Roy F. Bradbury

July 11, 2017 at 2:51 p.m.

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Roy F. Bradbury passed away Monday, July 10, 2017, in the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. He was 81.

One of five children born to Howard and Hazel Wright Bradbury, Roy was born Feb. 17, 1936, in Atwood. He attended Atwood High School.

He and Jean Moore Corson were married Feb. 14, 1992, in Warsaw.

A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, Roy worked in the maintenance department at Biomet for 13 years, retiring in 2002.

He was a life member of Warsaw American Legion Post 49, where he had been its commander three times. He also was past president of the Warsaw Eagles. Roy proudly sat on the board of directors for the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds for 19 years. And he faithfully served as a volunteer fireman on the Warsaw Fire Department for 28 years.

In addition to his wife, Jean, Warsaw, survivors include two sons, John (companion Becky May) Bradbury, Columbia City, and Scott Bradbury, Warsaw; two daughters, Sonja (Gary) Catherman, Goshen, and Cindy Brown, Warsaw; two stepsons, Fred (Rebecca) Moore of Seven Lakes, Wash.; and Donny Holbrook, Warsaw; two stepdaughters, Joanna Moore, Bloomington, and Kimberly (Michael) Nieckula, Valparaiso; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; a brother, Jack (Sandy) Bradbury, Waukegan, Ill.; and a sister, Nancy Richards, Bensenville, Ill. 

Roy was preceded in death by a son, Dan Bradbury, June 14, 2010; daughter-in-law, Millie Bradbury, Aug. 23, 2010; granddaughter, Mindy Jones, Jan. 1, 2012; two brothers, James Bradbury, Aug. 8, 1992, and W. William Bradbury, Feb. 21, 2008; and stepson, Michael Moore, Jan. 10, 2007.

Visitation will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13, in Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. 

Roy’s life will be celebrated Friday beginning at 10 a.m. in the funeral home. Ken Locke of the Salvation Army will officiate. Military honors will follow and be conducted by Warsaw’s American Legion Post 49 and VFW Post 1126. Burial will be at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.

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Memorials to American Legion Post 49, 301 N. Buffalo St., Warsaw, IN 46580.

 

Roy F. Bradbury passed away Monday, July 10, 2017, in the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. He was 81.

One of five children born to Howard and Hazel Wright Bradbury, Roy was born Feb. 17, 1936, in Atwood. He attended Atwood High School.

He and Jean Moore Corson were married Feb. 14, 1992, in Warsaw.

A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, Roy worked in the maintenance department at Biomet for 13 years, retiring in 2002.

He was a life member of Warsaw American Legion Post 49, where he had been its commander three times. He also was past president of the Warsaw Eagles. Roy proudly sat on the board of directors for the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds for 19 years. And he faithfully served as a volunteer fireman on the Warsaw Fire Department for 28 years.

In addition to his wife, Jean, Warsaw, survivors include two sons, John (companion Becky May) Bradbury, Columbia City, and Scott Bradbury, Warsaw; two daughters, Sonja (Gary) Catherman, Goshen, and Cindy Brown, Warsaw; two stepsons, Fred (Rebecca) Moore of Seven Lakes, Wash.; and Donny Holbrook, Warsaw; two stepdaughters, Joanna Moore, Bloomington, and Kimberly (Michael) Nieckula, Valparaiso; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; a brother, Jack (Sandy) Bradbury, Waukegan, Ill.; and a sister, Nancy Richards, Bensenville, Ill. 

Roy was preceded in death by a son, Dan Bradbury, June 14, 2010; daughter-in-law, Millie Bradbury, Aug. 23, 2010; granddaughter, Mindy Jones, Jan. 1, 2012; two brothers, James Bradbury, Aug. 8, 1992, and W. William Bradbury, Feb. 21, 2008; and stepson, Michael Moore, Jan. 10, 2007.

Visitation will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13, in Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. 

Roy’s life will be celebrated Friday beginning at 10 a.m. in the funeral home. Ken Locke of the Salvation Army will officiate. Military honors will follow and be conducted by Warsaw’s American Legion Post 49 and VFW Post 1126. Burial will be at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.

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Memorials to American Legion Post 49, 301 N. Buffalo St., Warsaw, IN 46580.

 
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