Mr Blowes was believed to be the Port's longest living resident when he turned 107 years old on April 4, 2020.

He died peacefully in Harbourside Haven's nursing home on Wednesday, September 30.

"We'll miss his knowledge, wisdom, sense of humour, his singing and dancing," Warrick Blowes, one of Mr Blowes' four children, said.

"He had a long and happy life. He had a knack for surrounding himself with happy people. He was an astute businessman but very community-minded. He was involved with Apex, Rotary, Probus, Coastal Patrol, croquet, golf, junior cricket, the RSL and Salvation Army.

"He loved his sport, his music and people."

Mr Blowes is survived by his wife, Pattie, 99, to whom he was married for 79 years. The couple, who lived in Harbourside Haven at Shoal Bay together, celebrated their wedding anniversary on March 23.

He is also survived by three of his four children, Frances, Warrick and Bill (Sally is deceased), and more than 36 direct descendants including great-great-grandchildren.

A private funeral service for Mr Blowes was due to be held in Salamander Bay on Wednesday, October 7.

At his 106^th birthday party, Mr Blowes sang the popular 1920s song When You're Smiling to his party guests, which were residents of Harbourside Haven. The same song was to be played at his funeral.

Before singing the song to party guests in 2019, Mr Blowes said: "When I was about 8 or 9... my father, he said to me one morning at breakfast, 'If you don't want to grow up to be a grumpy old man I'll tell you what you should do'. He said 'every birthday you should sing a song. That song will make you happy for the rest of your life'."

The year before, at this 105^th birthday celebrations in 2018, Mr Blowes told the Examiner that he has had a good life.

"I've been fortunate. I wouldn't say lucky, I'd say fortunate. I give a lot of credit to my parents. I have some good genes," he said.

In his youth, Mr Blowes moved from NSW rural town of Orange to the even smaller town of Mudgee, about two-and-a-half hours away, to open his menswear business, Blowes Clothing, in 1936.

Blowes Clothing remains a family owned and operated business to this day.

It was in Mudgee that he met Pattie while at a ball.

"It wasn't love at first sight," Mr Blowes told the Examiner when the couple celebrated their 75^th wedding anniversary. "We had different partners but we seemed to get back together every now and then. We thought staying together would be the best thing to do."

They were married in March 1941, one year after Mr Blowes joined the World War II effort. Mr Blowes returned to Australia in 1945 when the war ended.

The Bloweses raised their four children in Mudgee. The couple moved to Port Stephens in 1980 when they retired.

They were active members of Port Stephens Probus Club for 40 years and Nelson Bay Croquet Club, just to name two.

The pair moved from their home in Salamander Bay to Harbourside Haven in 2017, a move Mr Blowes had said was "one of the best moves we've made".

Mr Blowes' son, Warrick, thanked Harbourside Haven for their support of his parents.

"Everyone at Harbourside Haven have been magnificent since they moved in," he said.