Wasco-Polk County OR Archives Obituaries.....Jacroux, Gustave Adolphe December 9, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, December 16, 2004
     Gustave Adolphe Jacroux, 92, a resident of Dallas and a former resident 
of The Dalles, died on Thursday, Dec. 9, at his apartment.
     He was born Aug. 23, 1912 in Lucas, Wash. (near Goldendale), the fifth of 
six sons born to Adolphe and Ethel Mae (Goss) Jacroux.
     He grew up in Lucas and attended the Cedar Valley Grade School. In 1927, 
he moved to Goldendale and graduated from high school there in 1928.
     He married Nellie Mae Benson on April 9, 1939 in Prosser, Wash. They were 
married for 65 years.
     They moved to The Dalles in 1946 where he established an automotive 
business, “Modern Motors, Inc.” with partner Cliff Spencer. They sold Hudson, 
Kaiser, Edsel and Volkswagen cars. The business was sold and he retired in 
1978.
     He was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Goldendale and The Dalles and the 
Elks in The Dalles. He served on the recreation commission for 12 years in The 
Dalles and was past president of that organization.
     He was a Boy Scoutmaster for five years, charter member of The Dalles 
High School Boosters Club and also served as a president. He was active with 
the Babe Ruth Association and was president for two years in The Dalles.
     He and his wife were avid trailer enthusiasts, traveling the Northwest. 
Their favorite stops were in Leavenworth, Wash., and Depoe Bay.
     He enjoyed gardening and took immaculate care of their home in The Dalles 
for 40 years. They moved to Dallas in 2002.
     He is survived by his son, Ken, and his wife, Becky Jacroux, Dallas; and 
grandchildren Nathan, Los Angeles; and Amber, San Diego; son Mike and his 
wife, Marcia Jacroux and grandsons Tad and Tom, all of Pullman.
     He was preceded in death by his wife on Oct. 22, 2004.
     Private family services will be held. Memorials can be given to the 
Dallas Retirement Village, 377 N.W. Jasper St., Dallas, OR 97338. 
     Bollman Funeral Home of Dallas is in charge of arrangements.


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Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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