HAKE LESTER VIRGIL

1917 - 2003  (85 years)

• Name	HAKE LESTER VIRGIL
  Born	9 Nov 1917
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 May 2003	Nashville, Illinois
  Buried	28 May 2003	Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois
  Person ID	I03877	Gynzer's Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	HAKE ELMER ARTHUR E.,   b. 5 Jul 1887, North Prairie, Washington Co., Illinois ,   d. 12 Mar 1967, Nashville, Washington Co., Illinois  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	DUEKER DOROTHEA (DORA) MARY,   b. 27 Aug 1887, May be 1888; North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois ,   d. 10 Jan 1942, May be Jan. 13;Yr. may be 1943; North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois  (Age 54 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1911	North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois; Date maybe Oct.10,1910?
  Family ID	F01353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MCGOUGH WILLA F.,   b. 5 May 1919,   d. 19 Jan 1978  (Age 58 years)
  Children	1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F01357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Census Documents

  1920 - United States Federal Census - Hake, Elmer FormHeader: State Illinois FormHeader: County Washington FormHeader: Township Hoyleton FormHead: Date 27-Jan-1920 FormHead: Sheet Number 4B 1) Street: Hoylton and Huegley Road 2) House Number: Farm 3) Number of Household: 76 4) Number of Family: 76 5) Name: Hake, Elmer Dora Laverne Lester 6) Relation to Head of House: Head Wife Daughter Son 7) Home Owned or Rented: Own 8) If Owned, Free or Mortg. Free 9) Gender: Male Female Female Male 10) Race: White White White White 11) Age: 32 30 7 2 3/12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888 abt 1890 abt 1913 abt 1918 12) Marital Status: Married Married Single Single 13) Year of Immigration: - - - - 14) Naturalized or alien - - - - 15) If Nat: What Year? - - - - 16) Attended School or College: Yes 17) Able to read yes yes 18) Able to write yes yes 19) Birthplace: Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois 20) Mother Tongue: 21) Father Birthplace: Illinois Westfhalen (Ger) Illinois Illinois 22) Father Mother Tongue: German 23) Mother Birthplace: Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois 24) Mother Mother Tongue: 25) Able to Speak English yes yes 26) Trace, Profession or work Retail Merchant None None None 27) Industry or establishment Groceries, Etc. 28) Employer, sal/wage, own OA 29) Number on Farm Schedule Link to 1920 Census discription page

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary, The Nashville News, May 28, 2003 Lester Hake Lester V. Hake, 85, of Nashville, passed away at 6:55 a.m. Sunday, May 25, 2003 at his residence. Born on November 9, 1917 in Huegely, he was the son of Elmer and Dorothea (Dueker) Hake. He married Willa McGough on December 29, 1940 in Carbondale. She preceded him in death on January 19, 1978. He is survived by three sons, James L. Hake and fiance Aureile Sprout of Lambertville, New Jersey, Dr. Ronald L. Hake and wife Faythe of Morton, and Charles A. Hake of Nashville; two granddaughters. Lester was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Stanley Hake, and two sisters, Laverna Gewe and Olivia Hake. Mr. Hake was a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He was teacher and coach at Nashville Grade School, retiring in 1977. He was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as a coach and later as a fan. He was the recreation director for the Memorial Park District for many years. The baseball field at the park is named Lester Hake Field in his honor. Lester was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Nashville where he was in the Chancel Choir for 63 years, a member of the United Methodist Men, and past member of the Nashville Lions Club. Funeral services are being held Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Herath officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Grace United Methodist Church and will be received at the Styninger-Krupp Funeral Home in Nashville. Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at skfh/@/accessus.net.