Anchor Point resident, Mrs. Noella Gloria Harford, 71, died Sept. 8 at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer.

Graveside services were held Sept. 12 at the Hickerson Memorial Cemetery in Homer where she was laid to rest with her husband, Robert. Pallbearers included Wayne, Russ and Randy Harford, Sam McGee III, Robert and Jeremy Webb. Honorary pallbearers were Ray Deitz, Norman Arsenault, Daniel Stanish, John Sheldon, Justin and Joshua Harford. Memorial services were held Sept. 12 at the Homer United Methodist Church. Pastor Charles Dell Martin officiated.

Mrs. Harford was born Dec. 25, 1937 to Armand and Jeanette (Anger) Belanger in South Bridge, Mass. She married Robert Harford and supported the Air Force when her husband was serving the nation for 20 years. Mrs. Harford worked on and off from 1952 at Spotless Cleaners in Woonsocket, R.I. She moved to Anchorage in October of 1970 where she worked at Alaska Cleaners until November of 1977. Mrs. Harford also worked for Civil Service from 1977 until 1994 when she retired. She lived in Homer from 1997 to 2001 and was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Homer and also attended the Homer United Methodist Church. She moved to Anchor Point in 2001 where she has resided ever since. She enjoyed crocheting, fishing, hunting, clamming and rock and shell collecting. “Everyone who knew Mom loved her. She was Mom to all our friends,” wrote her daughter, Cheryl. “She was the rock of the Harford family. Her life’s goal was to keep us together and stick it out till the end. She made us see the error of our ways and still loved us. We cherished the days we were given with her. Our mom was very special, born on Christmas; she had a very big loving heart with room to love all. We got our morals from our mother,” wrote the family.

Mrs. Harford was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Robert Harford; sons-in-law, Kevin Sheldon and Clayton Richardson; sister, Auline Arsenault, Sonny and Lil Harford, Jeanette Menard; and her parents, Armand and Jeanette Belanger. 

She is survived by her partner, Ray Deitz of Anchor Point; daughter, Cheryl Richardson of Anchor Point; sons, Wayne Harford of Kodiak and Russell Harford of Anchor Point; daughter, Corinne Sheldon of Costa Rica; son, Randy Harford of Independence, Mo.; grandsons, Sam McGee III, Joshua Atrayu, Israel Justin, Jeremy Robert, Billy Joe Bostwick, John Sheldon and Rodney Christin; granddaughters, Tony A. McGee, Rachel Stanish, Mary Webb, Mariah Kile, Angelina Harford, Gloria Deavnna, Shauna and Crystal Sheldon, Alexis and Rodney Harford; great-grandchildren, Nicholas Tristan Hailey, Johnathan Stephan Jaydan, Deavonnie Angelynn Natila, Daysha Emmanuel, Isiah Allura, Kristin Allayly, Makala Tresten, Jonathan and Carolynn Traven, Kevin, Noah and Karianna; brother in-law, Norman Arsenault; sister in-law, Lorraine.

Memorial contributions to defray expenses may be made to the family C/O Russell Harford. 35180 North Fork Road, Anchor Point, AK 99556.