends, with a drink in hand and a game on in the background.
Those left to honor his memory include: Margaret, son, Kevin Micheal (Erin) Lake, DeWitt, IA; daughter, Meghan Lake, Denver, CO; grandchildren: Ellie, Kylie and Kourtney; brother, Dave (Pat) Lake, Davenport and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and a nephew, Matt Lake.
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