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Greenbush - Richard (Dick) Marvin Novacek was born on September 23, 1931 at Greenbush and died at home from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) at 8:08 p.m. on June 29, 2017 at the age of 85.

 Richard lived all his life on the farm in Polonia Township, near Greenbush. He has been a lifelong member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Leo, and after the parish closing he became a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Greenbush.  Dick farmed with his father Frank until Frank had to retire early due to a heart condition. Dick took over the farming operation in 1947 at the age 16 and supported his fam...