Bernice (Stempel) Novack, 87, formerly of Miami Beach FL, passed away in her Ft. Lauderdale home on April 4, 2009. She was a former New York fashion model and wife of the late Ben Novack, hotel magnate who built and owned the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.
Bernice was a vibrant, active, independent, and strong-willed woman and worked as Office Manager for Ben, Jr.'s, companies from 1998 until the day she died.
Bernice is survived by the couple's only son, Ben Novack, Jr., and his wife Narcy and stepdaughter May Azalea.
Chapel services at Beth David Memorial in Hollywood FL
Published in The Miami Herald on 4/9/2009
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Bernice was the daughter of William J. "Jack" and Rowena (Burton) Stempel. She had a younger sister, Maxine.
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Initially thought to have died from an accidental fall, investigation later determined Bernice was the victim of a murder-for-hire arranged by her daughter-in-law Narcisa "Narcy" Novack. Bernice's son Ben Novack, Jr., suffered the same fate. Narcy and her brother Cristobal Veliz were sentenced to life in Federal prison for the slayings. Narcy's motive was the multi-million-dollar Novack family estate.
Bernice was a vibrant, active, independent, and strong-willed woman and worked as Office Manager for Ben, Jr.'s, companies from 1998 until the day she died.
Bernice is survived by the couple's only son, Ben Novack, Jr., and his wife Narcy and stepdaughter May Azalea.
Chapel services at Beth David Memorial in Hollywood FL
Published in The Miami Herald on 4/9/2009
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Bernice was the daughter of William J. "Jack" and Rowena (Burton) Stempel. She had a younger sister, Maxine.
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Initially thought to have died from an accidental fall, investigation later determined Bernice was the victim of a murder-for-hire arranged by her daughter-in-law Narcisa "Narcy" Novack. Bernice's son Ben Novack, Jr., suffered the same fate. Narcy and her brother Cristobal Veliz were sentenced to life in Federal prison for the slayings. Narcy's motive was the multi-million-dollar Novack family estate.
Bernice (Stempel) Novack, 87, formerly of Miami Beach FL, passed away in her Ft. Lauderdale home on April 4, 2009. She was a former New York fashion model and wife of the late Ben Novack, hotel magnate who built and owned the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.
Bernice was a vibrant, active, independent, and strong-willed woman and worked as Office Manager for Ben, Jr.'s, companies from 1998 until the day she died.
Bernice is survived by the couple's only son, Ben Novack, Jr., and his wife Narcy and stepdaughter May Azalea.
Chapel services at Beth David Memorial in Hollywood FL
Published in The Miami Herald on 4/9/2009
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Bernice was the daughter of William J. "Jack" and Rowena (Burton) Stempel. She had a younger sister, Maxine.
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Initially thought to have died from an accidental fall, investigation later determined Bernice was the victim of a murder-for-hire arranged by her daughter-in-law Narcisa "Narcy" Novack. Bernice's son Ben Novack, Jr., suffered the same fate. Narcy and her brother Cristobal Veliz were sentenced to life in Federal prison for the slayings. Narcy's motive was the multi-million-dollar Novack family estate.
Bernice was a vibrant, active, independent, and strong-willed woman and worked as Office Manager for Ben, Jr.'s, companies from 1998 until the day she died.
Bernice is survived by the couple's only son, Ben Novack, Jr., and his wife Narcy and stepdaughter May Azalea.
Chapel services at Beth David Memorial in Hollywood FL
Published in The Miami Herald on 4/9/2009
______________________________
Bernice was the daughter of William J. "Jack" and Rowena (Burton) Stempel. She had a younger sister, Maxine.
______________________________
Initially thought to have died from an accidental fall, investigation later determined Bernice was the victim of a murder-for-hire arranged by her daughter-in-law Narcisa "Narcy" Novack. Bernice's son Ben Novack, Jr., suffered the same fate. Narcy and her brother Cristobal Veliz were sentenced to life in Federal prison for the slayings. Narcy's motive was the multi-million-dollar Novack family estate.
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