Donald Karl Lake

Donnie grew up in Keene for much of his life and graduated from Keene High School in 1977. He had recently retired from being a foreman for over 18 years with American Steel Fabricators. Prior to this, he worked for 25 years with the Kingsbury Corp. in Keene. During his short retirement he worked and spent time laughing with his friend Jeff, owner of Jeff Carter Concrete Works. When he wasn’t working, he cherished spending time with his family, most recently his 5 grandchildren. He enjoyed spending time hunting in the local area and fishing off the jetty on Drakes Island in Maine with his close friend Ken Clark, his son, grandsons and son-in-law. He cherished his time most with his high school sweetheart and wife of 44 years. Whether it be with their favorite four-legged German Shepard children Jada and Silo at their land that they built their current home on or at the Norseman Resort on Ogunquit Beach in Maine. Maine was a special location to him that he visited annually with his wife, family and close friends. They enjoyed many walks on the Marginal Way, lobster rolls in Perkins Cove and beautiful sunrise and sunset walks on the beach.

He is survived by his loving wife Melinda J. Lake; his daughter Selena A. Wilder and her husband Steven M. Wilder; his son Joseph D. Lake and his fiancé Ashleigh A. Peterson; his grandchildren Cameron M. Wilder, Cora L. Wilder, Cole D. Lake, Carmyn S. Wilder, Wyatt C. Lake; his brother Ronald G. Lake; sisters Kelly L. Joslyn, Debra A. Lang, Charmine E. Dicey and many loving nieces, nephews, and friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held between 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Stonewall Farm. Please join Donnie’s family in celebrating his life, sharing stories from the past and enjoying some good food catered by CC&D.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are requested to be made in Donnie’s name to the Marginal Way Preservation Fund, P.O. Box 1455, Ogunquit, ME 03907 (please ensure to include Donald Karl Lake in the memo line so that any gifts will be applied to a bronze memorial plaque in his honor) or to the Norris Cotton Cancer Care in Lebanon.