WORLAND - Sha Marie (Koski) Seely, 41, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Worland on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013.
Sha was born Oct. 18, 1972 in Denver, Colo. to Eugene Richard and Patricia Arlene (Rawls) Koski. The family lived in the Denver area until Sha was 4 years old with the exception of 3-4 months of her infancy living in Tacoma, Wash. The family relocated to Gillette in 1975 where she received her education, graduating in 1989.
She married Anthony McLaurie on Aug. 30, 1989 and to this union two children were born, Brittani and Timothy. The couple later divorced.
Sha then had a long relationship with Kelly Popescu from which another daughter, Danielle was born. During this union, she lived alternately in Gillette and Worland. She later married Steven Saathoff in Gillette and a son, Colten was born. The couple later divorced. She was later married to Leon Seely for a short time.
The last two and one-half years of Sha's life was spent with her fiancé and love of her life, Mike Sakal, in Worland.
Growing up, Sha's parents introduced her to her love of the great outdoors. To the day of her passing, she continued to love camping and fishing. One of her favorite areas was Crazy Woman Canyon in the Big Horn Mountains. She was a fabulous cook and enjoyed shopping for bargains with her never-ending book of coupons.
She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Survivors include her fiancé, Mike Sakal of Worland; mother and step-father, Pat and Harry Kimbley of Gillette; father, Eugene Koski of Gillette; children, Brittani (Curtis) McLaurie-Lees and Timothy McLaurie both of Gillette, Colten Saathoff and Danielle Popescu both of Worland; sisters, Gina (Scott) Pehringer of Buffalo and Jaylene Koski of Maui, Hawaii; step-siblings, James Kimbley, Jesse Kimbley and Leah Flores-Gonzalez of Gillette; nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at the Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Louie Pantelis from the Grace Chapel Community Church officiating. Cremation has taken place.
Memorial donations may be made in Sha's name in care of Bryant Funeral Home, P.O. Box 524, Worland, Wyo. 82401. Online condolences may be made at www.bryantfuneralhomeonline.com.
Published in the Northern Wyoming Daily News (Worland, WY) - Tuesday, November 12, 2013,Page: 2
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