Dvorak, Norval
Norval Dvorak, 93, passed away on Oct. 1, 2015, at St. Mary's Home (Felician Village), Manitowoc. Norval was born in the township of Carlton, Kewaunee County, on May 4, 1922, at the homestead farm of his grandparents, Jakub and Barbra Dworak. Shortly thereafter Norval's parents, Joseph and Caroline, purchased the farm of Stephen S. Zeman, (parents of Caroline) located in the townships of Gibson and Kossuth in Manitowoc County, where Norval was raised and later farmed.
Norval received his grade school education in a one room school house in Brockville. He attended Washington High School in Two Rivers, and furthered his education by receiving a degree in Agricultural Economics at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1943. Later that same year, he started farming on the family farm in Kossuth.
On June 10, 1945 he married Jean E. Hird of Benton and they purchased the family farm from Norval's parents. While farming from 1945 to 1955, he also taught classes in agriculture at the Mishicot High School, part time, to veterans returning from World War II who wanted to start farming. He assisted in organizing cooperatives such as Lake to Lake Coop., Lakeland Egg Marketing Coop., Manitowoc County Artificial Breeding Assoc., and many others. In 1957, Norval and his wife, Jean were chosen by the WI Chamber of Commerce to receive the WI Outstanding Young Farmer's Award. That same year he was chosen as general manager for the newly formed Wis-Minn. Feeder Pig Marketing Assoc. It grew to be the largest such association in the United States. In 1967, he was chosen by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau to manage its Midwest Livestock Producers Coop. From 1972 to 1992, Norval served as Vice-President of Packerland Packing Co. of Green Bay, Wis.
In 1989, he began doing volunteer work in Eastern Europe for the U.S. Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA) and for the U.S. Agricultural Cooperative Development International (ACDI). Initially Norval was asked by VOCA to help establish Poland's first agricultural cooperative, which has since developed into a private business, RUN Polsko-Amerykanska. This company is now Poland's largest frozen fruit and vegetable processor. He next was asked to go to Czechoslovakia to help in the conversion from a Communist to private agriculture system. In successive years, he went to Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and the Ukraine to help develop private agricultural businesses. Ties with those entrepreneurs still exist today.
Among the much recognition that Norval has received, his prized award was when he was inducted into the UW-Madison Meat Animal Science Hall of Fame in 2009. He was also currently active in, and a charter member of, the Francis Creek Lions Club, receiving the Melvin Jones Fellow award for dedicated humanitarian services. He was an active member of the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Manitowoc, and was also a member of the Lakeshore United Methodist Church of Manitowoc.
Recently he was active in promoting the development and growth of the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jean E. (Hird) Dvorak, Manitowoc; and by their four sons, David (Donna) Dvorak, rural Two Rivers (Fisherville Road); Steve (Melanie) Dvorak, Chilton; Richard (Lynn) Dvorak, rural Whitelaw; and Robert (Sandy) Dvorak, Eden. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, Doug Dvorak, Manitowoc; Vicki Dvorak, Green Bay; Eric (Kelly) Dvorak, De Pere; Melissa (Doug) VanOmum, Appleton; Angie Dvorak, Whitelaw; Katy Dvorak, Madison; Zachary (Susan) Dvorak, Kenosha; Joe Dvorak, Milwaukee; Adam (Courtney) Dvorak, Appleton; Emily (Adam) Buckingham, Madison; and eight great-grandchildren, Karissa, Simon, Alexander, Mason, Emma, William, Audrey, and Claire. He is also survived by one brother, Joseph (Lavinia) Dworak, Whitelaw; one sister, Darlene (Donald) Wellner, rural Manitowoc; and a sister-in-law, Darlene Dworak, rural Manitowoc. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph W. Dworak and Caroline (Zeman) Dworak, rural Whitelaw; his brother, Franklin Dworak, rural Manitowoc; and his brother, Florian Dworak and his wife, Loretta, Rockwood, Wis.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at the Lakeshore United Methodist Church, 411 Reed Ave., Manitowoc. The Rev. Carly Kuntz will officiate. Relatives and friends may call on Friday at the church from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again on Saturday from 10 a.m, until the time of services at 11 a.m. with a lunch to follow in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be given by the family to the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Felician Village facilities and Home Health Care for the wonderful care they gave Norval.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter from Oct. 6 to Oct. 8, 2015
Norval Dvorak, 93, passed away on Oct. 1, 2015, at St. Mary's Home (Felician Village), Manitowoc. Norval was born in the township of Carlton, Kewaunee County, on May 4, 1922, at the homestead farm of his grandparents, Jakub and Barbra Dworak. Shortly thereafter Norval's parents, Joseph and Caroline, purchased the farm of Stephen S. Zeman, (parents of Caroline) located in the townships of Gibson and Kossuth in Manitowoc County, where Norval was raised and later farmed.
Norval received his grade school education in a one room school house in Brockville. He attended Washington High School in Two Rivers, and furthered his education by receiving a degree in Agricultural Economics at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1943. Later that same year, he started farming on the family farm in Kossuth.
On June 10, 1945 he married Jean E. Hird of Benton and they purchased the family farm from Norval's parents. While farming from 1945 to 1955, he also taught classes in agriculture at the Mishicot High School, part time, to veterans returning from World War II who wanted to start farming. He assisted in organizing cooperatives such as Lake to Lake Coop., Lakeland Egg Marketing Coop., Manitowoc County Artificial Breeding Assoc., and many others. In 1957, Norval and his wife, Jean were chosen by the WI Chamber of Commerce to receive the WI Outstanding Young Farmer's Award. That same year he was chosen as general manager for the newly formed Wis-Minn. Feeder Pig Marketing Assoc. It grew to be the largest such association in the United States. In 1967, he was chosen by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau to manage its Midwest Livestock Producers Coop. From 1972 to 1992, Norval served as Vice-President of Packerland Packing Co. of Green Bay, Wis.
In 1989, he began doing volunteer work in Eastern Europe for the U.S. Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA) and for the U.S. Agricultural Cooperative Development International (ACDI). Initially Norval was asked by VOCA to help establish Poland's first agricultural cooperative, which has since developed into a private business, RUN Polsko-Amerykanska. This company is now Poland's largest frozen fruit and vegetable processor. He next was asked to go to Czechoslovakia to help in the conversion from a Communist to private agriculture system. In successive years, he went to Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and the Ukraine to help develop private agricultural businesses. Ties with those entrepreneurs still exist today.
Among the much recognition that Norval has received, his prized award was when he was inducted into the UW-Madison Meat Animal Science Hall of Fame in 2009. He was also currently active in, and a charter member of, the Francis Creek Lions Club, receiving the Melvin Jones Fellow award for dedicated humanitarian services. He was an active member of the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Manitowoc, and was also a member of the Lakeshore United Methodist Church of Manitowoc.
Recently he was active in promoting the development and growth of the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jean E. (Hird) Dvorak, Manitowoc; and by their four sons, David (Donna) Dvorak, rural Two Rivers (Fisherville Road); Steve (Melanie) Dvorak, Chilton; Richard (Lynn) Dvorak, rural Whitelaw; and Robert (Sandy) Dvorak, Eden. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, Doug Dvorak, Manitowoc; Vicki Dvorak, Green Bay; Eric (Kelly) Dvorak, De Pere; Melissa (Doug) VanOmum, Appleton; Angie Dvorak, Whitelaw; Katy Dvorak, Madison; Zachary (Susan) Dvorak, Kenosha; Joe Dvorak, Milwaukee; Adam (Courtney) Dvorak, Appleton; Emily (Adam) Buckingham, Madison; and eight great-grandchildren, Karissa, Simon, Alexander, Mason, Emma, William, Audrey, and Claire. He is also survived by one brother, Joseph (Lavinia) Dworak, Whitelaw; one sister, Darlene (Donald) Wellner, rural Manitowoc; and a sister-in-law, Darlene Dworak, rural Manitowoc. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph W. Dworak and Caroline (Zeman) Dworak, rural Whitelaw; his brother, Franklin Dworak, rural Manitowoc; and his brother, Florian Dworak and his wife, Loretta, Rockwood, Wis.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at the Lakeshore United Methodist Church, 411 Reed Ave., Manitowoc. The Rev. Carly Kuntz will officiate. Relatives and friends may call on Friday at the church from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again on Saturday from 10 a.m, until the time of services at 11 a.m. with a lunch to follow in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be given by the family to the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Felician Village facilities and Home Health Care for the wonderful care they gave Norval.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter from Oct. 6 to Oct. 8, 2015
Dvorak, Norval
Norval Dvorak, 93, passed away on Oct. 1, 2015, at St. Mary's Home (Felician Village), Manitowoc. Norval was born in the township of Carlton, Kewaunee County, on May 4, 1922, at the homestead farm of his grandparents, Jakub and Barbra Dworak. Shortly thereafter Norval's parents, Joseph and Caroline, purchased the farm of Stephen S. Zeman, (parents of Caroline) located in the townships of Gibson and Kossuth in Manitowoc County, where Norval was raised and later farmed.
Norval received his grade school education in a one room school house in Brockville. He attended Washington High School in Two Rivers, and furthered his education by receiving a degree in Agricultural Economics at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1943. Later that same year, he started farming on the family farm in Kossuth.
On June 10, 1945 he married Jean E. Hird of Benton and they purchased the family farm from Norval's parents. While farming from 1945 to 1955, he also taught classes in agriculture at the Mishicot High School, part time, to veterans returning from World War II who wanted to start farming. He assisted in organizing cooperatives such as Lake to Lake Coop., Lakeland Egg Marketing Coop., Manitowoc County Artificial Breeding Assoc., and many others. In 1957, Norval and his wife, Jean were chosen by the WI Chamber of Commerce to receive the WI Outstanding Young Farmer's Award. That same year he was chosen as general manager for the newly formed Wis-Minn. Feeder Pig Marketing Assoc. It grew to be the largest such association in the United States. In 1967, he was chosen by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau to manage its Midwest Livestock Producers Coop. From 1972 to 1992, Norval served as Vice-President of Packerland Packing Co. of Green Bay, Wis.
In 1989, he began doing volunteer work in Eastern Europe for the U.S. Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA) and for the U.S. Agricultural Cooperative Development International (ACDI). Initially Norval was asked by VOCA to help establish Poland's first agricultural cooperative, which has since developed into a private business, RUN Polsko-Amerykanska. This company is now Poland's largest frozen fruit and vegetable processor. He next was asked to go to Czechoslovakia to help in the conversion from a Communist to private agriculture system. In successive years, he went to Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and the Ukraine to help develop private agricultural businesses. Ties with those entrepreneurs still exist today.
Among the much recognition that Norval has received, his prized award was when he was inducted into the UW-Madison Meat Animal Science Hall of Fame in 2009. He was also currently active in, and a charter member of, the Francis Creek Lions Club, receiving the Melvin Jones Fellow award for dedicated humanitarian services. He was an active member of the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Manitowoc, and was also a member of the Lakeshore United Methodist Church of Manitowoc.
Recently he was active in promoting the development and growth of the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jean E. (Hird) Dvorak, Manitowoc; and by their four sons, David (Donna) Dvorak, rural Two Rivers (Fisherville Road); Steve (Melanie) Dvorak, Chilton; Richard (Lynn) Dvorak, rural Whitelaw; and Robert (Sandy) Dvorak, Eden. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, Doug Dvorak, Manitowoc; Vicki Dvorak, Green Bay; Eric (Kelly) Dvorak, De Pere; Melissa (Doug) VanOmum, Appleton; Angie Dvorak, Whitelaw; Katy Dvorak, Madison; Zachary (Susan) Dvorak, Kenosha; Joe Dvorak, Milwaukee; Adam (Courtney) Dvorak, Appleton; Emily (Adam) Buckingham, Madison; and eight great-grandchildren, Karissa, Simon, Alexander, Mason, Emma, William, Audrey, and Claire. He is also survived by one brother, Joseph (Lavinia) Dworak, Whitelaw; one sister, Darlene (Donald) Wellner, rural Manitowoc; and a sister-in-law, Darlene Dworak, rural Manitowoc. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph W. Dworak and Caroline (Zeman) Dworak, rural Whitelaw; his brother, Franklin Dworak, rural Manitowoc; and his brother, Florian Dworak and his wife, Loretta, Rockwood, Wis.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at the Lakeshore United Methodist Church, 411 Reed Ave., Manitowoc. The Rev. Carly Kuntz will officiate. Relatives and friends may call on Friday at the church from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again on Saturday from 10 a.m, until the time of services at 11 a.m. with a lunch to follow in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be given by the family to the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Felician Village facilities and Home Health Care for the wonderful care they gave Norval.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter from Oct. 6 to Oct. 8, 2015
Norval Dvorak, 93, passed away on Oct. 1, 2015, at St. Mary's Home (Felician Village), Manitowoc. Norval was born in the township of Carlton, Kewaunee County, on May 4, 1922, at the homestead farm of his grandparents, Jakub and Barbra Dworak. Shortly thereafter Norval's parents, Joseph and Caroline, purchased the farm of Stephen S. Zeman, (parents of Caroline) located in the townships of Gibson and Kossuth in Manitowoc County, where Norval was raised and later farmed.
Norval received his grade school education in a one room school house in Brockville. He attended Washington High School in Two Rivers, and furthered his education by receiving a degree in Agricultural Economics at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1943. Later that same year, he started farming on the family farm in Kossuth.
On June 10, 1945 he married Jean E. Hird of Benton and they purchased the family farm from Norval's parents. While farming from 1945 to 1955, he also taught classes in agriculture at the Mishicot High School, part time, to veterans returning from World War II who wanted to start farming. He assisted in organizing cooperatives such as Lake to Lake Coop., Lakeland Egg Marketing Coop., Manitowoc County Artificial Breeding Assoc., and many others. In 1957, Norval and his wife, Jean were chosen by the WI Chamber of Commerce to receive the WI Outstanding Young Farmer's Award. That same year he was chosen as general manager for the newly formed Wis-Minn. Feeder Pig Marketing Assoc. It grew to be the largest such association in the United States. In 1967, he was chosen by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau to manage its Midwest Livestock Producers Coop. From 1972 to 1992, Norval served as Vice-President of Packerland Packing Co. of Green Bay, Wis.
In 1989, he began doing volunteer work in Eastern Europe for the U.S. Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA) and for the U.S. Agricultural Cooperative Development International (ACDI). Initially Norval was asked by VOCA to help establish Poland's first agricultural cooperative, which has since developed into a private business, RUN Polsko-Amerykanska. This company is now Poland's largest frozen fruit and vegetable processor. He next was asked to go to Czechoslovakia to help in the conversion from a Communist to private agriculture system. In successive years, he went to Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and the Ukraine to help develop private agricultural businesses. Ties with those entrepreneurs still exist today.
Among the much recognition that Norval has received, his prized award was when he was inducted into the UW-Madison Meat Animal Science Hall of Fame in 2009. He was also currently active in, and a charter member of, the Francis Creek Lions Club, receiving the Melvin Jones Fellow award for dedicated humanitarian services. He was an active member of the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Manitowoc, and was also a member of the Lakeshore United Methodist Church of Manitowoc.
Recently he was active in promoting the development and growth of the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jean E. (Hird) Dvorak, Manitowoc; and by their four sons, David (Donna) Dvorak, rural Two Rivers (Fisherville Road); Steve (Melanie) Dvorak, Chilton; Richard (Lynn) Dvorak, rural Whitelaw; and Robert (Sandy) Dvorak, Eden. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, Doug Dvorak, Manitowoc; Vicki Dvorak, Green Bay; Eric (Kelly) Dvorak, De Pere; Melissa (Doug) VanOmum, Appleton; Angie Dvorak, Whitelaw; Katy Dvorak, Madison; Zachary (Susan) Dvorak, Kenosha; Joe Dvorak, Milwaukee; Adam (Courtney) Dvorak, Appleton; Emily (Adam) Buckingham, Madison; and eight great-grandchildren, Karissa, Simon, Alexander, Mason, Emma, William, Audrey, and Claire. He is also survived by one brother, Joseph (Lavinia) Dworak, Whitelaw; one sister, Darlene (Donald) Wellner, rural Manitowoc; and a sister-in-law, Darlene Dworak, rural Manitowoc. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph W. Dworak and Caroline (Zeman) Dworak, rural Whitelaw; his brother, Franklin Dworak, rural Manitowoc; and his brother, Florian Dworak and his wife, Loretta, Rockwood, Wis.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at the Lakeshore United Methodist Church, 411 Reed Ave., Manitowoc. The Rev. Carly Kuntz will officiate. Relatives and friends may call on Friday at the church from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again on Saturday from 10 a.m, until the time of services at 11 a.m. with a lunch to follow in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be given by the family to the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Felician Village facilities and Home Health Care for the wonderful care they gave Norval.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter from Oct. 6 to Oct. 8, 2015
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