Robert P. Lake, 94, of Borrego Springs, CA, died February 25, 2016, surrounded by family. He was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, the son of the late Clement W. Lake and Helen M. (Peckham) Lake, later the stepson of Elton Borden. He lived at Westport Point, Adamsville, Providence, Newport and Tiverton Four Corners. Robert (Bob) served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946 as an aviation radioman aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga, operating in the Pacific as part of Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet during which he survived two kamikaze attacks. He worked as a budget analyst for the US Navy for almost thirty years and resided in Rhode Island before relocating his family to Chula Vista, CA and later retiring to Borrego Springs. He enjoyed desert gardening, reading, writing (including a Lake family chronicle) and participated on stage in several productions of the Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center.
Robert was preceded in death by his wife Katherine T. (Wimer), and his youngest son Christopher J. Lake. He is survived by his daughters Janet L. Lake and Barbara A. Lake, and son Michael R. Lake and his wife Clarice (Brannen); five grandchildren – Jennifer Fehn of New York and Joseph Lake, Jason Grondin, Carolyn Topete and William Topete all of California; five great-grandchildren – Abigail, Conner, Elizabeth, Declan and Austin; and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of Richard P. Lake of Charlotte, NC and the late Clement W. Lake of San Antonio, TX.
A graveside service, to which relatives and friends are invited, will be held at Pleasant View Cemetery in Tiverton on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at 12:00 noon.
Visitation will be from 10:30-11:30 prior to the graveside service, at the Potter Funeral Home.