Teresa Kay (Chesmore) Lake, 61, of Waterloo died Wednesday, April 28, 2021 of natural causes, at her home. Funeral Services will be held at White Funeral Home in Independence at 11 am on Monday, May 3rd with visitation from 9-11 a.m. before the service. Burial will follow the service at the Quasqueton Cemetery.
Teresa Kay (Tess) Lake was born June 29th, 1959, the daughter of Kermit and Kathleen (DeWald) Chesmore in Independence, Iowa. She graduated from East Buchanan High School in Winthrop, with the Class of 1977, and then Clark College in Dubuque in 1981. In 1985 she married Dan Lake in Independence, Iowa. To this union, one daughter was born, Elizabeth Mary Lake of Cedar Rapids. Dan and Tess later divorced.