Ann Ruse Bradley
Marriages
Robert (Bob) Bradley
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6A - July 22, 2022
Ann Ruse Bradley
passed away peacefully at
HopeWest Hospice, Grand
Junction, CO, on Sunday,
July 10, 2022, at the age
of 93.
Ann was born in
Huntingdon, PA, on August 21, 1928, and grew up
in Mount Union, PA, until attending Northampton
(MA) School for Girls beginning in the 9th grade. She
graduated from Smith College in 1950, where she gained
many lifelong friends with whom she continued to keep
in touch. Ann taught elementary school in the Boston
area for two years before meeting her husband, Robert
(Bob) Bradley, having their first child, and moving to
Greendale, WI. The family also lived in San Diego, CA,
and Quaker Hill, CT, before relocating to Phoenix, AZ,
where Ann was a special education resource teacher for
the Madison School District until retiring and settling
in Grand Junction, CO.
Ann and Bob immersed themselves in the Grand
Junction community, volunteering for Meals on
Wheels, Symphony Guild, and other organizations.
They also traveled all over the world and brought home
many photos and stories to share with their friends
and family. Wherever she lived, Ann was an avid
gardener, including the past seven years as a resident at
The Fountains, where she made her home after Bob’s
passing in 2014. However, her greatest joy came from
the many family get-togethers on Cape Cod and being
able to have her kids and grandkids all together in one
place.
Ann is survived by son, Jonathan (Carol) Bradley
of Tucson, AZ; daughter, Jennifer (Dan) Sullivan of
Grand Junction; four adoring granddaughters, Amanda
and Emma Bradley, Maley Sullivan, Emily (Ben)
Hendricks; and her great-granddaughter, Sabina. She is
preceded in death by her husband, Bob.
A celebration of Ann’s life will be held at Western
Colorado Botanical Gardens, 641 Struthers Ave.,
Grand Junction, CO 81501, on Saturday, August 13,
2022, at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in
Ann’s memory may be made to HopeWest Hospice,
3090 North 12th Street #B, Grand Junction, CO 81506,
hopewestco.org; to Grand Junction Symphony Guild,
414 Main Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501, gjso.org;
The Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite
100, Arlington, VA 22203, nature.org; or to a charity of
the donor’s choice.
