OBITUARY: Joseph J. Novotny, 1913-1996, Mitchell County, Iowa [From Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, June 26, 1996 (edited)] Joseph J. Novotny OSAGE, IOWA--Joseph J. Novotny, 83, of Osage, died Monday, June 24, 1996, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage, with the Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Joseph J. Novotny was born Feb. 10, 1913, in Bela, Czechoslovakia. Survivors include one sister, Mary Hora of Clutier. He was preceded in death by his parents and a stepbrother. Copyright 2004, Kermit Kittleson (for IaGenWeb)