Signe Ingebjorg “Inga” Bradley passed away on July 27, 2022, from COPD. Signe was born in Nesodden, Norway on September 27, 1934, to Samuel Offerdal and Hannah Brensrud Offerdal. Her family moved to a small farm in Asker, Norway. She was 7 years old when she witnessed the Germans marching into the village and through their farm, during their invasion and occupation in WWII. She and her younger sister, Jorunn, spent their childhood in an idyllic setting on the Oslo fjord. At age 16, Signe immigrated to the US and lived with her uncle, Einar and his wife, Ida Offerdahl, and her uncle, Oliver and his wife, Christine Offerdal.
She moved to Great Falls where she worked at Montana Bank. There she met the love of her life, Donald Bradley. He was General Manager at KRTV. They enjoyed many trips to the NBC meetings, as well as annual visits to her family and friends in Norway. She was a loving mother to their son, Scott. Over the years, they resided in Billings and Helena and finally Great Falls. Inga was a 44-year member of the Sons of Norway. She provided hundreds of Krumkake for their annual lutefisk dinners. She was an active member of Great Falls Flower Growers Garden Club. Inga loved to tend to her huge garden and enjoyed flowers, especially freesia, because they grew wild at her home in Norway. Inga also enjoyed and supported the Great Falls Symphony and the CM Russell Museum. She looked very forward to visits during harvest and holidays at the family farm east of Conrad.
Her hobbies included a daily crossword puzzle and Sudoku, along with her morning coffee and a cigarette. She also looked forward to playing bridge. She loved her dogs, her favorite being a German Shepherd named “Bandit.” Survivors include her son, Scott Bradley of Great Falls; sister, Jorunn Lien; nephew, Ingar, of Oslo, Norway; and numerous cousins in Montana, Washington, and Norway. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Hannah and her husband, Donald. She would want to acknowledge her special friends, Myrna McCollum, Lynn Jacobson, John and Sara Thody, and Dr. Karl Guter.
Her funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 8, 2022, at Redeemer Lutheran Church (332 Riverview 3 West, in Great Falls). Interment will be at the Fort Benton cemetery at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Shriners Hospitals for Children (2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa FL 33607), Spokane Hospital, Center for Mental Health Foundation (P.O. Bo 1653, Great Falls, MT 59403), or Helping Hands Ministry at the First English Lutheran Church (112 8th Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401).
