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Joseph Okunefsky
1883 - 1951
Joseph Okunefsky, 68, of 1020 South Third Street, was found dead
on a couch in his home after a neighbor reported to police he had observed no
activity around the house for several days and that there were no marks in the
snow.
When authorities
investigated and entered they found the man dead. He was covered with a quilt
and had apparently died sometime the morning of Dec 18.
Mr. Okunefsky
lived alone. He was a retired railroad worker and had lived in Watertown for
about 60 years. He was born in Baltimore, Md., and came here with his parents,
the late Mr. and Mrs. Ignatz Okunetsky.
He never married. An only sister, Anna,
died at St. Mary's Hospital on
Mr. Okunetsky
was a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society.
Funeral services were
held in St. Henry's Church, the Rev. A. J. Herrmann officiating. Interment was
in St. Henry’s Cemetery.
The only relative
surviving him was a niece, Mrs. George A. Scholl, Waukesha.