Edmo Jean “E.J.” Novotny
Edmo Jean “E.J.” Novotny, 97, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at his home in Russell. E.J. was born on August 21, 1926, in Zurich, Kansas the son of Rudolph Robert and Violet (Kaba) Novotny. He was their first-born child and raised in Zurich around his loving grandparents. He attended schools in Zurich & Palco, Kansas, and graduated from St. Joseph Military School in 1944, now known as Thomas Moore Prep High School in Hays, Kansas. He joined the United States Navy as a Sea Bee, in Okinawa and Sipan during World War II and his shipmates