PRINCETON - Donald G. Bennett Jr., 62, of 255 Worcester Road, formerly of Holden, died Thursday in University of Massachusetts Hospital, Worcester, after an illness. He leaves a son, Donald G. Bennett, III of Villa Park, Ill.; a daughter, Dale E. Coletta of Nashua, N.H.; three adopted daughters, Tawnie Mathieu of Worcester and Kari L. and Sherri L. Bennett, both of Holden; a brother, Gale W. Bennett of Hancock, N.H.; six grandchildren; nephews and nieces. He was born in Worcester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Bennett Sr., and lived many years in Holden before moving here in 1993. He attended Classical High School, where he played on the varsity football, basketball and baseball teams and earned a letter in football. He graduated from Mount Hermon School in Northfield and Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1957. Mr. Bennett was manager of world products in the international division at Norton Co. in Worcester, where he worked for 35 years. He retired in 1992. He joined the product engineering department in 1957 as a technical assistant and rose to product engineer. He became supervisor of organic products in 1964 and supervisor of the grinding-wheel section of the product engineering department in 1967. He became primary-metals market manager in 1968 before assuming his latest post. Mr. Bennett wrote many articles on abrasive products for technical publications, and was named Norton's Author of the Year in 1968. He was former chairman of the board of the Grinding Wheel Institute. Private graveside services will be held in Woodside Cemetery, Westminster. There are no calling hours. Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden, is directing arrangements.
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