DOROTHY J. LAKE, of Newark, Delaware, formerly of Ocean Grove died Sunday October 14, 2007. Born May 6, 1922 in Plymouth, PA she was the daughter of William and Jennie Rowe. She worked for many years at Fitkin Hospital (now Jersey Shore University Medical Center), beginning as a ward clerk, then manager of the gift shop. During her last 10 years there she served as Executive Housekeeper. Mrs. Lake also worked in the Hall of Records in Freehold, NJ for several years and before retiring managed the North End Hotel and The Sampler Inn Hotel in Ocean Grove. Mrs. Lake was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 345 of Plymouth, PA, and the Welsh organization, The Cambrian Club, and a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Ocean Grove. Her husband, David J. Lake, former Chief of the Ocean Grove Police Department, died in 1971. She is survived by two daughters, Gail L. Jordan and her husband, Charles, of Wilmington, DE, Dottie Karavidas and her husband, Panagiotis, of Shark River Hills, NJ, four grandchildren, Jennifer Ford and David Jordan of Newark, DE; Melissa and George Karavidas of Shark River Hills, four great grandchildren, Matthew and Michael Ford, and Tyler and Ashley Jordan, all of Newark, DE, one sister, Mrs. Ruth Carey of Asbury Park, and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation for family and friends was held Tuesday, October 16, 2007 from 5 to 9 PM at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove. There was a Christian Service at 8 PM. Interment was on Wednesday at Oaklawn Cemetery, Hanover Township, PA. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to her favorite charity, the American Humane Association, 63 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, CO 80112