Marlborough- Robert E. Bennett, III, 77, of Marlborough died Monday October 1, 2018 at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester.  He was the husband of Patricia E. (Taranto) Bennett for the past 59 years. He was born in Chelsea the son of  Thelma (Newcomb) Bennett of Whitinsville and the late Robert E. Bennett, Jr.  He was a graduate of Hudson High School Class of 1958 and later received his BA in Finance from Bentley College. Bob was a United States Air Force veteran. He was an Inspector for over 20 years for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Food & Agriculture, retiring in 2010.  He previously worked at LaPointe Machine Tools in Hudson.  He was a member of the Marlboro Fish and Game, the Massachusetts State, County and Municipal Employees Association and was an avid fisherman, golfer and outdoorsman.  He summered in Old Orchard Beach, Maine with his family.  Bob trained standardbred horses and raced them at Foxborough and Rockingham Park.

He leaves  two sons, Robert E. Bennett IV and his partner Bonnie Neuffer of Bolton Landing, NY  and Joseph W. Bennett and his wife Sheila of Marlborough; a brother, Norman Bennett and his wife Sharon of Marlborough; a sister Elizabeth Anderson of Whitinsville; two grandchildren, Stephanie Josti of Whitinsville and Robert Mann of Brooklin, ME; a great grandson, Lucas Josti of Whitinsville; his beloved Shih Tzu "Rosie" many nephews, nieces and cousins. His son John M. Bennett of Marlborough died in 1963.

A funeral service will be held Friday October 5 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fitzgerald & Collins Funeral Home, 378 Lincoln Street, Marlborough. Burial with military honors will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery.  Calling hours will be held Thursday from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home.  All are invited to sign Bob's online guestbook at www.CollinsFuneral.com.