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Ernest
Novacek, 74
Roseau
- Ernest Novacek, 74, died Saturday, November
17, 2001 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Funeral
services will be held Friday, November 23, at 10
a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau with
Father Bob LaPlante officiating. Casketbearers will
be Eric Lunos, Scott Lunos, Ben Brandt, Adam
Brandt, Brian Haugen, Mark Haugen, Matthew Novacek,
Michael Novacek, Jason Novacek and Kevin Novacek.
Military honors will be accorded by the Roseau
Memorial Honor Guard. Interment will be in Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery in Roseau.
Visitation
will be held Thursday, November 22, from 5 to 8
p.m. with a 7 p.m. vigil service at Helgeson
Funeral Chapel in Roseau. Visitation will also be
held for one hour prior to services at the
church.
Ernest
Novacek was born on December 17, 1926 in Greenbush,
the son of Joseph and Josephine (Gonshorowski)
Novacek. He grew up on the family farm near Leo in
Polonia Township.
In
1943, Ernest enlisted in the Navy. He fought in the
South Pacific in World War II and was honorably
discharged in 1946.
On
September 6, 1949, he married Ida Danielson in the
Catholic church in Badger. The couple raised 11
children. From 1949 until 1989, Ernest was an
employee of the Roseau Electric
Cooperative.
He
was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
American Legion Post 24 and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Ernest received his lifetime achievement and
high school diploma in 1999. He also received an
award for his lifetime involvement in conservation
and outdoor sports.
His
hobbies included deer hunting, trapping, ice
fishing and farming.
Ernest
is survived by his wife, Ida; six daughters, Helen
(Leland) Lunos of Roseau, Nola (Craig) Brandt of
Malung, Debra (Orvis) Haugen of Grygla, Linda
(Stewart) Jorgensen of Bemidji, Sara (Thomas)
Herrmann of Menomonie, Wisc. and Karen Johnson of
Beaver Creek, Ohio; five sons, Forrest (Linda) of
Woodridge, Va., Patrick (Arlys) of Roseau, Paul
(Kim) of Sterling Heights, Mich., John (Carol) of
Warren and Jeffrey (Josephine) of Minneapolis; 22
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Emelia Novacek of Warren and Christine
(Joe) Goroski of Baker, Mont.; and three brothers,
Joseph (Darlene) and Daniel, both of Greenbush, and
David (Marlys) of Lake Park.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson,
Todd; two brothers, Norbert and Jerome; and three
sisters, Theresa, Leona and Bernadette.
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