Portrait of Ernest Eugene Bradley
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In Loving Memory of

Ernest Eugene Bradley

December 3, 1938 – March 31, 2007
Lived 68 years
Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery · Blair, WI
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Life story

Ernest E. "Ernie" Bradley, 68, of Kenosha, passed away Saturday, March 31st, 2007, at his residence.

Born in Medicine Lake, MT, on December 3, 1938, he was the son of the late Floyd S. and Elma Tracy (Julson) Bradley. He attended local schools in Blair, WI, and has lived in Kenosha for 40 years.

He served in the United States Air Force.

On December 3, 1987, he married Amy Dickerson in Kenosha.

Before his retirement, he was employed as a pipe fitter at American Motors/Chrysler Corporation.

He was a life member of the North American Hunting Club and the National Rifle Association. Ernie was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed golf, wood working, watching the History Channel and the National Geographic Channel. He was a collector of coins, die-cast cars, stamps, and guns. He also liked motorcycles and inventing things.

He is survived by his two children, Lisa Marie (Damian) Reyes-Bradley of Racine and Eugene E. (Lisa) Bradley of Wausau; two step-daughters, Teresa L. (James) Mitchell of Salem and Pamela R. Schuster of Kenosha; two step-sons, Jeffrey A. Baronsky of Idaho and Robin (Lisa) Baronsky of Kenosha; a sister, Bonne Jean (Robert) Erickson of Kenosha; a brother, Darwin B. (Bonnie) Bradley of Blair, WI; two grandchildren; and six step-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Floyd Bradley in 1991.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 3rd, at Proko Funeral Home at 7:00 pm with visitation from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. A service will also be held in Blair, WI, at Zion Lutheran Church on Thursday, April 5th, at 1:30 pm with visitation from 12:00 noon until the time of service. Interment will follow at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery with full military honors.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Heart Associated or the American Diabetes Association would be greatly appreciated by the family.

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1938
Born December 3
1939
Ernest was 1 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1944
Ernest was 6 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1951
Ernest was 13 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Ernest was 31 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1975
Ernest was 37 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1989
Ernest was 51 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1995
Ernest was 57 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Ernest was 63 when Apple introduced the iPod
2007
Passed away March 31, age 68
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