Obituaries:  Sister Rosalyn Nowak, 2001, Harrison, Clare County, Michigan

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Obituary from the Clare County Cleaver, Harrison, Mi. 2-15-200l

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On Sunday, February 11, 200l, Sister Rosalyn Nowak, Servant of Jesus, died 
at home suddenly, passing into the hands of he Lord. She was 8l. She is 
survived by her sister Frances Burzynski and husband Edward, her sisters-
in-law, Martha Nowak and Angeline Nowak; numerous nieces and nephews; her 
religious community, the Servants of Jesus. Sister Rosalyn was predeceased 
by her parents Joseph and Monica Nowak of Gaylord, eight brothers and 
sisters: Sister Julianna Nowak CSSF, Celia Slivinski, Anna Crawford, 
Michael Simon, Peter, Andrew and John Nowak.

In her 60 years of service to the Catholic Church, Sister Rosalyn taught at 
Mt. Carmel in Wyandotte, MI, Corpus Christi, St. Andrews, Our Lady of 
Refuge, St. Michael, St. Valentine, all in the Detroit area. She also 
taught at St. Louis in Cleveland, Ohio, St. Jude in Grand Rapids, MI., St 
Adalbert in South Bend, IN. She was also principal at St. Hedwig in Bay 
City, MI. Her last 30 years of service were as religious education director 
at St. Christopher in Bridgeport, MI and pastoral minister at St. Michael 
in Roscommon, MI and finally at St. Athanasius in Harrison, MI.

Funeral arrangements for Sister Rosalyn are as follows: Visitation for 
family and friends in Harrison will be at Stocking Funeral Home (517-539-
7810) on Tuesday, February 13, 200l from 2-9 pm with a prayer service at 
7:00 pm at the Funeral Home. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on 
Wednesday, February 14, 200l at ll:00 am a St. Athanasius Catholic Church, 
Harrison, with Father Daniel Nowak O.F.M. officiating.

Visitation will be held at Nelson Funeral Home in Gaylord on Thursday from 
2-8 pm, with an Altar Rosary Society service at 3 pm. A Funeral Liturgy to 
be celebrated on Friday, February 16, at ll:00 am at St. Mary Cathedral, 
Gaylord. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery of Gaylord. Memorial 
contributions may be considered to Servants of Jesus Retirement Fund.