Died Monday, March 13, 2017 at the age of 89.
Fr. Mraz was born on March 8, 1928, in Streator, Illinois and attended the Crosier school in Wawasee, Indiana, in 1952. He entered the Crosier novitiate in Hastings, Nebraska, one year later and professed his first vows August 28, 1954 in Hastings. Fr. Mraz was ordained a priest May 30, 1959 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
After ordination Fr. Mraz was assigned to the Crosier mission in Agats, Papua, Indonesia, where he served the people for 20 years. Upon his return to the United States in 1980 he became a member of the Crosier Community of Phoenix. He served as Parochial Vicar at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Scottsdale from 1980 to 1989 and at St. Helen Parish in Glendale from 1989 to 2008 when he retired.
Services: Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017, 11am at St. Helen Parish, 5510 W. Cholla Street, Glendale.