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DIANE FLORENCE NOVAK
LI GAME
FARM OWNER
Diane Florence Novak died on June 8,
2021, at 84 years of age at her home in
East Moriches. She was born in Southampton
Hospital on Oct. 7, 1936. She
married Stanley Novak on Feb. 16, 1958,
at the Henry Perkins Hotel in Riverhead.
Diane and her husband raised
two children: Melinda and Susan
(Susan preceded her in 2001). They
first loved in Middle Island and
then moved the family to the site
of the Long Island Game Farm in
1969. The couple located the Game
Farm in close proximity to the old
New York National Speedway race
track, which was located just down
the road on Chapman Boulevard.
They began the Game Farm in 1970.
Over the years, it became a Long
Island institution and educational
destination for school children and
visitors to the East End.
Aft er Stanley›s death in 1999, Diane
assumed the day-to-day responsibilities
and, in recent years, transferred
those responsibilities to Melinda, while
she remained active and pursued her
hobbies, such as collecting horse prints,
studying her ancestry, and gardening.
Fortunate to spend more years with her
granddaughter Chela, Diane had a love
for horses, which fueled Chela›s interest
in horse riding. She also enjoyed traveling
during the Game Farm›s off -season.
Diane was directly related to the Rev.
John Young of Southold through her
mother, Reba Young. She attended
Riverhead High School and played
standup bass.
She is survived by her daughter Melinda
and her granddaughter Chela.
The family held a private memorial,
and her ashes will be buried at
Mount Pleasant Cemetery of Center
Moriches.
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