Coralee "Cory" Hinman was born August 28, 1938 in San Ramon, California to Franklin
Elmore Hinman and Enid Snow Montague. The oldest of three children, she grew up
riding her bicycle, hurling a baseball, shooting baskets, When she wasn't cooking,
cleaning, or watching her siblings, she had her nose stuck in a book. Aunts, uncles, and
both grandmothers kept an eye out for her, as witnessed by the time at age three the
family rooster decided to pester her and was served up as family dinner that night by
her grandmother.

After graduating from Redwood High School, Cory studied police science at San Jose
City College before joining the Air Force. While flying all over Europe and the East coast
as a stewardess, she met her future husband, Anton "Tony" Warren Petrakovitz, at a
joint military base in New Jersey. He was in the Navy, but she was willing to overlook
that. Tony and Cory married in 1958 and started decades of family life that took them all
over the United States.

Cory hated having her picture taken (the faces she would make were legendary) but
loved a good story, both hearing and telling. You had to know her well before she would
let her sense of humor out, but it was always worth the wait. She wouldn't sing out loud,
but she rejoiced in beautiful music. She despised crafts but loved the arts. She'd tell you
she was no teacher, but we all knew she felt most at home sharing knowledge with a
classroom or any gaggle of children. She had a deep and abiding disgust of dirt and
disorder but understood it could be a byproduct of childhood and general life — right up
until she told you it was time to clean your room or she would!

After most of her 10 children were off and running, Cory decided it was time to finish her
education and became a Registered Nurse (see disgust of dirt and disorder, above, and
add disease). Her favorite unit was couplet care – new moms and their babies – where
her personal experience made her an excellently empathetic educator. After she retired,
she and Tony raised two of their grandchildren, which kept her young at heart. However,
Cory never really retired. Even well into her 80s, she stayed busy reading, cleaning,
raising and influencing generations, learning new things, trying new hobbies, completing
tremendous amounts of data entry of vital records, working at a variety of (volunteer)
church jobs, and loving her family.

Coralee went home on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, as her granddaughter Valerie read
her a bedtime story. To Cory, family was everything. To her family, she was everything.
Mom was who we called to tell the good news and the bad, to get personal advice or
medical info, and hear that soothing voice on the line. She always knew when one of
her babies was in distress but could give us space when we wanted it (though it didn't
stop her from worrying).

Her parents, husband, brother-in-law James Petrakovitz, and son Steven Thomas
Petrakovitz, went before her into the next life and were all there to welcome her home.

She leaves behind all of whom she loved profoundly. She was the proud mother of a
dazzling array of children, including sons and daughters collected through marriage.
Twenty-six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren were truly the apple of her eye.
She left beloved nieces and nephews, cousins of all degrees, and a lifetime of
memories we will always cherish.

Children: David Michael (Denise Harper) Petrakovitz, Randall Jeffrey (Mary)
Petrakovitz, AnnaMarie Petrakovitz (nee Lara, widow of Steven Thomas), Susan
Kathleen (Timothy) Ramsden, Julie Diane (Robert) Gundermann, Gary John (Brie
Dexter) Petrakovitz, Laurie Anne Petrakovitz, Daniel Warren (Brittney) Petrakovitz,
Robert Douglas (Stephanie) Petrakovitz, Linda Kristen Candelaria, plus Jason Christian
Petrakovitz and Anthony Michael Petrakovitz.

Siblings: Frank (Yvonne) Hinman, and Karma (Mick) Nelson, nee Hinman.

Siblings-in-law: Donna (Robert, deceased) Walsh nee Petrakovitz, John Trock (Michael
Diaz), and Josephine Larson (widow of James Petrakovitz).

To her family she was an example of education, hard work, cleanliness, goofiness, and -
-though she had a hard time putting it into words or hugs -- love. She celebrated with
us, cried with us, laughed with us, and made us laugh. She healed physical owies with
antiseptic, bandages, and a kiss, while healing emotional owies with wisdom, care, and
love.

She will be missed by more than just our family. We invite you to stop for a moment and
think of your favorite Cory memory. We would love for you to share it below. Thank you
for being with us.