Obituary

Windham, ME/Northborough, MA—Gunhild "Gunny" M. (Hanson) Magnuson passed away peacefully on March 1, 2007 at Ledgewood Manor Nursing Home surrounded by the wonderful staff and her loving daughter. She was born in Worcester, MA on January 18, 1921, the daughter of Eric J. and Beda S. (Bergstrom) Hanson. She was a graduate of North High School. Gunny was predeceased by her loving husband of 50 years, Robert G. Magnuson in 1996, her brothers Eric Iver Hanson and John Harold Hanson, and her sister Astrid Angelsten. She leaves behind her son, Dr. Robert N. Magnuson and his wife, Diane of Colorado Springs, CO; her granddaughter, Kristin Magnuson, a student at CSU and residing in Fort Collins, CO; and her daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Douglas Dufour of Windham, ME.

Gunhild was a member of the Scandinavian Athletic Club, Nordic Lodge, and for years was a member of the Swedish Dance Club. She worked at Astra Pharmaceutical for many years. Gunny was a beautiful person inside and out and will be missed by many friends at SAC and Nordic Lodge, her friends at Park Danforth in Portland, ME and Ledgewood Manor in Windham, ME and her longtime friends and neighbors of Northborough, MA.

Funeral services will be held at NORDGREN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 300 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA on Friday, March 9, 2:00 p.m. A calling will be held prior to the funeral at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton, MA. For directions and on-line condolences, please click below.