Born June 3, 1944, better known as Cooky, passed from this earth to a better place on January 13, 2012 at Evergreen hospital in Kirkland Washington, surrounded by her children & their spouses, her grandchildren, sisters, niece & nephew along with other close family members, by her side, holding her hands. Survived by daughters Darci, Heidi & Meredith; sons in law Anwar, Bart, Bob & Cliff; Grandchildren Maehreen, Noor, Sedale & Carissa; Grandchildren in laws Haris and Michelle; Great-grandchild Jayden; also Grandchildren of the heart Kevon, Shayla & Liam.
Preceded in death by her husband: Lonnie Dale Sellman; daughter Heather Dawn Gahman; her parent’s mother and father in law Dale & Geraldine Sellman. Cooky grew up in Black Diamond WA the daughter of William ( Bill ) & Vivian (Aunty Viv ) Petchnick along with two brothers & four sisters. She had a happy childhood always remembering fondly & very proud of delivering the newspaper with her brothers & sisters to the "whole town".
Throughout her life she enjoyed many things, dancing, sewing, bowling, bingo, reading, ELVIS, and Christmas time with her family. Cooky most loved camping & boating, something she Lonnie & their four daughters did often, they continued this with their grandchildren as well and was, I think, their most cherished moments, time spent in the outdoors with their children and grandchildren. Cooky most loved her long road trips to Kansas with her sisters Judy & Althea & grandson Sedale to see Cliff, daughter Heather & granddaughter Carissa. Enjoying the country along the way there and back, bringing Carissa to us in Washington every summer. Cooky spent her last two plus years living with her daughter Darci and family, Anwar, Maehreen, Noor & Haris. They and their extended family the Samads gave her a lot of love & happiness. Cooky was blessed with precious Jayden, her first great grandchild only one month ago; he brought her much joy and amazement on her last Christmas with us all.
She had a very generous heart and loved giving and helping others, she was loved by many people, and she will be greatly missed
A loving mother
A devoted wife
A sweet grandmother
A loyal daughter
A special sister
A memorial service will be held at Evergreen Funeral Home & Cemetery, Everett WA. on January 28th, 2012 at 1:00 pm with a reception to follow. Please send memorial contributions to any Children’s hospitals in Audrey’s name.
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