Obituary of Louis Leo Novak

Louis L. Novak 89 of rural Tiffin died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at Gay & Ciha Funeral Home in Iowa City with the Reverend Beverly Marshall-Goodell officiating. Visitation will be from 3 pm Wednesday until services at the funeral home. Military Honors will conclude the services at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established in Louis’s memory. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @www.gayandciha.com. Louis Leo Novak was born March 12, 1922, on the family farm near Oxford, Iowa the son of William W. and Mary A. (Netolicky) Novak. During WWII Louis served in the United States Army. He was united in marriage to Ulana Ellen Post on February 19, 1946, at the Methodist Church in North Liberty. Louis has been a longtime area resident, in years past he was a 4-H leader, and on the North Liberty School Board. He has enjoyed a lifetime of dancing, and has continued to put puzzles together up until his death, as way to keep his mind sharp! His family includes his children, Marjorie (David) Stanton of Tiffin; and John (Cecile) Novak of Littleton, CO; 3 granddaughters, Theresa, Jessica, and Margaret; 1 great-granddaughter, Melissa; 2 sisters, Leona M. Westemeier and Blanche A. Volesky both of Cedar Rapids; and a sister-in-law, Arlene Post of Tipton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ulana (08/20/1989), brother and his wife, William and Irene Novak; and brothers-in-law, Ray Westemeier, Lawrence Volesky, and L. Dean Post.