Ronald P Danielson

Ronald P. Danielson passed away on August 15 at the age of 74 due to complications of prostate cancer.  Son of Reginald and Helen (Danielsen) Danielson.  Beloved husband for fifty-two years of Karen (McKean) Danielson of North Easton.  Cherished father of Pamela and her husband John Scanlon of Vail, Arizona, Sarah and her husband Steve Peake of Essex, VT and Stephanie and her husband Christian McMullan of Phoenixville, PA.  He is also survived by his brother Lee Danielson and his wife Mary Ellen of Franklin, TN, his sister Margaret and her husband Robert Dechene of Long Lake, NY.  Ron is survived by nine grandchildren ranging in age from five to fifteen and a niece and nephew and their children.  He will be greatly missed.

Ronald graduated from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY with a degree in civil engineering.  At graduation he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Corp of Engineers.  He served at Fort Riley, KS prior to his deployment in 1965 to Vietnam to serve in the war.  Three weeks before deployment Ron married Karen.  While in Vietnam Ron earned a Purple Heart and an Army Accommodation Award.

Ronald and Karen moved to Easton in 1972 and raised their children there.  He was very active at Holy Trinity Lutheran church, serving as president of the Church Council and Superintendent of the Sunday School along with other committees.  He was a member of the Easton Historical Society and Natural Resources Trust.  He served as treasurer of the First Engineer Battalion for five years 2011 - 2016.

Ron loved his family first.  He also enjoyed gardening, reading, swimming and traveling.   Several places were dear to Ronald including Long Lake, NY in the Adirondacks and Camp Calumet in W. Ossipee, NH.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Visitation Hours on Saturday, September 2nd from 4:00-7:00pm and the Memorial Service on Sunday, September 3rd at 4:00pm at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 143 Lincoln Street, North Easton Massachusetts.

Arrangements made by the Southeast Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Easton MA.  For directions or to leave an online condolence please visit www.southeastfuneralhome.com

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Memorial Fund at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Old Colony Hospice, and Beth Israel, Oncology Department.