Obit: Laken, George (1923 - 1995)

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Surnames: LAKEN VERSCHAY DERGANCE BERG

 

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner 01/18/1995

 

GEORGE LAKEN


George Laken, 71, Lyons, Ill., died Friday, Dec. 23, 1994, at La Grange Hospital, La Grange, Ill. following a car accident. Services were held at St. Hugh's Catholic Church, Lyons, Ill., at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1994. Interment was in the Holy Family Cemetery, Willard.


George Laken was born on Dec. 7, 1923, at Neillsville, Clark County, to Frank and Mary Laken. He farmed with his parents and then moved to Lyons, Ill., in 1953, where he owned the Wallboard and Decorating Inc. He retired in 1989. He was a member of the Lyons Lion's Club the Painters Union Mustang's Athletic Club and an active member of St. Hugh's Church.


Survivors include three sisters, Jo Verschay, Greenwood Helen Dergance, Hillside, Ill. and May Ann Berg, Washington D.C. and many nephews and nieces.

 

 


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