DONALDSON, EUGENE V. of Walpole passed away on September 11, 2017 at the age of 91. Beloved husband of Rita (Broad) Donaldson. Devoted father of Peter Donaldson and his wife Nga of Pearl City, Hawaii and Linda Sullivan and her husband Daniel of Marblehead. Proud Grandfather of Michael Donaldson and Laura McCarthy and her husband PJ; great grandfather of Patrick and Lia McCarthy. He was the son of the late Eugene and Dorothy (Siegfried) Donaldson. Gene served in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He graduated from New York University after the war. After attending graduate school at Boston University, he worked at Gillette for 27 years. A private ceremony will be held, with a memorial service at a later date. Arrangements by the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home Norwood, MA. Contributions in his memory may be made to the charity of your choice or the Perkins School for the Blind Library whose audio recordings he greatly enjoyed. The family would like to thank the staff of Aldridge House at New Pond Village for their support and compassion.