Doris Novotny

Doris J. Novotny, age 84, passed away at Oak Lawn Care Center in Mankato on Friday, May 24, 2013. Doris was born on February 3, 1929, in International Falls, MN to Ray and Lillian Snyder. She graduated from International Falls High School in 1947 and from the University of Minnesota in 1951 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Business. She married Bob Novotny in August of 1951. She shared her love for music by teaching piano lessons for 50 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and a past member of the Sleepy Eye and New Ulm Community Bands. She also played cello and violin in the New Ulm String Orchestra. The joys of her life included family, camping, traveling, golfing, reading, playing cards, dancing, wine-making, listening to classical music, and wintering in Weslaco, TX for 8 years. Doris was known for her sense of humor, her positive outlook on life and always finding the good in any situation. She is survived by her husband - Bob of Sleepy Eye; children - Wayne (Jacque) of Sleepy Eye, Marty (Jan) of Willmar, Patty (Lee) Bergstrom of Long Prarie, and Barb (Robert) Zimmerman of Mound; grandchildren - Jessica, Peter, Justin (Mandy), Jenny, Nick (Angie), and Andy Novotny, Ben (Amber) and Courtney Bergstrom, Josie and Jack Zimmerman; a great granddaughter - Zoey Novotny; a sister - Carole Snyder of Nevada, and a brother - Robert Snyder of Oregon. She was preceded in death by her parents -Ray and Lillian Snyder and a son - Carl Novotny. First Visitation 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel 301 - 3rd Ave. S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Second Visitation 9:30 am - 10:30 am Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Trinity Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, MN 217 Brackenridge S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Service Information 10:30 am Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Trinity Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, MN 217 Brackenridge S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Interment Information St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery 720 3rd Ave. N.E. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085