Hazel Mae Cornell

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Hazel Cornell Obituary

Hazel Mae Hoag CORNELL Hazel passed away peacefully on March 28, 2011 at the age of 90, meeting her husband in Heaven the day after their 69th anniversary. She was born in Wolbach, NE June 29, 1920. She married Leonard Cornell March 27, 1942 in Seattle. Her husband Leonard preceded her in death, along with her brothers Arthur, Francis and Maurice Hoag, leaving behind her three children Gail (Bob) Crump, Doug (Denise) Cornell, and Joan Briones. Hazelhas five grandchildren: Sharie, Leonard, Nathaniel, Courtney, Taryn, and a great-grandson, Aaron. Hazel is also survived by her brother William and many nieces and nephews. Hazel's happiest years were spent on Whidbey Island, walking daily on the beach and enjoying the sea traffic going to and from Seattle. She enjoyed bowling and being the top Bingo player at Birchview Memory Care in Sedro Woolley. Although Hazel suffered from dementia she had a full life. With her great sense of humor, she was loved by all and will be greatly missed. Services are Sunday, April 3 at 10:00 a.m. at Acacia Memorial Park, 14951 Bothell Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155. Remembrances can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 100 W. Harrison Street N. 200, Seattle, WA 98119.

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Published by The Seattle Times on Apr. 1, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Hazel Cornell

4 Entries

Barb & John Lengyel

April 15, 2011

There is nothing worse than the loss of a mother. Mom was truly one of the most open and giving human beings I have ever met. When I think of her I think of love, laughter, long walks on the beach and blackberry pie. She always made the best blackberry pies and she always kept me laughing. The memories will be with me forever and I will miss her so very much!

My heart aches for the family and our thoughts and prayers are with you. May your memories help get you through this terrible time.

Grandma's 90th Birthday with her grandchildren

Courtney Briones

April 5, 2011

A B

April 4, 2011

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Courtney Briones

April 4, 2011

In many families, grandparents are a somewhat abstract concept; one might get a birthday card in the mail or see them on holidays, but in my family my grandparents were very much a part of my weekly life growing up.

I have so many wonderful memories of my grandmother. She was always smiling, always happy. She loved to watch the water traffic and sunsets from her beach home. She also enjoyed walking the beach, singing, dancing, bowling, playing solitaire and making people laugh. Practically every weekend my mom, sister and I would travel to see our grandparents on Whidbey Island. Grandma and I would walk the beach of Mutiny Bay with our friend, the basset hound dog, Peter. Peter was always there to greet us every weekend. He was always ready for our walk with Grandma and I. We would walk for what it seemed like hours, but it was probably not nearly that long, as time seems to be much greater when one is younger. We would collect shells and sand dollars and search for crabs under the giant rocks. When we got home, Grandma would get a bucket of water to dip my feet in so that I would not track the sand in the house. She would often times give my sister and I a quarter or two to spend at the grocery store. We would hop into the Lincoln with burgundy interior with the smell of the beach in the seats and make our way to the grocery store. Grandma always had these funny little sayings. Her sense of humor and her charming personality made everyone's day. If it were raining grandma would tell us that "The angels are crying."� If we saw a few cars in a row, she would announce "traffic' terrific."�Whidbey island never really had traffic, so a few cars on the road at the same time seemed like a bigger deal than it realy was. As a little girl I would think, "What would grandma do if she lived where I did?...where there was real traffic and it took an hour to get to school in the morning."� In fact just a few weeks ago, I was sitting in traffic on 520 from Redmond to Bellevue. My facebook status update was indeed "traffic's terrific."� I thought again, if only grandma could see this.

Arriving at the grocery store we would buy a candy bar or the animal cookies and she would buy the groceries for dinner and quite often her own treat, almond Roca. Dinner usually consisted of her famous tacos. The next evening we would have fish and chips. Grandma enjoyed putting the extra fries out for the seagulls.

Grandma was everyone's friend. From the seagulls, to the puppy dogs, to all of us, her family and friends. She will always live on in the lives she has touched. We all have a little part of grandma that she has passed down to us. She will continue to make us smile when we remember her little sayings throughout our life. I know I will always be saying that the "traffic's terrific" and when I see the rain pounding on my car's windshield, I will think of her. "The angels are crying." Now grandma is an angel, her tears will continue touch my life...until we meet again.

<3 Love you grandma <3

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