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Former Fort Wayne Councilwoman Janet Bradbury dies

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A woman who spent 14 years on the Fort Wayne City Council has died.

77-year-old Janet Bradbury died last week after a short battle with brain cancer. The Fort Wayne native’s obituary states that she held a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Saint Francis and spent 30 years as a sixth-grade teacher for Fort Wayne Community Schools before serving on the Council as an at-large Democrat until 1995.

The News-Sentinel reports she was proudest of her work in animal control and collective bargaining for city workers. She also ran for the Indiana General Assembly and Senate, albeit unsuccessfully.

Read her full obituary here.

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