Earl L. “Jun” Swanson, Jr.

EDEN, VT — Earl L. “Jun” Swanson, Jr., 87 died on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the Union House Nursing Home in Glover, VT.

He was born on May 25, 1932 in Quincy, MA the son of Earl L. and Eva B. (Pierce) Swanson. He attended school in Sharon, VT before starting work at a young age on the family farm.

On December 14, 1956 he married Patricia Tuller. They made their home in Tunbridge where they raised their son and later divorced.

Jun ran a gas station and garage in South Royalton, VT for several years before he opened Jun’s Ski-Doo Sales & Service in Tunbridge. For 30 years he owned and operated a small engine repair shop and sold Ski-Doo snowmobiles, lawnmowers and chain saws, etc.

For the last 20 years Jun has made his home in Eden, VT. He was a founding member of the Tri-Town Trail Travelers Snowmobile Club. He enjoyed deer hunting, snowmobiling and his annual Christmas parties with his customers and friends at his shop in Tunbridge, VT. In his younger years he enjoyed drag racing cars at Milton Dragway as well as other dragways in the Northeast. He also enjoyed participating in his son’s snowmobile drag and oval racing career.

He is survived by his long-time companion, Barbara Waters of Derby, VT; his son, Larry Swanson and his wife, Laurie (Graves) of Sharon, VT; a daughter, Judith Grantham and her husband, Sonny of Cabool, MO; grandchildren, Megan Swanson Ives and her husband Cody, Derek Swanson, Kelly Hicks, James Dillon, and Megan Cole; three great grandchildren, Cooper Swanson, Caysen Ives, and Remiana Ives. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Evelyn Krivak.

There will be no public calling hours. A memorial Celebration of Life gathering will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions in Jun’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association online or mailed to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Fl.17, Chicago, IL 60601.

A private message of sympathy for the family can be shared at www.boardwayandcilley.com. The Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home in Chelsea, VT is in charge of arrangements.