Robert Prax
FAIRFAX – Robert Prax, 87, of Fairfax, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at the Franklin Golden Living Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, Jan. 22, at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Fairfax with burial in the church cemetery. Military honors by the Fairfax Honor Guard.
Memorials preferred to St. Andrew’s Catholic Church or San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala.
Visitation will be Friday, 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church.
Robert Earl Prax was born in Franklin, Minnesota, on Dec. 13, 1928, to Wenzel and Helen (Schnichels) Prax.
In 1951, he entered the United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict He served until March of 1953, when he was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.
Robert is survived by his wife, Dorothy Prax of Fairfax; children, Robert James “Jim” Prax of Fairfax, Thomas Prax of Le Sueur, Katie Maurer of Benson, and Karen Langer of Wayzata; nine grandchildren; brothers, Wesley Prax of Fairfax, and Roger Prax of Ukiah, CA; sisters, Vietta Brightwell of Springfield, MO, and Bernadette Boyum of Fairfax.
Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel handled arrangements.