Alfred Braddock, 85, of Cresbard, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021 at his residence in Cresbard.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Cresbard, with Pastor Colin Ford presiding. Burial will follow in Riverside Memorial Cemetery, Aberdeen.

Alfred Arthur Braddock, Jr. was born December 24, 1935 to Alfred Sr. and Doris (Luebbert) Braddock in Phillipsburg, MT. During his growing up years his parents lived in many states as his father was a civil engineer. When he was 13 years of age, his parents settled in Boulder, CO where Alfred graduated from high school in 1954. Following graduation he entered college at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO and graduated in 1961 with a degree in Forestry. After college he was hired by the US Forest Service and worked on the Black Hill National Forest in Hill City, Custer and Deadwood, SD and the Medicine Bow National Forest in Centennial and Laramie, WY. He retired from the US Forest Service in 1993.

Alfred married Gwendolyn Petersen on January 14, 1967 in Cresbard, SD. They raised four children and in 1993 moved from Rapid City, SD to Cresbard, SD following his retirement.

Alfred attended church at Concordia Lutheran Church in Cresbard, SD and served as congregational treasurer for several years. He also was involved with the American Legion and served as Adjutant for a few years.

Grateful for having shared his life are two daughters, Lori (Lanny) McConnell of Huntsville, AR and Lynne (Zyeair) Smith of Omaha, NE; two sons, Fred (Kathy) Braddock of Rapid City, SD and Corey (Jennifer) Braddock of San Carlos, CA; nine grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and one sister, Doris Sanders of Eufaula, OK.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one son and two brothers.

Luce Funeral Home of Faulkton has been entrusted with Alfred’s arrangements.

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