Francis Bradash

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Francis Bradash, 89
Francis H. Bradash, 89, of New Prague, Minn., and formerly of Montgomery & Austin, died on July 3, 2008 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.
Francis was born on March 14, 1919 in Montgomery, Minn., to Frank & Pauline (Havel) Bradash. He attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School and graduated from Montgomery High School in 1936. He attended the University of St. Thomas before beginning employment with the Milwaukee Railroad. He married Elizabeth Sebek on Dec. 18, 1941 in Decorah, Iowa. He interrupted his employment with the railroad and entered the United States Army in 1944, serving as a train dispatcher in Belgium and France. When he returned home from the war he continued his long career with the Milwaukee Railroad in Austin, until retiring in 1981. Francis and his wife enjoyed many summers at their lake home on Mille Lacs Lake fishing and enjoying time with his family. He and his wife returned to their roots moving back to the New Prague area in 1998.
He was a charter member of the St. Robert’s Rosary Making Club at St. Augustine’s Parish in Austin, established in 1963. He later initiated a children’s rosary club after moving to New Prague. Over the years he hand made over 4,000 rosaries that were sent to local chapels and missions in the United States and foreign countries around the world.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth; Children, Sandy (Richard) Millerbernd, Annandale, Minn., Craig (Patti) Bradash, Cold Springs, Minn., Bruce Bradash, Stillwater, Minn., Snigdha Sagar, St. Paul, Minn., 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Nancy Lindberg and sister, Elma Boy.
A memorial mass will be on Tuesday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in New Prague. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. at the church the morning of the mass. Visitation will be followed by the Rosary at 10:15 a.m. and Mass at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Cemetery in New Prague with Military Honors.