Arnold Ruse

1937 - 2017

Arnold (Arnie) Ruse

October 31, 1937 - January 23, 2017

Salem - Arnold (Arnie) Ray Ruse was born October 31, 1937 in Tabor, Iowa. He moved west and graduated high school from Nampa, Idaho and earned his bachelor's degree from College of Idaho.

His career spanned from teaching high school English, packaging equipment operator, small equipment repair, bookkeeper, newspaper editor, and retired from the Oregon State Legislative Council.

Arnie's passion was words - writing them, editing them, learning them, sharing them and teaching them. He loved to explore, any side street and main street, in any city big or small. As long as there was a sidewalk beneath his feet, he was off. That exploration led to many moves and many states: Iowa, Idaho, California, Washington and finally Oregon. He married his wife Rose in 1964 in Nampa, Idaho. A year later they had their only child, a daughter, Shauna. Mazatlán, Mexico was his first foreign exploration on October 30, 1967, and his last on January 23, 2017, where he passed with his wife Rose of 53 years, and his daughter Shauna by his side.

He is survived by his wife Rose of Salem, Oregon; daughter Shauna (Jeff Oliver), two grandchildren Sydni and Jordan all of Camas, Washington; and sister Deana (Larry Reynolds) of Ottumwa, Iowa.