Novotny 65th jubilee marked at family event



STRUTHERS -- Mr. and Mrs. Michael Novotny, 442 Ninth St., marked their 65th wedding anniversary by attending a Mass Aug. 25 at Holy Trinity Church, where they were married Aug. 24, 1936, and are members.
Afterward they were honored during a family gathering at the home of their daughter, Marilyn Moorhead, in Struthers. Co-hosts for the event were their daughter and son-in-law, Tom and Elaine McGraw, also of Struthers. The couple have six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Novotny, the former Mary Stanesich, was employed 11 years in sales at Singer Sewing Center in Youngstown. She is a member of the Holy Trinity Altar Rosary Society and Infant Jesus of Prague Society and the K. of C. Ladies, and has been a secretary for First Catholic Ladies Jednota Branch 156 for 24 years.
Mr. Novotny retired in 1976 from Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. in Campbell, where he was an assistant general foreman in electrical maintenance. He is a member of the Men's Club of Struthers and the Northside Reunion Committee. He is also a past grand knight and a past faithful navigator Fourth Degree with the Knights of Columbus 4224.