October 9, 1959 – January 16, 2025
The Rev Brad Keyser-Boswell was born October 9, 1959 to R Franklyn “Lyn” Boswell and Ruth Elizabeth “Lib” Ardinger Boswell in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. The only son of Lyn and Lib, he spent his early years near Hagerstown, Maryland. His teen and preteen years were split between various locations in California and Maryland as he moved back and forth between his parents’ homes. He attended three different high schools, including his senior year at Yreka High School in 1977.
After graduating from YHS, Brad worked various blue-collar jobs both in Siskiyou County and later near Salinas, California. He eventually returned to school when he felt the call to the ordained ministry. He first attended Hartnell College before graduating from California Lutheran College in Thousand Oaks in 1985. He then was accepted to Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, graduating in 1991 with a Master of Divinity.
