Andrea M. (Surotchak) Novak

Mrs. Andrea M. Novak, 67, of Hamilton, N.J., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Sept. 21, in the Capital Region Health System, Trenton, N.J. She was the wife of Joseph F. Novak. They were married for 46 years.

Born and raised in Coaldale, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Sara Mary Surotchak.

She was a graduate of the former Coaldale High School and Goldey-Beacom College in Delaware, and had resided in Hamilton for the past 40 years.

A sports enthusiast, she and her husband enjoyed Rutgers Football and the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies.

Surviving in addition to her husband are two daughters, Leigh, wife of Allen Chesner, and Heather, wife of Christopher Pizza; a brother Thomas, and his wife, Suzanne; a sister, Margaret Mary, wife of Frank Mitchell; her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Catherine and Thomas Santi; a sister-in-law, Margaret Novak; three grandchildren, Brandon and Daniel Chesner and Arrabella Pizza; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Service: Funeral service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, N.J. Cremation will be private. Call 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Contributions in her name may be made to the N.J. Sharing Network Foundation, 691 Central Ave., New Providence, N.J. 07974; to the attention of Marsha Kefer. www.saulfuneralhomes.com.

Published in Times News on September 27, 2010