Obituary for Russell E. Magnuson Russell E Magnuson of Southington, husband of the late Carolyn Louise Stange Magnuson, his beloved wife of 59 years, died November 21, 2018. Born in New Britain, Sept 2, 1928, and moved to Southington in 1957. He was the son of the late John A. Magnuson and Julia M. (Barrett) Magnuson.
He attended schools in New Britain and graduated from E.C. Goodwin Tech School, as a craftsman. Russell was a proud U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War as a Field Radio Repair Man, serving in the 24th Signal Service Battalion stationed at the U.S. Air Force Base in Thule, Greenland. He was a Life-Long member of the First Lutheran Church in New Britain and was a long-time member of the senior choir and the men’s Wennerburg Choir.
He and Carolyn were married on Dec 16, 1950 and 3 weeks later, he left for the military service. Following the service, he worked 35 years for the New Britain Machine CO. , later a division of Litton Industries, retiring in 1990 as a Senior Design Engineer.
He is survived by his 3 children, Carol of Greenfield, MA, Peter of Warwick, MA, Patricia Burkett of Los Angeles, CA, and his brother in law Gene of Bristol, CT. Also 6 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and many wonderful friends and neighbors. He was predeceased by 2 sisters Helen and Gladys, and a son in law, Kenneth Burkett.
Always interested in aviation, he learned to fly at age 16. He later met Carolyn after giving her a ride in his plane. Russell was a long time member of the New England Air Museum, a docent and a restoration volunteer.
He was the crew chief instrumental in restoring a rare WW2 Navy Blimp, Gondola, a 23 year project. The Funeral will be held Tuesday 11 AM at the First Lutheran Church, 77 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051 with calling hours Tuesday morning from 10 to 10:45 AM at the Carlson Funeral Home, 45 Franklin Square, New Britain. Burial will be at the South End Burial ground, in Southington, CT.
Donations may be made in Russell’s name to the First Lutheran Church, or to the New England Air Museum, Attn: Ron Katz, 36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks, CT 06096. We would like to give a huge thank you to all the staff at Mulberry Gardens in Plantsville, CT for all their care and love they showed to Russell during the 2 years he stayed there and to all of Russell’s many friends whom he loved so much. We will miss all of you!
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10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Carlson Funeral Home 45 Franklin Square New Britain, CT, US, 06051 carlsonfh@aol.com www. carlsonfuneralhome.com/ Funeral Service NOV 27.
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