Dorothy Ellen Nowak Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Dorothy Ellen Nowak of Rantoul, Illinois, who passed away on August 28, 2023 at the age of 94. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Fred Emmett and Florence Edith Mehring (Hutson); her stepmother Merrie Elbertine McClellan Mehring; her sister Vivian Mehring Stokes; her brother-in-law Orvil Stokes of Danville, IL; her brother Clinton Warren Mehring (Carol Jane Mehring) of Golden, CO; and her niece Patricia Ellen Nowak Gardner of Bexley, OH..
She is survived by: her husband Frank Ray Nowak; her children, Jean Ann Nowak Dreessen (Jerry) of Hamlet and Steven Ray Nowak of Michigan City; her grandchildren, Abigail Ann Gardner of Alexandria, VA, Jordan Nicole Nowak Pearson of Chesterton, Lauren Leigh Nowak of Pittsburgh, PA, Alexander Graham Gardner of Silver Spring, MD and Brooke Elizabeth Gardner of Pittsburgh, PA; her nephews, Jim and Chip Mehring; and her niece Martha Mehring Breer.
Memorials may be sent to the church Music Department or a charity of the donor's choice.
