Burton "Burt" Bradley

Burton ”Burt” Bradley, age 83, passed away on August 19, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 4, 1937, in Ripon to the late Robert and Marie (Splittgerber) Bradley. He attended Omro High School. Burt served his country as a member of the National Guard. He married Nancy Hill on October 28, 1955 in Oshkosh. They are members of Peace Lutheran Church of Oshkosh. Burt started his career farming; he then worked at Winnebago Dairy in Fond du Lac. Then he was employed at Dewy Precast, and after that, he worked at the Winnebago County Highway Department; he eventually took a position with Rockwell International working as a machinist and retiring after 32 years at Rockwell. In his retirement, Burt drove school bus for 20 years. He enjoyed taking care of his yard. Burt loved polka dancing with his wife, Nancy, and loved spending time with his family.
Burt is survived by the love of his life, Nancy; five children, Bonnie (Harry) Barkelar, Bill (Debbie) Bradley, Bob (Sheryl) Bradley, Beth (Randy) Passow, and Brenda (Shawn) Doolittle; 10 grandchildren, Brett, Todd, Chris, Lisa, Savannah, Jonathan, Nathan, Katelin, Jacob, and Leah;13 great grandchildren; his brothers, Marvin and Dennis (Cathy) Bradley; sisters, Dolores Hedtke, and Donna (Dick) Albright; brothers- in- law, Jim (Debbie),Tom (Jane), David (Mary)Hill; sisters- in- laws Sally (Dave) Clark, Janet (Denny) Yoder.
In addition to his parents, Burt was preceded in death by his brother Dale Bradley; brother-in-law Henry Hedtke; and sister-in-law, Betty Bradley.
Per the family’s wishes, cremation has taken place. The family privately celebrated Burt’s life.