Garold Bradley

Garold Bradley, 87,

Lansford, ND, passed

away Monday, December

24, 2018, in a Minot hos-

pital.

Garold Dovonne Brad-

ley was born November

19, 1931, the son of

Claude and Myrtle (Aber-

nathey) Bradley, on the

family farm in Van Buren

Township, Renville Coun-

ty, ND. He was raised and

educated in rural Lans-

ford, ND. During his for-

mative years, he attended

Van Buren and Lansford

Grade Schools. He then

graduated from Glenburn

High School.

Garold enlisted in the

United States Navy in

1950. He proudly served

his country on the U.S.S.

Cascade until being

honorably discharged in

1954. Following his mili-

tary service, he attended

NDSU for a couple years.

Garold married Gayle

Haukedahl on September

1, 1962 in Billings, MT.

They made their home

and raised their family in

Lansford, ND.

Garold farmed with his

father Claude for a

number of years. He

raised over 3,000 chickens

with Bill Rousch and ran

Bradley Dairy from 1956-

1993. He was a member of

First Baptist Church of

Glenburn, where he

served as an usher, Dea-

con and on the Board of

Trustees. He was a Van

Buren Township Officer,

a member of the Lansford

Senior Citizens and a

member of the MN Valley

Breeder’s Association,

with whom he provided

A.I. services throughout

ND.

Garold enjoyed playing

cribbage, watching local

ball games, playing cards

and attending Navy Ship

Reunions. He will be dee-

ply missed by all who

knew him.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Wife of 56 years,

Gayle Bradley, Lansford;

children, Robin (Sue)

Bradley, Burlington, Shel-

don (Georgette) Bradley,

Lansford, LaDon (Jim)

Hartman, Mandan and

Jerlyn (Josh) Myers, Wor-

land, WY; grandchildren,

Brenton, Nicole, Nathan

and Megan Berdahl, Emily

and Joshua, Jr. Myers,

Sommer Lu, Austin Brad-

ley and Amanda Novod-

vorsky;

great-grandchildren, Had-

ley and Charlie Berdahl

and Adelaine and Joshua

Bruce Myers; sisters,

Claudine Roush, Billings,

MT and Nina Stach, Tu-

lalip, WA; and numerous

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

Garold was preceded in

death by his parents; in-

fant son, Darren; and his

brother, Dennis Bradley.

Funeral: Saturday, De-

cember 29, 2018, at 11:00

a.m. at First Baptist

Church, Glenburn, ND.

Interment: Will take

place in spring of 2019 at

Lansford Cemetery, Lans-

ford, ND.

Visitation: One hour

prior to the service at the

church.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).