David M. Novak

David was a lifelong Clevelander who grew up in the Buckeye neighborhood. After graduating from Benedictine High School, David went on to study at Cleveland State University and earned his Juris Doctorate from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He was a longtime resident of Bay Village who spent most of his career serving the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court as a magistrate. David was an artistic soul who loved to create and had a particular passion for photography, culminating in exhibitions at the Brandt Gallery in Tremont. He also deeply loved nature, which he expressed through his beautiful gardens and knowledge of local wildlife. David was a history buff as well as an avid traveler. He especially cherished his family’s Hungarian heritage, studying the language and traveling to the country many times. His large parties were well-known, bringing people from every part of his life together for fun and quirky soirées that were uniquely his own.

David will join the souls of his parents, Joseph Robert and Sophie Novak, and brother Robert. He will be forever missed by his son Nicholas and daughter-in-law Allison of London, England, daughter Marissa, son-in-law Rick, and grandsons Robert and Calvin of Bay Village, Ohio, sister Dolores Walmsley and her children April and Michael of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and countless relatives and friends who were like family.

Friends may call at the Corrigan Craciun Funeral Home, 23040 Center Ridge Rd. Wednesday, July 21, from 2-4 and 6-8pm

Funeral Mass Thursday, July 22, at 10am in St. Andrew Abbey, 10510 Buckeye Rd. Cleveland.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in David's honor to the St. Andrew Abbey of Cleveland or the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center of Bay Village.