Bradford Harlow Lane, 92, recently of Jeffersonville, Vt., died on Sept.12 at Berlin Health and Rehab Center in Berlin. Bradford was born in the Horn of the Moon section of East Montpelier, Vt., on April 9, 1917. He was the eldest son of Violette Ireland and Homer Lane. Bradford attended the Horn of the Moon School and later graduated from Montpelier High School in 1936. On June 12, 1940, Bradford married Ruth Lamson and they raised a family on the dairy farm where Bradford had grown up. The farm was productive and featured registered Holsteins that were overseen with care. The family farm was sold in 1982 and Bradford and his wife moved nearby to the County Road where they resided until moving to Jeffersonville in 2007 to be adjacent to family members. Bradford and Ruth were married for 69 years and she still lives independently in Jeffersonville. Bradford was a town assessor for the Town of East Montpelier for 25 years and a member of the forestry board for 15 years. For a short time, he was President of the Granite City Creamery in Barre. Bradford also took an active part in the local historical society. Family always came first for Bradford followed closely by his cows. He loved to landscape his acreage and to ride his lawn tractor. Bradford and Ruth also did a lot of traveling across the US in their RV as well as wintering for many years in St. Petersburg, Florida. One of the favorite things for Bradford to do was to hold newborn babies and rock them to sleep. In his last year, he spent a lot of time playing cards and taking rides up to the Horn of the Moon to see the old farm. Bradford had one younger brother George who lived his later years with his family in Colome, South Dakota and died in 2005. George and Bradford's younger sister Joyce lives in Williamstown, Vt at the Gardens elderly care residential facility. Ruth and Bradford had three sons all of whom still live in the area. Clair Lane is the eldest and lives with his wife Pat in Calais, Vt. David Lane lives with his wife Marsha in Jeffersonville, Vt. The youngest son, Stanley, lives in Johnson. Bradford also had three grandchildren, Amy Sykas married to Steve Sykas of Plainfield, Robyn Lane of Winooski and Rebecca Lane of Burlington. There are also numerous cousins and nieces and nephews living across the country. A memorial service will be held for Bradford at the East Montpelier Meeting House in East Montpelier Center on Sunday, September 27th at 2 PM.. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the American Cancer Society, New England Division, 55 Day Lane, Williston, VT 05495. Those wishing to send private on-line condolences may do so at www.guareandsons.com and go to Bradford's obituary.