Wallace S. Russon
1924 – 2010

WEST PARIS — Wallace S. Russon, 85, of Norway, died Monday, Feb. 15, at the Ledgeview Living Center.

He was born at Tyngsborough, Mass., Sept. 13, 1924, the son of Wyman F. and Mildred E. (Leach) Russon. He graduated from Chelmsford High School and attended Lowell Textile Institute. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, and served as a pharmacists mate first class. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal, American Area, Asiatic-Pacific Area and a good conduct Medal.

After four years of Navy service, he worked at Kroy Inc. of Lowell, Mass., the International Wool Secretariat at New York City, traveling world wide and the Reece Corp. of Waltham, Mass. He was granted two U.S. and Canadian Patents in the textile chemical field.

He was a 50-year member of William North AF & AM Masonic Lodge at Lowell, Mass., and a member of the American Legion Post 178 at Waterville. After retiring, he moved to Norway in 1986, where he enjoyed gardening, wood working and oil painting.

He is survived by two children from a former marriage, Ellen Russon of East Sandwich, Mass., and Mark of Nashua, N.H.; a brother, Melvin and a sister, Mona, both of Portland, Ore.; and two stepchildren, Elizabeth Jordan of Greenwood and Douglas Mawhinney of Norway.

He was predeceased by his wife, Eileen G. (Gammon) of Norway; a
stepdaughter, Carol Haley of Auburn; and a son, Daniel of Tokyo, Japan.