- Date Of Birth: November 6, 1925
- Date Of Death: April 25, 2016
- State: Illinois
Merle L. Norwick, 90, of Ottawa, died on Monday, April 25, 2016, at the OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Merle was born on November 6, 1925, in Newark, IL to Harvey and Malena (Iverson) Norwick.
He was a graduate of Newark High School and the Coyne Technical Institute in Chicago. He was a US Army veteran of WWII and served in the Pacific Theatre. Merle married Harriet Godwin on February 24, 1956, at the First United Methodist Church. He worked as a maintenance electrician for Union Carbide, Libbey-Owens Ford, and GE. Merle was a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Men, American Legion Post 33, VFW, Bakelite Retirees, and GE Retirees.
He is survived by a daughter, Beth Norwick-Peccarelli, of DeKalb, a son, Dana (Beth Lakier) Norwick, of Chicago, and 2 grandsons, Adric and Dagan Peccarelli.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Harriet, on August 23, 2010, 5 brothers, Everett, Stanley, Robert, Harold, and Ralph, and 3 sisters, Blanche Johnston, Genevieve Gelke, and Donna Wurzelbacher.
