Longtime Sandy resident, Esther Bradford, died at Avamere on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011. She was 78.
A Memorial Service will be held at Avamere in Sandy on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. A private burial was held at Sandy Ridge Cemetery.
She was born, Esther Lucille Green on September 19, 1932 in Portland to Charles and Hazel (Comstock) Green. Esther was raised in Portland, where she received her education and attended Mt. Hood Community College.
She was united in marriage to James Bradford on June 22, 1951 in Stevenson, Washington. They made their home in Salem where they began their family and Esther later worked as a dispatcher for Broadway Cab in Portland. In 1977, the family moved to Sandy where Esther was employed as a PBX operator at Sandy High School where she retired. In 2005, Esther moved to Estacada as her health began to decline and for the last 2 years has resided at Avamere at Sandy.
Esther attended the Assembly of God Church in Sandy and was actively involved in choir, performing solos on a regular basis. Her hobbies included sewing, cross-stitching and taking care of her many plants.
She is survived by her
daughters, Toni Andersen of Boise, Idaho and Patricia Bradford of Portland, Oregon and her son, Jesse Bradford of DeMoines, Iowa. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Bradford in 1987; her son, Michael Bradford; her daughter, Virginia Bradford; sisters, Tillie Greene and Mary Matzer