Obituary for Frances Bradley
On Friday, May 6, 2022, Frances Bradley, 87, passed away at Green Mountain Nursing Home in Colchester, VT.
Born Frances May Parsons on April 30, 1935, in Burlington, VT, she was the daughter of Clem and Edna (Lyons) Parsons. Frances grew up in Winooski, VT and was a member of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church. On September 6, 1952, she married George Bradley. They raised two sons together, Rex and Richard Bradley.
Frances worked briefly in the food prep area at UVM before starting her own cake-making business from the kitchen of her very own home. Many birthdays, anniversaries and weddings were made sweet with the addition of one of her beautifully decorated cakes. Frances loved to paint; creating many beautiful portraits that she shared with her family and friends. She also loved to spend time fishing and gardening with her husband George.
Frances was preceded in death by her parents, Clem and Edna as well as her sister Marie Barrows. She is survived by her husband George Bradley of Winooski, VT. Her two sons, Rex and his wife Cindy (Hanlon) Bradley of Charlotte, VT, and Richard Bradley of Winooski. Two grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren Tyler and his wife, Lindsay (Baldwin) Bradley, and their two children, Sloane and Declan of Sanbornville, NH, and Adrianna (Bradley) LaClair and her four children Alexis, Kierstan, Marissa, and Brooklynn of Charlotte, VT as well as several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
A memorial service will be held in honor of Frances on Saturday, June 4th at 1 PM at LaVigne Funeral Home. Burial will occur immediately after at St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Winooski.
Born Frances May Parsons on April 30, 1935, in Burlington, VT, she was the daughter of Clem and Edna (Lyons) Parsons. Frances grew up in Winooski, VT and was a member of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church. On September 6, 1952, she married George Bradley. They raised two sons together, Rex and Richard Bradley.
Frances worked briefly in the food prep area at UVM before starting her own cake-making business from the kitchen of her very own home. Many birthdays, anniversaries and weddings were made sweet with the addition of one of her beautifully decorated cakes. Frances loved to paint; creating many beautiful portraits that she shared with her family and friends. She also loved to spend time fishing and gardening with her husband George.
Frances was preceded in death by her parents, Clem and Edna as well as her sister Marie Barrows. She is survived by her husband George Bradley of Winooski, VT. Her two sons, Rex and his wife Cindy (Hanlon) Bradley of Charlotte, VT, and Richard Bradley of Winooski. Two grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren Tyler and his wife, Lindsay (Baldwin) Bradley, and their two children, Sloane and Declan of Sanbornville, NH, and Adrianna (Bradley) LaClair and her four children Alexis, Kierstan, Marissa, and Brooklynn of Charlotte, VT as well as several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
A memorial service will be held in honor of Frances on Saturday, June 4th at 1 PM at LaVigne Funeral Home. Burial will occur immediately after at St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Winooski.