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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

 

a nice obituary

*Leone Rose (Onie) Novotny* passed away in her sleep on Tuesday, June
19th, 2007 at Bethel Home. She was born on February 27th, 1911, the
fourth child of Rudolph and Rose (Feirer) Novotny. She was preceded in
death by her parents and five siblings, Roman Novotny, Joseph (Ruth)
Novotny, Rose (Buck) Fisher, Edmund (LaVerne) Novotny and
Christine (Robert) Lehman. Onie is survived by her nieces and
nephews: Donna (Adrian) Jungwirth, Marilyn (Robert) Cornell,
Michael (Sarah) Novotny, Steven Novotny, Joel (Molly) Novotny,
Stanley (Susan) Novotny, Mary Novotny, Donald (Liz) Lehmann and
Jeannie (Dick) Hill. She is also survived by numerous grand and
great-grand nieces and nephews, along with many special friends.

Leone was a very devote, life long member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
After attending Sacred Heart School, Onie received some vocational
training and became a housekeeper at age fourteen. Her talents were
soon noticed and as a much sought after housekeeper, Onie worked for
some of the most prominent families in Oshkosh. Though, she dedicated
most of her career to taking care of the Harry Awe family after the
death of Mrs. Awe in 1935. Onie also found time to embark on a second
career as a cook for /Pucci's/ and later /Sonny's /neighborhood
restaurants. Her fabulous fritter and other recipes were well known
and enjoyed by hundreds of Oshkosh residents over the years.

Onie extended her housekeeping, care giving and cooking skills at home
and throughout her neighborhood her entire life. She lived all but the
last eight months of her 96 years in the same home in which she was
born. Friends and neighbors reaped the bounty of her kitchen on a regular
basis, but holidays always precipitated special treats. Onie's famous,
frosted cut-out cookies were year round holiday staples from New Year's to
Thanksgiving. Christmas season had a life of its own, bringing forth
literally thousands of cookies and other treats, always given away to
lucky relatives and friends. Onie took great pride in carrying on the
tradition of decorating her house each Christmas and saw to it that a
hundred Christmas trees graced her homestead before she left this planet.

Onie was an original. She was one of the strongest, most honest and
independent individuals on the face of the earth. Her work ethic was
unparalleled. In fact, she took her first vacation, ever, at age
seventy five and often commented that she had to wait three quarters
of a century to have any real fun. She was always game to travel and
try new things, including flying, which she enjoyed immensely. If we
walked into the house and said, "Come on Onie, let's go!" She would
respond with two questions: "Do I need to pack a toothbrush?" and
"Are we driving or flying?" /Well, kiddo, this time I don't think
you'll be needing a toothbrush and I think you'll be flying.
In fact, you finally get to solo. Have a great trip!

/A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 22 at
11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, corner of 6th and Knapp Streets,
with Fr. Tom Reynebeau as celebrant. Friends may greet the family from
10 a.m. until the time of the Mass. Interment will be at Sacred Heart
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sacred Heart.

Fiss & Bills-Poklasny Funeral Home
870 W. South Park Ave.
Oshkosh
(920) 235-1170

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