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Raynold Arden “Ray” Bradford Sr.

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Raynold Arden “Ray” Bradford Sr.

Birth
Benzie County, Michigan, USA
Death
2 Feb 1996 (aged 60)
Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Bear Lake Township, Manistee County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Raynold Arden Bradford, 60, of Bear Lake, died Friday, Feb. 2, 1996 at West Shore Hospital, Manistee.

He was born Aug. 18, 1935 in Blaine Township, the son of Arden and Helen (Pratt) Bradford. He was united in marriage to Martha A. Churchill on Dec. 28, 1957 in Bear Lake.

Raynold was a retired Martin-Marietta employee. He enjoyed farming, fishing, bird-watching, and playing cards.

He is survived by: his wife, Martha; his children, Ray Bradford Jr., Diana Zurafski, Michael Bradford, and Joseph and Tammy Bradford, all of Bear Lake; his grandchildren, Christopher and April Zurafski; his mother, Helen Bradford, Arcadia; his brother and sisters and their spouses, Jon and Laura Bradford, Bear Lake, Arden and Lynn Bradford, Brethren, Brad Bradford, Arcadia, Beverly Amor, Arcadia, Cynthia and Carl Freeman, Mesick, and Sar and Jim Barnes and numerous nieces and nephews; and his mother and father-in-law, Mary and Winston Churchill, Bear Lake.

He was preceded in death by: his son, Gregory in 1973; his father, Arden in 1991; his sister, Sharon Edmondson in 1994; and his nephew, Daniel Amor in 1990.

Memorial Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Terwilliger Funeral Home with the Rev. Floyd Soper officiating. Spring Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Bear Lake.

Memorials may be made to Muscular Dystrophy. Envelopes are available at the Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
Raynold Arden Bradford, 60, of Bear Lake, died Friday, Feb. 2, 1996 at West Shore Hospital, Manistee.

He was born Aug. 18, 1935 in Blaine Township, the son of Arden and Helen (Pratt) Bradford. He was united in marriage to Martha A. Churchill on Dec. 28, 1957 in Bear Lake.

Raynold was a retired Martin-Marietta employee. He enjoyed farming, fishing, bird-watching, and playing cards.

He is survived by: his wife, Martha; his children, Ray Bradford Jr., Diana Zurafski, Michael Bradford, and Joseph and Tammy Bradford, all of Bear Lake; his grandchildren, Christopher and April Zurafski; his mother, Helen Bradford, Arcadia; his brother and sisters and their spouses, Jon and Laura Bradford, Bear Lake, Arden and Lynn Bradford, Brethren, Brad Bradford, Arcadia, Beverly Amor, Arcadia, Cynthia and Carl Freeman, Mesick, and Sar and Jim Barnes and numerous nieces and nephews; and his mother and father-in-law, Mary and Winston Churchill, Bear Lake.

He was preceded in death by: his son, Gregory in 1973; his father, Arden in 1991; his sister, Sharon Edmondson in 1994; and his nephew, Daniel Amor in 1990.

Memorial Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Terwilliger Funeral Home with the Rev. Floyd Soper officiating. Spring Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Bear Lake.

Memorials may be made to Muscular Dystrophy. Envelopes are available at the Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43111783/raynold_arden-bradford: accessed ), memorial page for Raynold Arden “Ray” Bradford Sr. (18 Aug 1935–2 Feb 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43111783, citing Fairview Cemetery South Annex, Bear Lake Township, Manistee County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by sus_bach (contributor 46892156).