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Robert Francis Brachtenbach

28 Jan 1931 – 2 May 2008

Birth	28 Jan 1931
Death	2 May 2008
Cemetery	Pleasant Hill Cemetery Pleasant Hill , Lane County , Oregon , USA
Added by	Wendy Mathews Millard on 03 Sep 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42425541

Gravesite details

Sharing the headstone is his beloved wife, Marilyn Hammond Brachtenbach, born Aug. 12, 1945 (still living)

Bio

ALL THE GREAT THINGS ARE SIMPLE, AND MANY CAN BE EXPRESSED IN A SINGLE WORD: FREEDOM, JUSTICE, HONOR, DUTY, MERCY, HOPE. (WINSTON CHURCHILL) ****************************************** Obituary: Robert F. Brachtenbach 1931-2008 A graveside service was held May 9 at the Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery for Robert Francis Brachtenbach of Cottage Grove, who died May 2 of cancer. He was 77. He was born January 28, 1931, in Sidney, Nebraska to Henry and Elizabeth (Morfeld) Brachtenbach. He married Nancy Clark, with whom he had five sons. They later divorced. Robert grew up in Yakima, Wash., graduated from the University of Washington Law School and entered private practice in Selah, Washington. He was twice elected to represent his district in the state legislature . In 1972, Robert became a justice of the Washington State Supreme Court, serving as Chief Justice in 1981-83. He initiated the state-wide court computer system which became a national model. He retired from the Court in 1995. Robert married Marilyn Hammond in 1977 and spent many years enjoying his passions of reading, gardening, photography, painting, beachcombing and woodworking. He built an extensive library of books by and about Winston Churchill, whom he greatly admired. Bob and Marilyn lived in Olympia and Ocean Shores in Washington and in Cottage Grove where Marilyn remains. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn, five sons, Rick of Seattle , Wash., Jeff of Yakima, Wash., Randy of Lakewood, Wash., Curtis of Philadelphia, Penn., and David of Seattle, Wash, six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Travis Brachtenbach. Arrangements handled by Major Family Funeral Home, Springfield. ******************************************** Posted: Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Cottage Grove Sentinel, Cottage Grove, Oregon

Inscription

Brachtenbach Robert Francis Jan. 28, 1931 May 2, 2008 married Aug. 12, 1945 Washington State Supreme Court Justice 1972-1995

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Family

Parents

• Henry William Brachtenbach 1889–1970
• Elizabeth Anne "Lizzie" Morfeld Brachtenbach 1899–1992

Siblings

• Leslie W. Brachtenbach 1920–1980
• Lawrence Jerome "Larry" Brachtenbach 1924–1992

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