Janet L. Aubrey Novak, 80, of Hessville, Ind., died Tuesday.

She was born in Butler and was a lifetime resident of the Calumet area of Indiana.

Mrs. Novak was a member of the Rosary Society at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed genealogy and traveling and was a past president of the Navy Mothers Club Chapter 148.

Surviving are three sons, Ronald and Jeffry Novak, both at home; James (Darlene) Novak of Crown Point, Ind.; a daughter, Deborah Novak of Centralia, Wash.; and a granddaughter, Nicole Novak of Valparaiso, Ind.

Also surviving are a sister, Shirley Kawulick of Butler; a cousin, Jackie Aubrey of Butler; a special nephew, Robert (Linda) Novak of California; three step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.

Her husband of 57 years, Thomas Novak, died April 28, 2006. She also was preceded in death by her parents, Paul A. and Olive Jones Aubrey; and a brother, Paul R. Aubrey.

<B>NOVAK </B>— Friends of Janet L. Novak, who died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, will be received from 11 a.m. to noon Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 7132 Arizona Ave., Hessville, Ind. A Mass of Christian burial will follow at noon Friday at the church with the Rev. Charles Mosley as celebrant. Burial will follow at the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville, Ind.Arrangements are being handled by <B>Bocken Funeral Home</B>, Hammond, Ind.