Donald Custer Bradley and Elizabeth Jean (Betty) Conger

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Husband Donald Custer Bradley

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           Born: 3 Mar 1919 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
       Baptized: 
           Died: 28 Sep 1988 - Brookfield, Waukesha County, WI
         Buried:  - Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

       Marriage: Sep 1942 - Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, WI

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Wife Elizabeth Jean (Betty) Conger

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           Born: 1 Feb 1921
       Baptized: 
           Died: 19 Oct 2015 - Brookfield, Waukesha County, WI
         Buried:  - Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

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         Father: Howard Dale Conger
         Mother: Lucille Marguerite Luehr

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Children

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1 F Barbara Bradley

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         Spouse: Richard Petura

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2 F Elizabeth Bradley

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         Spouse: Peter Stillmarik

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General Notes: Husband - Donald Custer Bradley

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Birth: Mar. 3, 1919
Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin, USA
Death: Sep. 28, 1988
Brookfield
Waukesha County
Wisconsin, USA

DONALD CUSTER BRADLEY Obituary

Sept. 28, 1988. Age 69 yrs. Beloved husband of Elizabeth (nee Conger). Dear father of Barbara B. (Richard) Petura of Pullman, WA, and Beth (Peter) Stillmank. Loving grandfather of Bradley and Libby Stillmank. Brother of Robert B. (Elizabeth) Bradley. Further survived by three nieces, other relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held Sat. Oct. 1, 1988, at St. Edmund's Episcopal Church, 14625 Watertown Plank Road, Elm Grove at 11 a.m. The family will greet friends at the church after 10 a.m. Private interment Forest Home Cemetery.

Mr. Bradley was a veteran of World War II serving in Europe with the US Army Infantry and received the Purple Heart. He was a retired vice president of the Wisconsin Bell Telephone Company and active in community affairs. Memorials to Boy Scouts of America - Milwaukee County Council, Neighborhood House of Milwaukee, St. John's Home of Milwaukee.

NOTES: Donald C. Bradley was the son of Harry Elwood Bradley and Beatrice Jane (Bruce) Bradley, and a descendant of Benjamin F. Church, a Milwaukee pioneer, on his paternal side. His Bradley lineage descends from Stephen Bradley, born in 1642 in Yorkshire, England, who arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, in the mid-1640s with his mother and siblings. Ancestors include Aaron Bradley who served in the Revolutionary War in Litchfield, Connecticut. His nieces mentioned are Susan E. Bradley, Sarah F. Bradley and Caroline A. Bradley.

Donald was a graduate of Wauwatosa High School and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was wounded at the Battle of Aachen, Germany, during World War II, thus earning the Purple Heart. He was a leader in community and Episcopal Church organizations in Milwaukee and Appleton, Wisconsin, and in Madison, New Jersey.

Here is the story of his service in World War II: https://relativemusings.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/549/ Copy and paste this URL into the address bar on your computer to view it.
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Family links:
Parents:
Harry E. Bradley (1894 - 1985)
Beatrice Jane Bruce Bradley (1896 - 1981)

Spouse:
Elizabeth Jean Conger Bradley (1921 - 2015)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Forest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin, USA
Plot: Section 37

Maintained by: Barbara
Originally Created by: Nadeen Sobottka
Record added: Mar 26, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 87408813

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Jean (Betty) Conger

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Birth: Feb. 1, 1921
Death: Oct. 19, 2015
Brookfield
Waukesha County
Wisconsin, USA

Obituary: Elizabeth Conger Bradley, 94

Betty Bradley, 94, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully Oct. 19 in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Born Elizabeth Jean Conger to Howard Dale Conger and Lucille (Luehr) Conger in 1921 in Nebraska, she grew up in Wauwatosa. Betty graduated from Wauwatosa High School, continuing her education in home economics at Mount Mary College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In September 1942 at Trinity Church, she married Donald Custer Bradley, son of Harry Elwood Bradley and Beatrice (Bruce) Bradley of Wauwatosa. They moved to Madison where Don graduated from the UW in 1943 and was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army.

A devoted wife, Betty followed Don to many U.S. Army posts before and after his service in Europe in 1944-1945 during World War II and to his career locations with the Wisconsin Telephone Company.

Betty was a volunteer for Girl Scouts, United Way, St. John's Home Auxiliary, and women's guilds of Episcopal churches the family attended. She was president of Twentieth Century Topic Club and treasurer of Elmbrook Investment Club. She enjoyed playing bridge and golf, cooking, entertaining, gardening, tailoring clothes, doing needlework and good times with her family.

She communicated with Conger family historians, discovering her ancestor John Belconger (later Conger) arrived from England in 1665. Other ancestors include seven Mayflower passengers and early settlers of New Holstein, Wisconsin.

She was predeceased by her parents, brother Robert William Conger Sr., and her husband. Survivor includes her daughters Barbara (Richard) Petura of Pullman, WA, and Elizabeth (Peter) Stillmank of Brookfield; two grandchildren, Bradley (Erin) Stillmank of Green Bay and Elizabeth (Jeffrey) Richardson of West Bend; great-grandchildren Thomas, Edwin and Elizabeth Richardson and Michael and Hannah Stillmank; and nephews and cousins.


Family links:
Parents:
Howard Dale Conger (1887 - 1970)
Lucille Marguerite Luehr Conger (1891 - 1967)

Spouse:
Donald Custer Bradley (1919 - 1988)

Sibling:
Robert William Conger (1914 - 1977)*
Elizabeth Jean Conger Bradley (1921 - 2015)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Forest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin, USA
Plot: Section 37

Created by: Barbara
Record added: Feb 06, 2016
Find A Grave Memorial# 157877304

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Notes: Marriage

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