Cathleen "Cathy" Louise Bradley • 1940 - 2002

Cathleen "Cathy" Loiuse Bradley, 62, 20401 142nd St SW, rural Minot, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, October 29, 2002.

She was born March 6, 1940, at old Sanish, ND, the daughter of Charles and Cora (Ruland) Austin. The family moved to Tacoma, WA where they lived for seven years before returning to old Sanish. They moved to Minot where Cathy attended Washington Elementary School and Minot High School where she was active in gymnastics and performed during halftime sporting events.

She married Lyle Bradley on July 16, 1956, in Fairview, MT. The couple lived in rural Minot before establishing a home in 1965 that is located just 25 miles southwest of Minot.

She was a former member of Saron Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school and vacation bible school, was the superintendent, and was active with the ladies aide. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church, Minot. She taught missionettes, children's church, vacation bible school and was active with the royal rangers and ladies circle.

Cathy loved her home, spending time with her children, grandchildren and other family members and friends. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, sewing, riding horse, reading and her cats. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She will be dearly missed by all.

Survivors: husband, Lyle, rural Minot; son, Greg Bradley and his wife Vidette, Minot; daughter, Deb Ruland and her husband Tom, Williston; four grandchildren, Brock Baker and his special friend Tawhona Jenkins, Rainnie LaDue and her husband John, Williston, Teia Bradley, Minot, and Ceiairra Baker, Williston; three great-grandchildren, Jonte and Quincy LaDue and Tyler J. Baker; mother Cora Austin, New Town; sisters, Carolyn Gilseth and her husband Rod, Mohall, ND, Rosemary Sundhagen and her husband Don,Tioga, ND; brothers, Charles Austin Jr. and his wife Diane, Oakville, WA, and Jeff Austin, New Town, ND; mother-in-law, Ellen Bradley, rural Minot; sister-in-law, Marie Bluhm and her husband Richard, Granville, ND, and Dorothy Walhood and her husband Alfred, Polson, MT; brother-in-law, Vern Bradley and his wife Marilyn, and Alvie Bradley and his wife Judi, all rural Minot; numerous nieces and nephews and cousins also survive. Her father, Charles, uncle, Dick Ruland, nephew, Aaron Bluhm, bother-in-law, Eddie Sateren and father-in-law, Harry Bradley, preceded her in death.

Funeral Service: Saturday, November 2, 2002 at 11 a.m. at First Assembly of God Church, Minot.

Visitation: Friday, November 1, 2002 from noon until 7 p.m. at the Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.

Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Minot

Officiant: Pastor Kevin Anderson

Music: Processional hymn "Amazing Grace"
Recessional hymn "The Old Rugged Cross"
Les Mau, vocalist will offer, "Because He Lives"
Virginia Dohms, accompanist

Honorary Bearers: Cathy's family and friends

Active Bearers: Mike Gilseth, Kent Henne, Russell Magandy, Brian Berg, Gary Hovde, Ben Atherton

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