Edward Frank NOWAK

17 JUL 1917 - 8 NOV 2007

• BIRTH: 17 JUL 1917, Ludington, Mason County, MI
• DEATH: 8 NOV 2007, New Carlisle, St Joseph, IN

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[N23875] Edward Frank Nowak

Birth 17 Jul 1917
Ludington, Mason County, MI

Death 8 Nov 2007 (aged 90)
New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, IN

Burial
Saint Joseph Cemetery
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN
Plot PC 10
Memorial ID 186188029 · View Source

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Husband of Helen I. (Kaminski) Nowak.

South Bend Tribune November 11, 2007 page B7

Edward F. Nowak
July 17, 1917 - Nov. 8, 2007

South Bend - Edward F. Nowak, 90, born in Ludington, MI. on July 17, 1917, expired on November 8, 2007 in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, following a long illness. In 1924, his parents Frank and Theodora relocated in South Bend, IN, where Edward graduate from Central High School with the class of '35. He then started what would be a 42-year career with the Torrington Company, Bantam Bearing Division (formerly on Sample Street) in the evenings he was a student at the University of Notre Dame School of Engineering where he earned several certificates which enabled him to advance from a factory job to the position of Service Engineer. His work took him to locations on South America, Europe, Mexico and most U.S. states to investigate and solve problems on some of those countries largest bearings. He co-authored an article on bearing maintenance with Roger Ebaugh, which was published i Iron and Steel Engineer and subsequently translated into several languages.
He married his high school sweetheart, Helen Kaminski in 1940 and they raised three children in their Frederickson Street home. Dr. Kathleen Bondy of Conway, AR, A. Nowak of Chicago, IL and Paul E. Nowak, who preceded him in death on December 6, 2001.

Edward was a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Parish since 1956 and a member of the Santa Maria 3rd degree Council and Father Nieuwland 4th degree Assembly of the Knights of Columbus. Fishing for bass and perch was his favorite form of recreation and the largest bass was traditionally saved for Christmas Eve dinner. As a skilled mechanical engineer, Mr. Nowak designed and built three successive vacation trailers used by his family each summer to return to the UP/Ludington, MI, area. He also made furniture and toys for his children and grandchildren in his wood shop. In the 40s Ed could often be found playing his saxophone or clarinet with a local polka band on the weekends.

His wife of 67 years, his daughters, 6 grandchildren (Paul Jr., Christopher, Nicholas, Marienicole, Timothy and Monica) and 4 great-grandchildren survive him.
All his siblings preceded him in death: Mary Rafalski, Sophie Strozeski, Dorothy Way, Thad Nowak and Jerome (Harry) Nowak.