Maryann B. Novak, 85, of
E5013 Jackson Rd., Ironwood Township, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, in
Ironwood.      The former Maryann Baima was born May 30,
1924, in Pence, Wis., daughter of the late Stephen and Jennie (Baima) Baima, and
graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley, Wis. in 1942. She then attended
St. Elizabeth's School of Nursing in Chicago where she received her degree as a
registered nurse.      Maryann began her nursing career in
Chicago, then returned to the area, where she was employed at Divine Infant
Hospital and Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, and the Newport Clinic
and Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. She was  the
founding director of Allied Health Programs at Gogebic Community College,
teaching and directing the various nursing programs there from 1970 until her
retirement in 1988.      Maryann was a member of Our Lady of Peace
Catholic Church in Ironwood, where she belonged to the Resurrection Choir and
served as a Eucharistic Minister and Lector, and was an active volunteer in New
Beginnings-Pregnancy Support Services. Together with her husband, she enjoyed
traveling abroad and spending winters in Florida. She especially enjoyed
spending time with her family.      On Nov. 23, 1950, she was married to John M.
Novak at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley by the late Msgr. Michael
Prock.       Surviving are her husband, John, of 59 years;
three sons, Michael, Ironwood Township, John (Demi), Colorado Springs, Colo.,
and Paul (Carol), Pompano Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Nancy (James) Dunn, Mattawan; three
grandchildren, Matthew and Dana Novak, Colorado Springs, and Natalie Novak,
Pompano Beach; a sister, Delores Fresacher, Ashland, Wis.; a sister-in-law,
Dorothy Baima, Hurley; and numerous nieces and nephews.      Besides her parents, she was preceded in death
by a sister, Elizabeth Madden; and a brother, Lloyd Baima, on June 14,
2008.      In accordance with Maryann's wishes, cremation
has taken place.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
Tuesday, April 20, at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood,
with the Rev. Darryl P epin,
celebrant.      Rite of Committal will take place in the St.
Joseph Family Room at the church, with luncheon to follow in the parish
hall.      Private inurnment will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Ironwood.      Relatives and friends may call in the St.
Joseph Family Room at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday.      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may
be made to New Beginnings-Pregnancy Support Services, 130 W. Aurora St.,
Ironwood, Mich. 49938.      To view Maryann's obituary online, sign the
guestbook and express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood