Mel E. Nowotny

NOWOTNY, BERSCHIED, HEATH, BENOIT, DYER

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 1/25/2010 at 15:14:49

Mel E. Nowotny, 85, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at his home following a brief illness.
Funeral Services will be held at1:30pm, Tuesday at Lensing’s Oak Hill, Coralville, where the family will greet friends after 12:30pm. Burial will be at Ridgewood Cemetery, North Liberty. Memorials may be directed to the Johnson County Humane Society.
Mel was born March 3, 1925 in Victor, the son of Edward and Lena Berschied Nowotny. He married Alice Heath in Cedar Rapids and on January 1st they celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary.
Mel was the manager of the K-Mart Automotive Departments in this area, until his retirement in 1990. Prior to that, he had worked at J & R Auto in Cedar Rapids. Mel served in the US Army during World War II. He liked to fish, hunt and travel in their motor home. Mel was a gifted woodworker.
Mel is survived by his wife Alice and their two children, Dennis (Nila) Nowotny of Iowa City and Diane (Raoul) Benoit of North Liberty; two grandsons, Joeby (Stacy) Dyer and Mike Nowotny, both of North Liberty; five great grandchildren, Hayley, Samantha, Lisa, Kaizer and Koyer; two sisters, Darlene and Glorene. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Harold.