Kathie Bradford, age 56, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Aurora Kenosha Medical Center with family by her side.

Born in Chicago, IL on June 24, 1966, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Kathe (Hausman) Langford.  She graduated from Mother Guerin High School and earned her nursing degree from Gateway Technical College.

On January 18, 1992, she was united in marriage to Wes Bradford in Chicago, IL.

She was employed as a Registered Nurse for Aurora Medical Center Kenosha.

Kathie moved from Chicago, IL in 1996 and relocated to the Kenosha area to raise her family.  She enjoyed caring for others and “adopted” everyone she met.  Kathie will be remembered and missed by all who knew her as “Mama Bradford” and her renowned chocolate chip cookies.

She is survived by her husband, Wes; her children, Crosby (Neil) Geistlinger and Trace (Madeline Roethke) Bradford; her beloved pups, Roofus and Baxter; her grandpups, Moose and Cosmo and her grandcat, Charlie.

Service Info

Funeral services with Nurse Honors honoring Kathie’s life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 21, 2022 at the Piasecki Funeral Home 3720 39th Avenue.

Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery.

A visitation for Kathie will be held on Sunday, November 20, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. and on Monday, November 21, 2022 from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Semper Fi & American Funds https://thefund.org/donate in her honor.