John Robert Carlson
Of Long Grove

John Robert “Red” Carlson was born on August 21, 1934 in Winamac, IN to Hjalmar and Astrid (nee Westin) Carlson. He passed away on October 1, 2011 in Long Grove.

John worked for five years as Assistant to the Chief Water Engineer for the City of Chicago before becoming President of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc., and worked closely with his pharmacist wife in the business for 45 years. He was an active member of the Natural Products Association and enjoyed running, playing basketball, volleyball, bowling, and nickel & dime poker.

He is survived by his wife, Susan (nee Fellars); his daughters, Carilyn (Michael) Anderson and Kirsten (Gerald) Cecchin; his grandchildren, Kaitlin, Emily and Martin; and his brother, Gilbert (Dorothy) Carlson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, George (the late Juanita) Carlson; and his sister, Annalisa (the late Ernest) Anderson

Short service at 2:00 PM Tuesday, October 4, 2011 followed by visitation until 8:00 PM at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road (4 blocks south of Palatine Road), Arlington Heights.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Natural Products Foundation, 1773 T St. NW, Washington, DC 20009, www.naturalproductsfoundation.org .
 

Glueckert Funeral Home

(847) 253-0168

1520 North Arlington Heights Road

Arlington Heights, IL 60004