Louis Joseph Nowak
May 23, 1933 ~ August 15, 2015 (age 82) 82 Years OldShare using:
Louis Joseph Nowak, age 82, of Silver Lake passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
He was born on May 23, 1933 in Hale Township, McLeod County the son of Louis & Louise (Pokornowski) Nowak Sr.
Louis honorably served his Country in the United States Army from 1954-1956.
On August 13, 1957 Louis Nowak and Yvonne Jilek were joined in holy marriage at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Silver Lake.
He engaged in dairy farming in Hale Township, McLeod County for many years.
Louie was a faithful and lifelong member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver Lake. He also belonged to the Knights of Columbus and to The American Legion.
Survived by his wife: Yvonne; children: Jim (Deb) Nowak, Ann (Bruce) Schermann, Lois (Michael) Schermann and Ervin (Teresa) Nowak all of Silver Lake; eleven grandchildren: Bradley (Angie) Nowak, Kevin (Brittany) Nowak and Justin (Elizabeth) Nowak, Andrew (Donisha) Miller, Nathan Schermann and Gregory Nowak, Amanda Schermann, Leah Schermann, Jamie Nowak, Carter Nowak and William Nowak; five great grandchildren: Aiden Nowak, Ethan Nowak, Calvin Nowak, Jaelyn Miller and Levi Miller; a brother: Clarence (Margie) Nowak of Missouri; sister-in-law & brother-in-law: Arlene (John) Wendolek of Silver Lake; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Preceded in death by a son David Nowak, his parents, an infant brother Joseph, brothers Felix (Elmerine) Nowak and Edmond (Bernadine) Nowak, father-in-law & mother-in-law: Carl & Blanche Jilek and by a brother-in-law Ronald (Veronica) Jilek.
A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial for Louis Nowak will be held on Thursday, August 20th, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver Lake. Father Tony Stubeda and Father Paul Schumacher will be the Concelebrants. Interment will follow at St. Adalbert Cemetery with military rites.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 19th from 4-8 P.M. at The Maresh Funeral Home in Silver Lake. A Prayer Service will be held at 6:00 P.M. and a Knights of Columbus Rosary will follow at 6:30 P.M. Further visitation will be held on Thursday morning, August 20th from 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. at the funeral home.
Honorary Casket Bearers will be Amanda Schermann, Leah Schermann, Jamie Nowak, Carter Nowak and William Nowak.
Casket Bearers will be Bradley Nowak, Kevin Nowak, Justin Nowak, Andrew Miller, Nathan Schermann and Gregory Nowak.