Darrel C. Bales

Darrel was born in North Dakota.

Darrel was born in North Dakota. When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Seattle. Later he lived in Aberdeen and Hoquiam, Washington.

He passed away in Sun City, Arizona, Nov. 21, 2019, from heart failure.

He married his wife, Cheryl, Dec.1, 1973.

Darrel joined the Army and served in Korea for two years. He worked for Lamb Grays Harbor Company as traffic manager, and previously worked for United Airlines.

He loved flying and had his private and commercial pilot’s licenses. He was a flight instructor. When his father-in-law, Russell Hindman, retired, Darrel taught him to fly, enabling him to get his private pilot’s license.

Darrel loved boating and fishing. He often fished for salmon at Westport and in Puget Sound. Darrel was a sports car fan and over the years had several. Together he and his stepson, Mike Balagot, restored a MGA. His latest sports car was a Mercedes SLK 350, his pride and joy.

Darrel was an excellent cook and enjoyed cooking Thanksgiving dinners. He was known for his turkey dressing.

Darrel was a dog lover. In his lifetime his dogs George, a black poodle, Ching Su, a Chinese Shar Pei, Maggie, a black lab, and JoJo, a white poodle, brought him great joy.

He belonged to the Eagles and Elks and liked to golf.

Darrel is survived by his wife Cheryl, step-children Michael Balagot and Lisa Felts; step-grandchildren Adam Woodland, Aaron Balagot, Morgan Romani and Paige Balagot; six step-great-grandchildren, four nieces and one nephew.

Upon his request there will be no service. Donations in memory of Darrel may be made to: Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Rd, Kanani, UT 84741,1-435-644-2001 .