Bernice Kortens is Married To Alvin W. Novak Today Miss Bernice L. Kortens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kortens, Manitowoc, route 6, became the bride of Alvin W. Novak, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Novak Sr., Mishicot route 1, in a ceremony read at 8:30 this morning at St. Ann’s Catholic church at Francis Creek, the Rev. Joseph Rauch officiating. Miss Marion Kortens attended the bride as maid of honor and Mrs. Joseph Novak and Miss Virginia Bolle were bridesmaids. Chester Novak was the bridegroom’s best man and Joseph Novak and Paul Wachtel were groomsmen. Junior attendants were Flower Girl Patsy Wilda and Ring Bearer Wesley Novak. The bride wore a gown of white brocaded satin cut on colonial lines with a square neckline, long sleeves puffed at the shoulders, and a fitted bodice closed in back with covered buttons. The long lace-edged veil fell across the train of the gown, and was held in a cap with orange blossoms and seed pearls. The bride carried pink roses. Her attendants wore taffeta colonial frocks, Miss Kortens in American Beauty and the bridesmaids in wine shade. The frocks were topped with ruffled boleros and the young women wore coronets and shoulder veils to match their frocks. They carried colonial bouquets of mixed flowers. The flower girl wore a princess frock of coral taffeta and carried a bouquet from which fell a modified shower of ribbons and blossoms. Wesley Novak carried the rings in a lily cup. After the ceremony the wedding breakfast was served to members of the immediate families at the home of the bride’s parents. There were 50 guests for dinner this noon, and supper will be served to 100, among them Mr. and Mrs. Anton Krystoftek and Mr. and Mrs. John Hettinger of Milwaukee and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffmann of Kaukauna. The couple will be away for a week on a wedding trip and will live at the home of the bride’s parents after their return. Mr. Novak is with the Block and Cement plant at Mishicot. Manitowoc Herald Times, November 8, 1939 P. 20 ******* WEDDING DANCE In Honor of Miss BERNICE KORTENS and ALVIN NOVAK. Kubsch’s Hall, Kellnersville. Wis., Wed., Nov. 8. Modern and Old Time Music by Art Braunel’s Orch. Everybody Welcome. Manitowoc Herald Times, November 8, 1939 P. 22
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Bernice Novak, age 90, formerly of Mishicot and the Manitou Manor Apartments
in Manitowoc, entered into eternal life early on Thursday morning April 9, 2009,
at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center in Manitowoc.
Bernice was born Sept. 10, 1918, in the town of Kossuth to the late Arthur and
Elsie (Wachtel) Kortens and has been a lifelong area resident. She married Alvin
Novak on Nov. 8, 1939, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Francis Creek, and he
preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 1969. She worked for Paragon Electric and also
worked as a cook and waitress at the Y-Go-BY restaurant in Mishicot. Bernice was
a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot. She enjoyed cooking and baking
and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was also preceded in death by an
infant daughter: Shirley Anne; and by her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at Holy
Cross Catholic Church, with the Reverend Paul Paider officiating, with burial to
follow in the parish cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. Monday at the church, until the time of
service at 11 a.m. There will be no Sunday evening visitation.
The Novak family would like to extend a very special thank you to the wonderful
staff at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center, to Doctors (private) who
took care of her at Manitou Manor, and to everyone else who assisted in her care.
She loved you all, and your kindness will always be remembered. Bernice's children
would also like to extend a very special heartfelt thank you to their sister
Brenda, for all the extras you did for our mother through out the years. You were
her Guardian Angel!!!
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Novak family with
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 10, 2009.
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Bernice Novak, age 90, formerly of Mishicot and the Manitou Manor Apartments
in Manitowoc, entered into eternal life early on Thursday morning April 9, 2009,
at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center in Manitowoc.
Bernice was born Sept. 10, 1918, in the town of Kossuth to the late Arthur and
Elsie (Wachtel) Kortens and has been a lifelong area resident. She married Alvin
Novak on Nov. 8, 1939, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Francis Creek, and he
preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 1969. She worked for Paragon Electric and also
worked as a cook and waitress at the Y-Go-BY restaurant in Mishicot. Bernice was
a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot. She enjoyed cooking and baking
and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was also preceded in death by an
infant daughter: Shirley Anne; and by her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at Holy
Cross Catholic Church, with the Reverend Paul Paider officiating, with burial to
follow in the parish cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. Monday at the church, until the time of
service at 11 a.m. There will be no Sunday evening visitation.
The Novak family would like to extend a very special thank you to the wonderful
staff at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center, to Doctors (private) who
took care of her at Manitou Manor, and to everyone else who assisted in her care.
She loved you all, and your kindness will always be remembered. Bernice's children
would also like to extend a very special heartfelt thank you to their sister
Brenda, for all the extras you did for our mother through out the years. You were
her Guardian Angel!!!
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Novak family with
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 10, 2009.
Bernice Kortens is Married To Alvin W. Novak Today Miss Bernice L. Kortens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kortens, Manitowoc, route 6, became the bride of Alvin W. Novak, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Novak Sr., Mishicot route 1, in a ceremony read at 8:30 this morning at St. Ann’s Catholic church at Francis Creek, the Rev. Joseph Rauch officiating. Miss Marion Kortens attended the bride as maid of honor and Mrs. Joseph Novak and Miss Virginia Bolle were bridesmaids. Chester Novak was the bridegroom’s best man and Joseph Novak and Paul Wachtel were groomsmen. Junior attendants were Flower Girl Patsy Wilda and Ring Bearer Wesley Novak. The bride wore a gown of white brocaded satin cut on colonial lines with a square neckline, long sleeves puffed at the shoulders, and a fitted bodice closed in back with covered buttons. The long lace-edged veil fell across the train of the gown, and was held in a cap with orange blossoms and seed pearls. The bride carried pink roses. Her attendants wore taffeta colonial frocks, Miss Kortens in American Beauty and the bridesmaids in wine shade. The frocks were topped with ruffled boleros and the young women wore coronets and shoulder veils to match their frocks. They carried colonial bouquets of mixed flowers. The flower girl wore a princess frock of coral taffeta and carried a bouquet from which fell a modified shower of ribbons and blossoms. Wesley Novak carried the rings in a lily cup. After the ceremony the wedding breakfast was served to members of the immediate families at the home of the bride’s parents. There were 50 guests for dinner this noon, and supper will be served to 100, among them Mr. and Mrs. Anton Krystoftek and Mr. and Mrs. John Hettinger of Milwaukee and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffmann of Kaukauna. The couple will be away for a week on a wedding trip and will live at the home of the bride’s parents after their return. Mr. Novak is with the Block and Cement plant at Mishicot. Manitowoc Herald Times, November 8, 1939 P. 20 ******* WEDDING DANCE In Honor of Miss BERNICE KORTENS and ALVIN NOVAK. Kubsch’s Hall, Kellnersville. Wis., Wed., Nov. 8. Modern and Old Time Music by Art Braunel’s Orch. Everybody Welcome. Manitowoc Herald Times, November 8, 1939 P. 22
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Bernice Novak, age 90, formerly of Mishicot and the Manitou Manor Apartments
in Manitowoc, entered into eternal life early on Thursday morning April 9, 2009,
at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center in Manitowoc.
Bernice was born Sept. 10, 1918, in the town of Kossuth to the late Arthur and
Elsie (Wachtel) Kortens and has been a lifelong area resident. She married Alvin
Novak on Nov. 8, 1939, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Francis Creek, and he
preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 1969. She worked for Paragon Electric and also
worked as a cook and waitress at the Y-Go-BY restaurant in Mishicot. Bernice was
a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot. She enjoyed cooking and baking
and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was also preceded in death by an
infant daughter: Shirley Anne; and by her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at Holy
Cross Catholic Church, with the Reverend Paul Paider officiating, with burial to
follow in the parish cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. Monday at the church, until the time of
service at 11 a.m. There will be no Sunday evening visitation.
The Novak family would like to extend a very special thank you to the wonderful
staff at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center, to Doctors (private) who
took care of her at Manitou Manor, and to everyone else who assisted in her care.
She loved you all, and your kindness will always be remembered. Bernice's children
would also like to extend a very special heartfelt thank you to their sister
Brenda, for all the extras you did for our mother through out the years. You were
her Guardian Angel!!!
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Novak family with
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 10, 2009.
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Bernice Novak, age 90, formerly of Mishicot and the Manitou Manor Apartments
in Manitowoc, entered into eternal life early on Thursday morning April 9, 2009,
at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center in Manitowoc.
Bernice was born Sept. 10, 1918, in the town of Kossuth to the late Arthur and
Elsie (Wachtel) Kortens and has been a lifelong area resident. She married Alvin
Novak on Nov. 8, 1939, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Francis Creek, and he
preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 1969. She worked for Paragon Electric and also
worked as a cook and waitress at the Y-Go-BY restaurant in Mishicot. Bernice was
a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot. She enjoyed cooking and baking
and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was also preceded in death by an
infant daughter: Shirley Anne; and by her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at Holy
Cross Catholic Church, with the Reverend Paul Paider officiating, with burial to
follow in the parish cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. Monday at the church, until the time of
service at 11 a.m. There will be no Sunday evening visitation.
The Novak family would like to extend a very special thank you to the wonderful
staff at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center, to Doctors (private) who
took care of her at Manitou Manor, and to everyone else who assisted in her care.
She loved you all, and your kindness will always be remembered. Bernice's children
would also like to extend a very special heartfelt thank you to their sister
Brenda, for all the extras you did for our mother through out the years. You were
her Guardian Angel!!!
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Novak family with
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 10, 2009.
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