Bente Bradford 1935 ~ 2010Our beautiful and dearly loved Mother, Grandmother, Wife, Sister, Aunt, Neighbor, and Friend to so many passed away on November 1st, 2010. Bente touched everyone that she knew in such a positive and caring way.Bente was born in Odense, Denmark on September 27th, 1935 to a wonderful loving family. Bente was one of three children, survived by her elder sister Inge Jensen and younger brother Henning Kristiansen. Bente's parents were father Johannes Kristiansen and mother Anna Kristiansen. Her free spirit and love for life brought her to the United States at the age of 21 where she made her home in Sandy, Utah. She was able to share her life with many of her very close Danish and local friends who also reside in the Utah area. In 1965, she met her life-long husband, David P. Bradford, with whom she shared her life with for 45 wonderful years until her passing. In 1972, she gave birth to her only child, David "Scott" Bradford. In 2007 she became a grandmother to Benton Paul Bradford and later Berkeley Jean Bradford in 2009. Bente's dedication to being the very best wife, mother and grandmother to her family was a true joy of her life. Bente also had a love of children where she served as the librarian at Midvalley Elementary for many years. She also shared her joy with children as a Sunday school primary teacher. Bente had a beautiful voice and love of music which included her singing in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She was such a happy and bright person who would often be singing around the house. Her personality, sense of humor and positive attitude brought joy to so many and she will be sadly missed. Bente is survived by her son Scott Bradford, husband David Bradford, sister Inge Jensen, brother Henning Kristiansen, and grandchildren Benton and Berkeley Bradford.
Bente will forever be in our hearts! We are going to miss her so much! Thank you Bente for always being such a happy and loving person and you will not be forgotten!
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