Adele Anne “Del” Novak, 81, of Forest View, who published a national newsletter to help families save money on daily expenses, died Monday, March 13, in her home. A native of Chicago, Mrs. Novak graduated from Farragut High School and raised her four children in Cicero. After a lifetime as a thrifty homemaker with a keen sense of humor, she decided to share some of the knowledge she had gained along the way, creating “Del’s Dough Back,” a newsletter she operated out of her basement for roughly 2,000 subscribers. The newsletter offered advice on how to obtain company refunds and rebates, how to get the most out of coupons, and covered such topics as “How to Feed a Family of Four on $1 a day,” family members said. “She raised a family on a shoestring so clipping coupons and stretching recipes became such a part of her life that she decided to share it,” said her daughter Diane Kenney. Mrs. Novak published the newsletter for about five years in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Frank; another daughter, Doreen Roethler; two sons, Alan and David; her brother, James Shredl; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Mt. Auburn Funeral Home, 4101 S. Oak Park Ave., Stickney.
