Omernick was born on May 24, 1923, in Franzen, Wisconsin. He was a farmer and logger.[1] He married Victoria Zoromski on October 13, 1953, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Torun, Wisconsin. They would reside in Wittenberg, Wisconsin, and have five children.
Omernick died on August 22, 2007, in an automobile accident. He is buried in Rosholt, Wisconsin.