Ethel Lillian Lake
1925-2018
Ethel Lillian Lake – age 93, of Wolfville, passed away on
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in the Wolfville Nursing Home. Born on May
8, 1925 in Black River, she was a daughter of the late Percy H. Atwell
and Hilda (Jordan) Nowlin. Ethel was a veteran of the Second World
War. She began her service as a Leading Air Woman – LAW with the Royal
Canadian Air Force working as a clerk. She was later employed as a
telephone operator with MT&T. In addition to working as a
cashier at the Highland Canteen she also looked after the laundry,
pressing and starching for the Wolfville Holland Bakery. Ethel ran the
family business, organizing and coordinating delivery of The Chronicle
Herald in one of the largest recognized markets on the east coast and
was a night porter in Seminary House at Acadia University. She is
survived by daughters, Sharon Lake (Richard Knott), Black River;
Catherine (Lewis) How, Sunken Lake; Paula (Michael) Watson, Western
Shore; Julie (Glenn) Hawkesworth, Black River; sons, Al (Eileen
– deceased), Halifax; John (Joan), Greenwich; Carter,
Wolfville Ridge; Marty, Toronto; Daniel, Wolfville; sisters, Helen
Levy, Black River; Connie Hudson, Timberlea; Dianne Allen, Las Vegas
US; Joan Nowlin, Wolfville; Marilyn MacKenzie, Halifax; 13
grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. In
addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Harold;
an infant son, Carver (Carter’s twin); two sisters, Jackie
Clifford and Judi Atwell Munro; a brother, Wayne Nowlin; a
daughter-in-law, Eileen Lake; her step-father, Morley Nowlin and her
step-mother, Mildred (Jackson) Atwell. There will be no visitation, by
request. A combined Royal Canadian Legion and funeral service,
followed by a reception, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
November 6, 2018 in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville, The
Reverend Lewis How officiating. Burial will take place in the Willow
Bank Cemetery, Wolfville. Family flowers only, by request. Donations
in memory may be made to the Black River Community Club or a charity
of choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White
Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
Kentville.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Ethel Lillian Lake 19252018..
Décès pour la Ville: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia
