Terry M. Novotny
Our Lord sent to us the most loving, gentle and kind soul there ever was, but He called Terry home at the age of 67, Thursday, September 10, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire from complications from surgery.
Terry was born December 6, 1952, in Waukesha to Glenn and Shirley (Langlas) Novotny. He married Linda Buyatt, July 21, 1972, in Waukesha.
Terry worked at Wisconsin Centrifugal in Waukesha for 20 years and at Cartwright Farm when he was a teenager. In 1993, his family moved to Ladysmith where he drove quad-axle dumptruck for John S. Olynick, Inc. He also worked for Grant township in Ladysmith as their snow plower during the winter months for a few years prior to his retirement and moved to Whitehall in 2017.
Terry enjoyed watching and feeding the birds, tinkering on all sorts of things, enjoying his ’65 Dodge Coronet, watching NASCAR® races, driving his RC cars, listening and going to Milwaukee Brewers games and collecting anything M&M®, Coke® or NASCAR®.
Terry was a friendly and talkative man who loved being with his family and friends.
Terry leaves behind his wife of 48 years, Linda; two daughters: Theresa (Chris) Giarrusso and Tracey (Branden) Przybilla; 11 grandchildren: Alexis, Samantha, Guy, Rebecca, Donte, Talia, Nicole, Giana, Damian, Hailey and Dalton; three great-grandchildren: Carson, Tessa and Olivia…all who loved their “PaPa” very much; his mother, Shirley; a sister, Keri (Larry) Wolf; a nephew, Scott (Amy); a niece, Heather; an aunt, an uncle, cousins, other loved family members and many friends.
In addition to his father, Terry was preceded in death by his grandparents, Frank and Carmen Novotny; Clarence and Ann Langlas; and his in-laws: Robert and Ardiss Kudick; William and Lois Buyatt.
Terry will be sadly missed by everyone who knew this wonderful man that God gave us to love while he was with us.
Visitation will be held Saturday, September 19, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Jack Funeral Home in Whitehall.
Terry will be cremated and there will be a Celebration of Life at the Mount Nebo Cemetery in Jump River, at a later date.
Jack Funeral Home in Whitehall is assisting the family with arrangements.
