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Norman Grieder, former Denman ferry deckhand, dies

A family notice says Grieder died on August 31 and had worked as a deckhand on the Denman ferry.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2020-10-22 · compiled 2026-10-01

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Norman Grieder, who worked as a deckhand on the Denman ferry, died on August 31, according to a family notice in The Islands Grapevine.^[1]

The notice said Grieder also worked as a mail carrier, in a plywood mill and in the oyster business, and attended culinary school in Nanaimo.^[1]

It said he was born in Port Alberni and is survived by his wife, stepchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews.^[1]

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