Otto Arno Noack, 80, passed away in the comfort of his home and family on Wednesday morning, May 6, 2020. Born in Morristown, NJ, on May 8, 1939, he was the son of the late Arno and Anna (Koerner) Noack. On June 9, 1962, he married the former Karin Margit Stocklein in Livingston, NJ.
Otto served his country as a member of the Army National Guard in New Jersey. Following graduation from the Culinary Institute in New Haven, CT, Otto went on to work for several restaurants and country clubs in NJ. He later bought his own business, the Park Delicatessen in Florham Park, NJ. Moving to Vermont in 1977, he and his wife purchased and operated the Bread Basket in Waitsfield. In 1982, they founded La Patisserie Bakery in Waitsfield, adding Royal Chocolates a few years later, both a favorite of the Mad River Valley for many years. Throughout his lifetime, Otto was an avid hunter.
Otto is loved and mourned by his wife of 58 years, Karin Noack of Waitsfield; their children, Eric Walter Noack and his wife Stacie of Wolcott, CT, and their daughter Jillian Noack, Peter Arno Noack of Waitsfield and his sons, Rodney and Grayson, and Christian Arno Noack and his wife Sandra of Woburn, MA; and a sister, Marlies Newman of Hershey, PA.
A service of celebration to honor and remember Otto will be held at a later date. For those who wish, memorial gifts would be appreciated to Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre VT 05641 (www.cvhhh.org). Arrangements are in the care of Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury. To send online condolences visit www.perkinsparker.com or the funeral home Facebook page.
