Submitted by: Dan Rich

James A. Braden

Nov. 9, 1915 - Sept. 27, 2008

South Bend TRibune 9/29/2008
SOUTH BEND - James A. Braden, 92, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, in Hospice House of South Bend. He is survived by his wife, Carol E. (Miller) Braden; daughters, Vicki Joyce (William) Sharp of Fishers, IN, and Dawn Marie (Robert) Liszewski of South Bend; and a son, James A. (Shirley) Braden Jr. of Bloomington, IN. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Kim Lemna, Robin Wilson, James Allen, Aaron Allen, David Dinn, Katie Stanfield and Robert Dinn; and 14 great-grandchildren. His parents, Theodore Albert and Henrietta Dorothy Jo Anna (Kohler) Braden, and two brothers, J. Theodore and Harry Kale Braden, preceded James in death. James worked as a technical writer for Bendix Corporation and then in Quality Control at Wheelabrator until his retirement in 1981. He was a member of St. Joseph Lodge #45, F&AM, and was a member of the former Avalon Grotto where he served as Monarch. James was also a member of the Scottish Rite.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Southlawn United Methodist Church, South Bend. Dr. Joseph Baunoch, Rev. Ronald Dixon and Rev. Donald Carpenter will officiate. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30th, in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend, where a Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. Friends may also visit with the family one hour prior to services in church on Wednesday. Contributions in memory of James A. Braden may be made to Hospice House, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637; or to the American Cancer Society, 601 W. Edison Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545.