~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, NEA/DL Capt. Jonathan ‘Jon’ G. Palsson
November 21, 1938 ~ July 29, 2021
Notification with the passing of retired Northeast/Delta
pilot Captain Jonathan Gudmundur Palsson, age 82. Captain Palsson joined Northeast Airlines
09-06-1966 and retired with Delta Air Lines based QNY/030, Ld. Ln. Ck. Airman. He is survived by his wife Joan, his son
Timothy, and his grandson Luke.
Obituary information is available online at the funeral home
website:
https://www.leightonmackinnon.com/obituary/Jonathan-Palsson
For those who wish to send a personal note, the family
address is listed in whitepages as
17 S. River Trl., Duxbury,
MA 02332.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Jonathan G. Palsson, son of Gudmundur and Louise
Palsson was born November 21, 1938 and was raised in Quincy, MA. While growing up, he met his best friend and
future wife, Joan Harron. They lived in Duxbury, MA for 52 years, but they also
enjoyed spending time in Sarasota, FL and at their camp on Thompson Lake, ME
Jon was known for his quick wit, outstanding memory and
ability to make others laugh with his wonderful sense of humor. A graduate of
Quincy High School. He joined the USAF
in 1957, discharged in 1961.
Jon enjoyed hunting and fishing and was an active member of
Ducks Unlimited. He always loved
aviation and while young, spent hours flying an Aeronca single-engine airplane
with his brother, Gene. He was fortunate
to spend his career doing what he loved. He began his flying career in 1966
with Northeast Airlines, then went on to become a Captain with Delta Airlines,
retiring in 1998.
He leaves behind his wife, Joan, son Timothy, grandson,
Luke, his sister-in-law, Janet Harron Jackson, a niece and several
nephews. He was pre-deceased by his
brother Eugene and sister Athena Phillips.
Services will be private.
Arrangements by Leighton MacKinnon Funeral Home, 4 West
Washington St., (Corner Rte. 58), Hanson, MA
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