madelyn yensen , 94 , of salt lake city , died just after 4 pm before her husband passed away at 9.30 pm .
just after her mother died , carol bradford went to see her 95-year-old father at a care center and told him the news .
` i leaned over and whispered in his ear , `` mom has passed , and she 's waiting for you in heaven , '' ' bradford said .
` i think after that , he knew he had accomplished what he needed , and he felt that he could let go .
' shortly after her visit on april 7 , bradford 's father died of heart failure .