Audrey Holbrook Hamrick

Published 8:00 pm Thursday, September 6, 2018

Audrey Hamrick

Twin Falls, Idaho

May 24, 1928 — Sept. 3, 2018

Audrey Holbrook Hamrick, longtime resident of Seaside, Oregon, passed away peacefully Sept. 3, 2018, in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Audrey was born in Kelso, Washington, on May 24, 1928, the second of two children to William H. and Sally Wheaton Holbrook. She admired her only sister and best friend, Inez Irene Holbrook Shelley.

On Oct. 8, 1943, she married Raymond (Bill) Sanders in Blackfoot, Idaho. They had four children, Richard, Vickie, Sally and Debra. They later divorced.

On Dec. 28, 1986, she married Theodore (Ted) Cecil Hamrick in Chehalis, Washington. They made their home in Seaside, Oregon, where they enjoyed a view of the river and wildlife.

Audrey was very creative, enjoying sewing, crafts, gardening and cooking. She loved outdoor activities, including hunting and fishing. She had a genuine love for all things living, often taking in injured animals. She had been an active member of the Women of the Moose and the American Legion.

She is survived by her children, Sally (Fletcher) Hartman and Debra (Debbie) Sanders; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Audrey joins the awaiting arms of her loving husband; parents; cherished sister; wonderful niece; son, Richard; daughter-in-law, Juanita Goul Sanders; daughter, Vickie Sanders Hanover; son-in-law, Lonnie Hanover; and grandchildren, Richard Hanover, Velma Audrea Taylor and Annie Hanover; all of whom have preceded her in death.

Audrey has requested no funeral services. In lieu of flowers, Audrey suggests family and friends make donations to Paralyzed Veterans of America or to Mooseheart.

All arrangements are being handled by Rosenau Funeral Home and Crematory in Twin Falls, Idaho.

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