Donald Edward Carlson Sr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on May 4, 2026, at the age of 81, Donald Edward Carlson Sr. of Pittsfield, Massachusetts passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Donald farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Donald is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Herbert Theodore Carlson and Gladys M. Carlson (Dimanche); and his siblings, Theodore Carlson and Betty Cobb. He is survived by: his sons, Donald E. Carlson Jr. (Rachel) of New Port Richey, FL and Eric T. Carlson (Dawn) of Pittsfield, MA; his stepdaughter Darlene Alderman (David); his former wife Patricia Race (Fagundes) of Pittsfield, MA.; and his grandchildren, Sydney, Shauna and Donald E. Carlson III. He is also survived by nieces and nephews.
