Harold Knecht of Ocean Shores died on July 25, 2012. He was born December 6, 1925, to Thersia and John Knecht, he lived in Olympia from the age of two until 1985 when he retired from Puget Sound Power and Light and moved to Ocean Shores.
He leaves behind his wife of 62 years, Esther (Harbst) Knecht; three great boys, Mike, Dan and John; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Hilda Shincke and Lorraine Maxwell.