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August 3, 2016
Wallowa County Chieftain
O BITUARIES
B EACON IN THE NIGHT
Delton LaRue
March 26, 1938 to July 23, 2016
Courtesy of JR Masters
Reader JR Masters shared this great photo that was taken Thursday night of Chief Joseph Days lighting up the night sky.
Butterfl y conference to take
fi eld trips in Wallowa County
By Kathleen Ellyn
Wallowa County Chieftain
Don’t worry if you see
some people with binoculars
and butterfl y nets up in the
mountains this weekend.
The Washington Butterfl y
Association (WBA) is hold-
ing its annual conference at
Hurricane Creek Grange and
the gathering includes some
fi eld trips in the area — in-
cluding to the top of Mount
Howard.
According to spokesper-
son Joyce Bergen, the WBA
chooses a new town for ev-
ery annual conference, with a
preference for granges.
“We want to support these
worthy community organiza-
tions,” Bergen said. “In the
past few years, we’ve met at
the Goldendale Grange and
the Omak Grange, both in
See Philip Ruud at
Wallowa Valley
Eye Care
(Dr. Baileys Office)
August 10th
519 W. North St.
Enterprise, OR 97828
Call 800-678-3155
for appointment
Washington. When I heard
there was a grange in Jo-
seph, I was happy to make
our arrangements there.”
The conference runs
Friday through Sunday and
includes keynote speakers,
a dinner and several fi eld
trips.
Butterfl y species the
group hopes to spot in-
clude the American Copper
(Lycaena phleas) and the
Pelidne Sulphur (Colias
pelidne), which are rare in
the rest of Cascadia.
The group also hopes to
see populations of unique
subspecies of fritillaries.
If you know what these
folks are talking about, or
would like to, contact the
Washington Butterfl y As-
sociation at http://wabut-
terfl yassoc.org.
There also is an Oregon
chapter of the North Amer-
ican Butterfl y Association
based in Eugene/Spring-
fi eld. The nearest repre-
sentative for them is Sue
Anderson of Sisters. Con-
tact her at celastrinasue@
gmail.com.
D EATH N OTICE
Delton (Del) LaRue, 78, of
Ione died Saturday, July 23,
2016 in Idaho Falls.
He was born March 26,
1938 in Freewater, Ore., to par-
ents Ernest and Jennie Modlin
LaRue, Del grew up in Free-
water, graduating from Mc-
Loughlin High School in 1956.
He had three siblings: brother
Gilbert LaRue and sisters Irene
Freeman and Evea Hoggatt.
Following graduation from
Mac High, Del attended Pacifi c University in Forest Grove,
graduating in 1960. His long teaching career began at Lostine
High School, where he taught from 1960-1964. In 1961 Del
married Linda Winters, and May 25 marked their 55th wedding
anniversary.
From 1964-1966 Mr. LaRue taught at Wallowa High, and
then spent the next four years at Wheeler High in Fossil (1966-
1970). They moved to Ione in the summer of 1971, and Del
spent the next 26 years in the classroom, at the gym, the football
fi eld and the track of Ione High School until retiring in 1997.
Following Del’s retirement, he and Linda stayed in Ione, but
they headed for the warmer climate of Yuma, Ariz., during the
winter for the past eight years. Coach LaRue always returned
to Ione in plenty of time for the track season, as he continued to
lead the track program until 2009 and was named National Girls
Track Coach of the Year in 2003.
Mr. LaRue was dedicated to his students and athletes, wheth-
er in the classroom or on the playing fi eld. He brought out the
best in each of them, always encouraging young people to
stretch to do their very best, and to always believe in them-
selves. Lessons taught went far beyond the skills of the game,
with Coach always instilling teamwork, sportsmanship, hard
work and dedication in each of his athletes.
Of course those same attributes were stressed with Del and
Linda’s own three children: Robin (Melissa) LaRue of Ione;
Shawn (Denise) LaRue of Oregon City; and Michelle (Jerry)
Buczynski of Sheridan.
Bringing great joy to the family were grandchildren Jacoby,
Cayben, Zach, Kayla, Kevin, Joshua, Katie, Kyle and Gracie,
and great-grandchildren Finley, Stella and Quin. Del’s family
was his pride and joy, and the LaRues spent much time together.
It seems only appropriate that at the time of his death Del and
Linda were on holiday with Michelle and her family in Yellow-
stone.
The community of Ione will miss seeing Del waving from
his 1934 Ford Coupe as he drove the town, stopping to chat
with his many friends. The daily ritual of getting the mail often
turned into a long visit with whomever he happened to meet.
A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6,
at the Ione School Gymnasium.
In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the Coach
LaRue Scholarship in care of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, Ione
Branch, P.O. Box 106, Ione, OR, 97843.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements.
Priscilla Coleman
Priscilla Coleman of Enterprise died at Wallowa Memorial
Hospital July 31 at age 97. A complete obituary will be pub-
lished at a later date. Bollman Funeral Home is entrusted with
arrangements.
About Obituaries
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Chieftain. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or
funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing.
Send obituaries by e-mail, obits@wallowa.com; fax, 541-
426-3921; or mail, PO Box 338, Enterprise, OR 97828. The
deadline to submit an obituary is 2 p.m. Monday for the
Wednesday paper. For more information, or to inquire about
a paid memorial, call 541-426-4567.
Gloria Jane Dusek
Dec. 7, 1935 to July 25, 2016
Gloria Jane (Zurcher) Dusek
died July 25, 2016 in her home
in Clackamas, Ore., where
she had been living since July
2015. Family and friends will
celebrate her life at 1 p.m. Sun-
day, Aug. 7, 2016 at the home
of her daughter and son-in-law,
Shauna and Rick McReynolds
in Oregon City, Ore.
Gloria was born Dec. 7,
1935 in Enterprise to William
DeVore and Geneva (Roupe)
Zurcher, both from pioneer families of Enterprise and Joseph.
Gloria enjoyed her childhood in Enterprise until she graduated
from Enterprise High School in 1954. Gloria spent some time
at Oregon State University before going on to beauty School
and becoming a hair dresser. She married Richard (Dick) Dusek
from Estacada, Ore., in 1957, and a year later bought a fi lbert
orchard in the Estacada area. Later they built their second home
on Clear Creek in the same area. They spent most vacations
coming home to Wallowa County to relax and enjoy the lake.
She began working for Estacada School District when her
daughters started school and continued working for there for
17 years.
Gloria is survived by three daughters — Shauna McReyn-
olds, Shelly Adamson and Tanya Kathan — and their husbands;
six granddaughters; and two great-grandsons.
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