Russell Carlton Owens

Russell Carlton Owens, 61, of East Hartford, passed away at home on Friday, May 11, 2018. Born on May 7, 1957 in Hartford, he was the son of Carlton Owens and the late Rita (Bellovoda) Owens. Russell was honorably discharged from the Navy Reserve, an EMT, a volunteer firefighter and volunteer officer with the Connecticut State Police. He worked as a Corrections Officer for 20 years and was very proud of his service to the community. After retirement, Russell was excited for the opportunity to obtain his CDL license in order to drive a tractor trailer. Besides his careers and accomplishments, he was an avid fisherman and enjoyed boating as well as riding his Harley Davidson. Russell was the kind of person to give the shirt off of his back to anyone in need. He loved with all of his heart and if you were family, he protected with all of his might. Russell was an amazing human being who will be sorely missed by all those who knew and loved him. He is survived by the mother of his children, Linda Cloutier, his son David M. Owens and his wife Sarah, his daughter Elizabeth (Owens) Mancini and her husband Marco and five adored grandchildren who were the light of his life, Nathaniel and Julianna Owens and Carolina, Lorenzo and Luca Mancini, as well as his five brothers, Dennis Owens and his fiancé Patsy Millet, David Owens and his wife Myrna, Daniel Owens and his fiancé Sharon Bowman, Robert Owens and his significant other and Carl Owens and his wife Theresa. He is also survived by Christopher LeMay, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service will be Friday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd, Wethersfield. Burial will take place at East Cemetery in Manchester with full military honors. Family and friends may call on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral chapel. For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www. desopo.com.