Kathleen Marion Nowak, 93, of Palm Bay, died Tuesday April 6, 2021.

She was born to Claude and Elizabeth Allison on June 3, 1927 in Tennessee.  She married the late John Nowak in 1951.  They lived together in Wisconsin until their retirement in 1978 and then moved to Barefoot Bay Florida.

Kathleen worked at the Milwaukee Road for 10 years where she formed many lasting friendships.  She also volunteered at the Sebastian River Medical Center for over 10 years Kathleen was a member of the Barefoot Bay Golf Course and loved to play Pinochle with her friends.

Kathleen is survived by her children Lynn (Bill) Schwab of Waukesha WI and Laura (Alan) Lesak of Sebastian Fl.  She is also survived by 5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

A private memorial will be held with family.  Kathleen will be interred at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery with her husband, John, of 55 years.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay Fl.

Anyone wishing to send the family a message or share a story is asked to visit Kathleens's memorial page at https://www.seawindsfh.com/ .