Delno (Del) Malcom Shuster: ‘A Heart of Gold’

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Delno (Del) Malcolm Shuster
April 14, 1939 – November 20, 2022

In 1981 Delno meet the love of his life on a blind date. In 1984 Delno married Gloria and moved to Humboldt County which became his permanent home. Delno is survived by his wife of 38 years. Gloria. Stepchildren, Linda Ogburn Gillette (Jeffrey) and Richard Nelson whom he loved as his own children, and they loved him the same and unconditionally. Grandchildren, Barbara Ann Ogburn, Ricky and Cory Nelson (Maria). Great grandchildren Dylan, Trinity and Elizabeth Nelson, Noah Martinez, Ariana Combs. His Granddaughters. Barbara Ann and Trinity were the “apples of his eye”. They both loved their grandpa so much. Del was a welcomed member of Gloria’s family from the beginning, and he was accepted into her Native Yurok culture and extended family, and he treasured all that it offered. Del loved attending Native American functions. In fact, Del was a very social man and loved going places and attending any type of function. He never missed a sporting event or activity that his grandchildren were participating in. Del and Gloria loved to travel and looked for any excuse to leave town. Del had a heart of gold. He was a very kind man and never spoke a bad word about anyone. Del loved everyone unconditionally. We are all better people because of his love for life.

A couple of Del’s most treasured and talked about memories were his weekly Sunday breakfast at the Blue Lake Casino or Peppers with Gloria, Florene, Perky, Sandra and whomever showed up. When Del flew to Southern California for his cancer treatments at the City of Hope he stayed with this Granddaughter, Barbara Ann, during this time. This was perfect for Del and Barbara because Barbara had just gone through what her grandpa was now going through. She took him to every appointment and treatment and was able to put him at ease through the whole treatment process. During his visit they had the most wonderful time. They went out to eat all the time, went shopping and he loved getting to meet her friends and being around the good-looking girls.

Del was a long-haul truck driver prior to moving to California. In 1988, Del retired from the Oregon Air Force National Guard after 32 years of service. He traveled to Portland, OR. every month for his guard duty until his retirement. He was Co-owner/manager of the SHC Laundromats (Summer Street, Henderson Center & Cutten Plaza) in Eureka CA. He ran these businesses until the day he passed. Del was able to repair anything that you put in front of him and developed his strong work ethic from working in his father’s family business in Idaho from a young age.

Del was born to Wayne and Velma Shuster in LaGrande, OR. In 1946 the family moved to Ontario, OR and in 1951 moved to Fruitland, ID. Delno graduated from Fruitland High School.

Del is also survived by Sisters, Opal Shuster of Boise ID, Glenda Peterson of Cheney WA and sister-in-law Sharon Shuster of Omaha NE., his first wife Beverly, son Monty (Sheila) Shuster of Grove, OK, daughter, Rebecca Cordell (Jeff) of Caldwell, ID. and family. He leaves behind by many nieces, nephews, cousins and many lifelong friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Sharilee and brother Douglas and Stepdaughter, Diane E. Nelson and dear friends Barbara and Ernie Prater.

The family would like to thank his care provider Max Rousselot and the staff at UIHS for all the years of medical care he received, The City of Hope, St Joseph’s Hospital and Hospice of Humboldt for the excellent care they provided during his last days. We also want to thank Del’s niece and partner, Pamela Lewis Wickard and Arnie Wysocki, Nephew Koiya Tuttle for all they have done for the family.

Visitation will be at Sanders Mortuary, 1835 E. Street, Eureka CA from 11 am to 1 pm on Friday, December 2, 2022, immediately prior to the services which will be held at 1pm. Interment will follow at Oceanview Cemetery, 3975 Broadway, Eureka, CA. Reception will follow immediately after at the Red Lion Inn, 1929 4 th Street, Eureka, CA.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Humboldt, 3327 Timber Fall Ct, Eureka, CA. 95503 or a charity of your choice.

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Cetan Bluesky
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Cetan Bluesky
1 year ago

RIP!

Fin Ford
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Fin Ford
1 year ago

Best regards for your family. What a great person. Thank you for sharing your memories of Del.