Mary Jo Lake

Mary Jo Lake, 93, of Greeley, died September 25, 2016 at North Colorado Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1923 in Tacoma, Washington to Floyd Lysle and Beatrice Pauline (Siler) Magill. She attended school in Randle, Washington where she graduated from high school. She attended college in Seattle where she studied business and voice.

Mary Jo was a member of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Fort Collins. While in Greeley she was a member of Hope Center. Her passions were her family and serving the Lord.

Mary Jo married John "Earl" Lake on June 29, 1947 in Randle. He died in May 1984. After their marriage they lived in Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Washington States. Earl was a Methodist minister, and after he retired they lived in Mesa, Arizona and Grants Pass, Oregon. After the death of her husband in May 1984, she moved to Greeley where she lived for 6 years. She then moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where she lived for 22 ½ years. While in Cincinnati, she managed her son's apartments. She retired in the early part of 2016 and then returned to Greeley.

Mary Jo is survived by her daughter Ann Lorraine Jacobson (Paul) of Greeley; her son Allen Lysle (Kathleen) Lake of Cincinnati and her grandchildren Kirstin Jacobson, Erik (Sarah) Jacobson, Jessica Lake and Peter (Rebeca) Lake. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Earl and a sister Patricia Louise Hilgers.

Visitation will be held from 8:00 -9:30 a.m., Saturday, October 1, 2016 followed by Funeral Service at 9:30 a.m., both at Stoddard Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Eaton Cemetery, Eaton, Colorado.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Harvest International Ministries in care of Stoddard Funeral Home, 3205 W. 28th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80634.