Bradley Allen Blanchard

Bradley Allen Blanchard of Prior Lake, MN passed away at North Memorial Medical Center on the evening of October 12, 2023.

Brad was born to Roger and Connie (Ingersoll) Blanchard on April 30,1954 at Lutheran Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis. He grew up in Circle Pines, MN and attended Centennial Schools, graduating in 1972. He graduated from St. Mary’s Jr. College in Minneapolis, and worked many years as a Respiratory Therapist at Midway Hospital in St. Paul and then St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee. He more recently worked as a polysomnographic technologist. Brad loved spending his time fishing whenever possible.

He loved the Minnesota Twins, Vikings, and the Wild. Most importantly Brad loved spending time with his family.

Bradley is preceded in death by his parents and his brother Nick Blanchard.

He is remembered with love by his son Cornell (Kersten) Blanchard of Camarillo, CA; his sister Shelley (Kelly) Kutschied of Dacula, GA; sister in law Kevin Blanchard of Bardstown KY; grandchildren Braden, Claire, Callen, Kaden and Kaia. Bradley is also survived by former spouses Lori Squire, Janie Wendorf and Amy Stafford, many nieces, nephews and cousins, and favorite nephew and great fishing buddy, Cayle Wendorf.

Bradley is being cremated and a small memorial service will be planned for a later date.

The family requests no flowers. Any donations are preferred to The Retreat in Wayzata. (theretreat.org)