Dale W. Bradley

July 07, 1931 - November 19, 2016

Dale W. Bradley Obituary Dale passed away November 19, 2016 at Fairview Assisted Living/Trinity Unit, after a long 18 year battle with dementia. Dale was born July 7, 1931 in Conrad, MT to parents Ralph and Alice Bradley. He joined older sister Jean and five years later sister Betty was born. When Dale was 12 his family relocated to Spokane. Dale married Lillian Barth in 1951 and together they raised their five children. They were together for 10 years. In 1965 he met Patricia and they were married in 1967. Together he helped her raise her two small children. Dale is survived by his wife of 49 years, Patricia; his four daughters, Lea Anne Womach (Ron McNett), Spokane Valley, Joanne Kiblin (Joel), North Carolina, Susan Keesee (Barry), East Wenatchee, and Cheryl James (Gary), Cocolalla Lake, Idaho; step-children, Walter Gilcrist, Spokane and Elizabeth VanDusen (Mark), Spokane. He is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In the mid 60s Dale started his career in the car business as a salesman and worked for Lincoln Mercury, Wendle Ford, Tri City Dodge and finally Center Ford where he was a salesman and then Used Car Manager for many years. In 1981 Dale left the car business to pursue his passion in car restoration and opened DB Renovation. In 1990 he gave up his business to help his wife Patricia in her business, T&R Party Rental. Dale loved long drives on country roads, camping, fishing and later gold dredging. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, son David Ralph and his favorite aunt and uncle Josephine and Charles Benedict and cousin Leona Benedict. We would like to thank the Angels on Earth that took such excellent care of Dale at Fairview. A service to celebrate Dales life will be Saturday, November 26th at Country Crossroads Christian Family Church, 7009 N. Altamont at 2:00pm.