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Rudolph Novak obituary

Rudolph “Rudy” John Novak, 76, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2024 at The Terrace at Crystal in Crystal, Minnesota.
He was born in Chicago, Ill. on December 29, 1947. Raised in Hayward, Wis., Rudy attended college for three years at Stout University in Menomonie, Wis. before returning to Hayward to open his own men’s clothing store: Rudy’s and The Man. He worked and resided in Burnsville, Minn. then Eau Claire, Wis. He relocated to Lake City, Minn. where he accepted a position at Heat-N-Glo and remained there until retirement and recent death.
Rudy is survived by several nieces, nephews, and close friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Zenon and Doris Novak, sister Judith (John) Romitti, brothers William (Helen) Hausman and Thomas (Kathy) Hausman.
Rudy will be interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Hayward, Wisconsin. Memorial gifts can be sent to Bratley-Nelson Funeral Home, 15571 W County Highway B, Hayward, WI 54843 or via https://bit.ly/3WntXNE.

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