Marguerite A. Daugherty born Dec. 19, 1939 in Billings, Montana to Floyd and Anna Daugherty, passed away peacefully on Oct. 23, 2023 at Tacoma General Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents Floyd and Anna Daugherty, her brother Dan Daugherty and sister Rosa Underwood (Daugherty). She is survived by her brothers Pat Daugherty and Jim Daugherty, her children, Mike Ballew of Napavine, Washington, Carl Ballew of Elma, Washington, Jeanette Tarabochia of Cosmopolis, Washington, Greg Ballew of Olalla, Washington and Steve Ballew of Opelika, Alabama, seven grandchildren and five step -grandchildren.

After leaving Montana, her family moved to Bremerton, Washington. Marguerite attended Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School then went on to graduate from West Bremerton High School. After high school she attended Olympic College in Bremerton. She married William Ballew in June of 1959. They moved to California and finally settled in Hoquiam, Washington where they raised their five children. They later divorced and she did not remarry.

She will be greatly missed.

Marguerite worked for the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries for 30 years. After retirement she moved to Mesa, Arizona and spent the next 10 years there. She then moved to the Olympia area to be closer to her family where she has resided for the past several years.

Marguerite was a devoted Catholic and asked that any donations you would like to give should go to Catholic Charities.

We will have a celebration of her life at the Cosmopolis Lions on Dec. 17, 2023 from 12-4 p.m. at 601 2nd St., Cosmopolis, WA 98537