Obituary of Brenda PERRY

Brenda Louise Perry passed away October 15, 2009 after a bout with cancer. Brenda was born November 29, 1946 in Hanover, PA. The family moved to Alamogordo, NM in 1950. Brenda graduated from high school in 1964 and worked for Sears. She married and lived a short time in Libby, MT and then settled in Seattle, WA.She took a job with the post office and retired in 2001 after 33 years. She moved to Lake Havasu in 2002 to be with her mother. Brenda enjoyed gambling, walking her dogs in the desert, crocheting and knitting blankets for family and friends.Brenda worked at TCBY Yogurt and A&A Electronics for a couple of years before leaving to take care of her mother Betty who passed away in July.Brenda is survived by her sister, Linda Ranes and her husband Tom of Long Beach, CA; two nieces, Jessica Ranes of Long Beach, CA and Erika Kobayashi and her husband, Craig of Anaheim, CA; two aunts, Emmel Bennett of Circleville, WV and Hazel Zickefoose of Cleveland, OH. She also leaves behind her friends, Mike and Heather Minery, Steve and Carol Marden and Sharon Cash, all of Lake Havasu, who helped care for Brenda and made her as comfortable as possible. A big thanks to New Hope Hospice and Comfort Keepers who made Brenda's last months peaceful.Memorial services will be held at Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home on November 14, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.In lieu of flowers, Brenda requested donations be sent to Western Arizona Human Society, 1100 Empire Dr., Lake Havasu City, AZ 86404 or to the Ronald McDonald House by going online at rmhc.org.Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.comArrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory.