Margaret Emily (Cook) "Cookie" George Obituary (1912

Margaret Emily Cook was born in Seattle, WA, on October 28, 1912, and died March 29, 2016. She was 103 years old. Cookie, as she was lovingly called, lived in Ballard until graduating from Ballard High. She attended St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1934. She worked as an RN at the Medical Arts Hospital until her retirement when the hospital became Allenmore Hospital. She married and lived in Tacoma, having 3 children, Lon, Toni, and Michael. In 1946 she bought her home on Wollochet Bay. In 1948 she married the love of her life, Richard George, and they had daughter Maggi. Cookie and Dick loved to travel, making 15 trips to Europe, as well as travels through the United States and Canada. They loved to golf and were charter members of Artondale Golf Club, now Gig Harbor Golf and CC. They were longtime members of St. Nicholas Catholic Church and Cookie was known for her strong Catholic faith and powerful prayers. After Dick's death in 2009, Cookie moved to Merrill Gardens (now Brookdale) in Gig Harbor, where she had good friends and loving care. Cookie is survived by her children N. Lon Frickelton (Ann) of Santa Maria, CA, Tonia Markovich, Michael George (Janice), and Maggi Michels (Andrew), all of Gig Harbor. She is survived by 6 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Richard, and her grandson, Peter Markovich. A funeral mass will be celebrated Thursday, April 7 at 11 AM at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Gig Harbor. Please sign her guest book with memories and condolences for the family at www.havenrest.com, where you can also light a remembrance candle.