Obituaries

May 19

The Clackamas Review, May 19, 2009, Updated Oct 30, 2009

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Milwaukie resident Esther H. Zimmer died on May 9, 2009, at age 90.

She was born Esther H. Myhra on March 14, 1919, in Minnesota, and lived in Alkabo, N.D. and Willamette. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by: daughter, Linda Betz; son, Robert Zimmer; brothers, Harold and Earl Myhra; and five grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Erich Zimmer; brothers, Irving, Harvey and Gordon Myhra; sister, Agnes Honey; and granddaughter, Mary Alice Betz.

A service was held on May 15, 2009; interment was at Mountain View Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Zion Lutheran Church Organ Fund.

Arrangements: Holman-Hankins-Bowker & Waud.

Patricio Perez

July 9, 1960-May 10, 2009

Oregon City resident Patricio Perez died on May 10, 2009, at age 48.

He was born on July 9, 1960, in Weslaco, Texas, to parents Ruben and Lydia Perez. He was raised in Los Banos, Calif., where he graduated from high school.

He had been employed as a construction equipment operator. His friends and family were his main focus. He was a team sports fan; favorites included the Denver Broncos and the Blazers.

He is survived by: common law wife, Della Hussey; children, Dominique, Ellery and Peter Hussey; mother, Lydia Perez; sisters, Alice Barton and Belinda Blackwell; brothers, Ruben Perez Jr., and Arthur, Ed and Alejandro Perez; niece, Morgan Perez; and nephews, Anthony Smith, Christian Perez, Raymond Perez, Steven Barton, Zach and Brendon Perez and Joshua and David Rodrigues.

His father preceded him in death.

A service was held on May 13, 2009, in Oregon City.

Arrangements: Holman-Hankins-Bowker & Waud.

Cian Walker-Liddell

April 5, 1961 - May 4, 2009

Cian Wolf Walker-Liddell (formerly Paula S. Walker-Liddell) died at her home in Tualatin on May 4,2009. She was 48 years old.

She was born Paula S. Liddell in Tacoma, Wash., on April 5, 1961. She moved with her family to St. Helens in 1973 and graduated in 1979 from St. Helens High School. She studied at Oregon State University, Southern Oregon State University, Portland State University and Portland Community College, where she earned admission to Phi Theta Kappa.

She worked for 20 years at Portland General Electric, but at heart was a scientist. Her many interests included numismatics, history, fossils, drumming and environmental conservation, but her great passions were for helping animals in need and watching her beloved Green Bay Packers.

Survivors include: her life partner, Jenny Walker-Liddell; son Clay Edwards; parents Paul and Laura Liddell; and sister Laurie Harwood of Oregon City.

A memorial was held on May 16,2009, at the Juanita Pohl Center in Tualatin.

Remembrances in the name of Cian Wolf Walker-Liddell may be sent to the Cat Adoption Team, 14175 S.W. Galbreath Drive, Sherwood, OR 97140.

Arrangements: Alternative Burial and Cremation.

Charles W. Allbritton

Jan. 14, 1919-May 7, 2009

Gladstone resident Charles W. Allbritton died on May 7, 2009, at age 90.

He was born on Jan. 14, 1919, in Sixprong, Wash., to parents Ed and Eunice Allbritton. He graduated from Alderdale High School in Alderdale, Wash., in 1938; after graduation, he worked on the family farm and around the Northwest with his brother’s mobile sheep-shearing crew.

He served with the 25th Infantry (Tropic Lightning) Division in World War II as infantry platoon leader in Guadalcanal, the Northern Solomons and Luzon, spending 47 months and 14 days overseas.

He married Hester Runyan of Dot, Wash., on Oct. 5, 1946, at the Methodist Church in Goldendale, Wash. They were the parents of three children, Mark, Peggy and Ross.

In Goldendale he served as Klickitat County Sheriff, county assessor and postmaster. He worked for the PUD, owned the Coast-to-Coast Hardware Store and was employed by the Grange Supply.

In January of 1965, he moved his family to Gladstone, where he served as assistant manager of the Clackamas County Grange Supply for nearly 20 years. After retirement, he continued to work part time for A-Boy Plumbing and Tru-Value Hardware, finally quitting when he was 82 years old.

His wife passed away in 2000, after 54 years of marriage, and he married Peggy (Rogers) Kuhn, a childhood friend, in 2001, in Milwaukie. He became a “snow bird,” wintering at North Ranch in Congress, Ariz., and summering in Gladstone.

He is survived by: wife, Peggy; daughter, Peggy Wickwire; sons, Mark and Ross; grandchildren, Toby Wickwire, Leanna Matchett, Franci Curtis and Nicole and Karyssa Allbritton; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by sisters, Cleora Lane, Clara Eltzroth and Delsie Allbritton; and brother, Delmar Allbritton.

At his request, no service will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to Willamette Falls Hospice in Oregon City.

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