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Michael "Mike" R. Nowak

November 15, 1960 ~ April 1, 2023 (age 62) 62 Years Old
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Obituary

Michael “Mike” R. Nowak, 62 of rural Elba, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home at St. Paul. Interment will be in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Elba.  Father Richard Piontkowski will be presiding.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home on Thursday, April 6, 2023.   Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home of St. Paul is assisting the family.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Elba St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery or Elba Fire & Rescue.

Mike was born November 15, 1960, to Ray & Margie Nowak at St. Paul, Nebraska. He grew up in the Elba area, graduating from Elba High School in 1979.  While in school, he was an outstanding athlete in football, basketball and track, lettering all four years of high school.

Mike was a proud citizen of Howard County.  He was first employed at the Elba CO-OP and Grain in Elba after high school. Mike farmed with his dad for a while, then had his own hay baling business and worked for Novotny Roofing. He volunteered to mark graves at the Elba Cemetery.  Mike was a former member of the Elba Fire and Rescue Department and served as a Village of Elba Board member for 2 terms.

Mike is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Patricia Nowak and Jeff Kane of Florida; aunts, Helen Svoboda of St. Paul and Burdette Jacobsen of Grand Island; fiancé, Bobbie Jo Graybill; numerous cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray & Margie Nowak; maternal grandparents, Anton & Barbara Jurzenski; and paternal grandparents, Bert & Gertrude Nowak.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.jacobsengreenway.com

  

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Services

Visitation
Thursday
April 6, 2023

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home
411 O Street
St. Paul, NE 68873

Funeral Service
Friday
April 7, 2023

10:00 AM
Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home
411 O Street
St. Paul, NE 68873

Interment
Friday
April 7, 2023

11:15 AM
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Hwy 11
Elba, NE 68835

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