DANVERS—Robert L. Russell, Sr., 68, died Thursday, June 10, 2010 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House following a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Eileen S. (Crotty) Russell, with whom he shared nearly 49 years of marriage.
Born in Danvers on Feb. 15, 1942, he was the son of the late Vernon and Margaret (Knowles) Russell. He was raised and educated in Danvers and was a graduate of Holten High School, Class of 1960.
For forty years, Mr. Russell was employed by Eastern Propane and New England Gas Systems.
A lifelong resident of the Tapleyville section of Danvers, he was a coach with Danvers Youth Hockey and Danvers National Little League for many years. He was a member of the Polish Club in Danvers and the Franco-American Club in Beverly. For more than ten years, he had participated in the North Shore Cancer Walk.
In addition to his wife, he leaves a daughter, Bonnie Bilodeau and her husband Robert of Seabrook, NH, a son, Robert “Boo” Russell, Jr. and his wife Susan of Danvers, his sisters and brother, Priscilla Nickerson, Peggy Mscisz, Alice McGrath, Edna Choquette, Kathleen Cross, and Vernon C. Russell, Jr., his grandchildren, Wesley and Krysta Bilodeau, Cortney Carlson, and Alison Emerzian, 2 great-grandchilden, Grace Rose Lawler and Shannon Emerzian, and many nieces and nephews and a loving extended family. He was predeceased by his sister and brothers, Shirley Robbins and Clarence and Kenneth Russell.
His Funeral Service will be Monday, June 14, 2010 at 1PM in the Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, 16 Sylvan St., Danvers. Burial will follow in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours are Sunday from 3-7PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. Donations in Mr. Russell’s memory may be made to Hospice of the North Shore, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA 01923 or the North Shore Cancer Center, 102 Endicott St., Danvers, MA 01923.