Esther Antoinette Kramer Greene, 88 01/17/1922 09/12/2010
A private service was held Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in River View Cemetery for Esther Antoinette Kramer Greene, who died Sept. 12, 2010. She was 88.
Esther was born Jan. 17, 1922, in Harvey, Ill. She was the youngest child of Thomas and Antoinette Kramer. Esther grew up in a home where English and Dutch were spoken.
Upon graduation from Thornton Township High School, Esther held several secretarial positions in Chicago. She then moved to the Los Angeles area, where she worked as a secretary, and later as a hostess at the Officers' Club during World War II.
In 1948 she married William Ambrose Greene. They lived in Fontana, Calif., where Bill worked for Kaiser Steel. In 1953 they moved to Indiana where Bill worked for Inland Steel. After retirement, they moved to Marin County, Calif., and in 1989 they settled in Portland.
Esther lived with grace, beauty, and a profound love of life. Home and family were always at the center of her life. Esther's interests included nature (especially trees and wildflowers), gardening, cooking, interior design, art, and classical music. Esther's loving heart and caring ways were treasured by the members of her family and her many friends.
Esther and Bill had three children, Susan Greene Bierbrauer of Stuttgart, Germany; Virginia Victoria Greene of Portland; and William Thomas Greene of Portland, who survive her. Other survivors include her sister, Ellen Kramer Boatner; brother, Roy Kramer; two sons-in-law; grandchildren, Daniel Bierbrauer, Jeffrey Bierbrauer, Anne Bierbrauer, Natalie Greene, and Orianne Greene; and great-grandchildren, Henry and Victoria Bierbrauer. Esther was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Bill; brothers, Claude, George, James, Willis, and Ralph Kramer; and sister, Ethel Kramer.
Remembrances may be sent to the Northwest Pilot Project in Portland, or a charity of choice.
Published in The Oregonian
on September 26, 2010
A private service was held Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in River View Cemetery for Esther Antoinette Kramer Greene, who died Sept. 12, 2010. She was 88.
Esther was born Jan. 17, 1922, in Harvey, Ill. She was the youngest child of Thomas and Antoinette Kramer. Esther grew up in a home where English and Dutch were spoken.
Upon graduation from Thornton Township High School, Esther held several secretarial positions in Chicago. She then moved to the Los Angeles area, where she worked as a secretary, and later as a hostess at the Officers' Club during World War II.
In 1948 she married William Ambrose Greene. They lived in Fontana, Calif., where Bill worked for Kaiser Steel. In 1953 they moved to Indiana where Bill worked for Inland Steel. After retirement, they moved to Marin County, Calif., and in 1989 they settled in Portland.
Esther lived with grace, beauty, and a profound love of life. Home and family were always at the center of her life. Esther's interests included nature (especially trees and wildflowers), gardening, cooking, interior design, art, and classical music. Esther's loving heart and caring ways were treasured by the members of her family and her many friends.
Esther and Bill had three children, Susan Greene Bierbrauer of Stuttgart, Germany; Virginia Victoria Greene of Portland; and William Thomas Greene of Portland, who survive her. Other survivors include her sister, Ellen Kramer Boatner; brother, Roy Kramer; two sons-in-law; grandchildren, Daniel Bierbrauer, Jeffrey Bierbrauer, Anne Bierbrauer, Natalie Greene, and Orianne Greene; and great-grandchildren, Henry and Victoria Bierbrauer. Esther was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Bill; brothers, Claude, George, James, Willis, and Ralph Kramer; and sister, Ethel Kramer.
Remembrances may be sent to the Northwest Pilot Project in Portland, or a charity of choice.
Published in The Oregonian
on September 26, 2010
Esther Antoinette Kramer Greene, 88 01/17/1922 09/12/2010
A private service was held Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in River View Cemetery for Esther Antoinette Kramer Greene, who died Sept. 12, 2010. She was 88.
Esther was born Jan. 17, 1922, in Harvey, Ill. She was the youngest child of Thomas and Antoinette Kramer. Esther grew up in a home where English and Dutch were spoken.
Upon graduation from Thornton Township High School, Esther held several secretarial positions in Chicago. She then moved to the Los Angeles area, where she worked as a secretary, and later as a hostess at the Officers' Club during World War II.
In 1948 she married William Ambrose Greene. They lived in Fontana, Calif., where Bill worked for Kaiser Steel. In 1953 they moved to Indiana where Bill worked for Inland Steel. After retirement, they moved to Marin County, Calif., and in 1989 they settled in Portland.
Esther lived with grace, beauty, and a profound love of life. Home and family were always at the center of her life. Esther's interests included nature (especially trees and wildflowers), gardening, cooking, interior design, art, and classical music. Esther's loving heart and caring ways were treasured by the members of her family and her many friends.
Esther and Bill had three children, Susan Greene Bierbrauer of Stuttgart, Germany; Virginia Victoria Greene of Portland; and William Thomas Greene of Portland, who survive her. Other survivors include her sister, Ellen Kramer Boatner; brother, Roy Kramer; two sons-in-law; grandchildren, Daniel Bierbrauer, Jeffrey Bierbrauer, Anne Bierbrauer, Natalie Greene, and Orianne Greene; and great-grandchildren, Henry and Victoria Bierbrauer. Esther was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Bill; brothers, Claude, George, James, Willis, and Ralph Kramer; and sister, Ethel Kramer.
Remembrances may be sent to the Northwest Pilot Project in Portland, or a charity of choice.
Published in The Oregonian
on September 26, 2010
A private service was held Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in River View Cemetery for Esther Antoinette Kramer Greene, who died Sept. 12, 2010. She was 88.
Esther was born Jan. 17, 1922, in Harvey, Ill. She was the youngest child of Thomas and Antoinette Kramer. Esther grew up in a home where English and Dutch were spoken.
Upon graduation from Thornton Township High School, Esther held several secretarial positions in Chicago. She then moved to the Los Angeles area, where she worked as a secretary, and later as a hostess at the Officers' Club during World War II.
In 1948 she married William Ambrose Greene. They lived in Fontana, Calif., where Bill worked for Kaiser Steel. In 1953 they moved to Indiana where Bill worked for Inland Steel. After retirement, they moved to Marin County, Calif., and in 1989 they settled in Portland.
Esther lived with grace, beauty, and a profound love of life. Home and family were always at the center of her life. Esther's interests included nature (especially trees and wildflowers), gardening, cooking, interior design, art, and classical music. Esther's loving heart and caring ways were treasured by the members of her family and her many friends.
Esther and Bill had three children, Susan Greene Bierbrauer of Stuttgart, Germany; Virginia Victoria Greene of Portland; and William Thomas Greene of Portland, who survive her. Other survivors include her sister, Ellen Kramer Boatner; brother, Roy Kramer; two sons-in-law; grandchildren, Daniel Bierbrauer, Jeffrey Bierbrauer, Anne Bierbrauer, Natalie Greene, and Orianne Greene; and great-grandchildren, Henry and Victoria Bierbrauer. Esther was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Bill; brothers, Claude, George, James, Willis, and Ralph Kramer; and sister, Ethel Kramer.
Remembrances may be sent to the Northwest Pilot Project in Portland, or a charity of choice.
Published in The Oregonian
on September 26, 2010
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
