Bruce Allen Cedell, 57, lifetime Montesano resident and night stocker for Safeway, died Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.

Bruce was born on July 10, 1965, in Aberdeen to Robert Leroy and Marlene Joyce (Case) Cedell. He graduated from Montesano High School in 1983.

He married Melissa Ackley on June 28, 2014. They later divorced in 2021.

Bruce worked for Safeway as a night stockperson starting in Hoquiam, then Aberdeen and lastly at Olympia. He loved being outdoors in the Grisdale, hunting, fishing and camping with his Dad and friends.

Bruce is survived by his daughter, Emma Cedell in Rochester, Washington; his mother, Marlene Cedell of Montesano; a brother Gregory Cedell of Montesano; a sister, Valjeen (Mark) Conklin of Montesano; and three nephews: Randy, Phil and Zoren Peterman.

A potluck celebration of life will be held on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, from 1 to 4 p.m. located at the Montesano Moose Lodge in Montesano, Washington. He will be inurned at Wynooche Cemetery, Montesano, Washington.

Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Washington.