Robert Joseph Koktavy

Robert Joseph Koktavy, 85, died March 15th, 2017, in Oklahoma City, after a brief battle with lung cancer. Bob was born January 4, 1932, in Le Center, MN, the second son of three children to Joseph and Bessie (Kuchynka) Koktavy. Bob attended St. John's University in Collegeville, MN, earning a bachelor's degree in Business and Economics in 1954, and then entered the army. After discharge, he began working at The Green Giant Company. On October 7, 1961, he married Mavis J. Laux at St. Mary's Rectory in Sleepy Eye, MN. Bob and Mavis had three children together. They lived in Buhl, ID, and Belvidere, IL before returning to Le Sueur, MN. Bob was a lifetime employee of The Green Giant Company, retiring in the mid-1990s. Even in retirement, Bob enjoyed keeping busy, working as a part-time police dispatcher. In 2002, Bob and Mavis moved to Prescott Valley, AZ. They were longtime members of St. Anne's Catholic Church in Le Sueur and then St. Germaine Catholic Church in Prescott Valley. Bob and Mavis celebrated 44 years of marriage before her death in 2006. Bob continued to enjoy his coffee club and researched family genealogy in Prescott Valley for several years, and then moved to Oklahoma City in 2013 to be closer to his two granddaughters. Bob made sure he was at every soccer, basketball, and softball game, as well as attended each dance recital and school play. Bob also enjoyed being a part of the senior computer club and visiting the Oklahoma Historical Society. Bob is survived by his daughter, Kathryn Koktavy of Tucson, AZ; his son, John Koktavy of Greenwood, IN; his son, Peter Koktavy, wife, Amanda, and his granddaughters, Clara and Olivia, all of Oklahoma City, OK; his sister, Pat Wiese, and her husband, Ron, of Prior Lake, MN; and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Mavis, and his brother, George Koktavy. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to either Christ the King Catholic School or Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School.