Surnames: Novatny, Meinert, Schwellenbach, Truitt, Mayteka, Blocher

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) July 27, 1950

Novatny, Carl (16 January 1880 - 23 July 1950)

Carl Novatny, 70, of Greenwood Route 3, died on Sunday, July 23, 1950. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, at two o’clock at the Bergemann Funeral Home with the Rev. Banks Blocher officiating. Interment was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mr. Novatny was born at Antigo on January 16, 1880. He farmed in Clark County the past 38 years. On April 23, 1927, he was married to Mrs. Effie Meinert at Neillsville.

He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Roland Schwellenbach of Medford; Mrs. Claude (Leona) Truitt, of Portland, Ore.; and a step-son, Ralph Meinert of Delavan, Wis.; one sister, Mrs. John Mayteka of Oshkosh and three grandchildren.

One sister and one brother preceded him in death.

(There were other funeral notes but very poor copy, so I could not read properly to transcribe.)