Lucille Helene Bradley

Lucille Bradley, 106 years old, passed away on October 9, 2025, at her home in Northglenn, Colorado. She left behind a legacy of grace, kindness and unwavering compassion. Lucille was known for her deep love for her family and her generous spirit. Whether through a shared story, or a comforting embrace, she brought light into the lives of those around her.

She was born in a small town outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of seven children. Her parents, Stanislaw and Mary, had emigrated from Poland. She often told stories of growing up during the Depression, sharing both the hardships and fun moments with family and friends. Her parents instilled in her a love of the Lord and the value of hard work.

Lucille met her future husband, Kenneth Bradley, in high school and they married soon after graduation. She worked for a short time as a beauty operator but soon found work at Westinghouse as a switchboard operator. Over the years, she had three children, Kenneth, Jeremy and Janet. When her husband had the opportunity to work in Rapid City, South Dakota, for an engineering company, she picked up the family and moved there. She worked at Buckingham Transportation until her husband left South Dakota for a job in Denver.

She was able to again work as a switchboard operator, for AT&T, in downtown Denver. After her husband passed away at the age of fifty, she took on the mantle of providing for her family and putting her children through college, at times working three jobs. When she retired after thirty years, she dedicated her time to her grandson, Zachary, who predeceased her, and her great-grandson, Nicholas.

Lucille loved to travel, taking many cruises and trips to the ocean, Disneyworld and the Broadmoor. One of her favorite things to do was find a new restaurant and share it with her family and friends. She loved to read until her eyesight failed her. In this, as well as everything that life sent her way, she faced the challenge with courage and resilience. She was a wonderful example to her family and friends of taking the smallest grain of sand and making it into the highest mountain. Her accomplishments might seem inconsequential to some, but they touched so many lives and made so many lives better.

She is survived by loved ones who will carry her memory forward with pride and affection. Though she is no longer with us, her spirit lives on in the kindness we show, the stories we tell, and the love we share.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Brightfocus Foundation or the Immaculate Heart of Mary Food Bank.