Retirement and Death
Brachtenbach retired from the bench in 1994 and returned to his home near Aberdeen before moving to Burns, Oregon.
Brachtenbach died on May 2, 2008 at his home in Cottage Grove, Oregon. He was 77 and had fought a long battle with throat cancer.
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