Roland G. Gervais
...Tewksbury home builder; 60
TEWKSBURY - Roland G. Gervais, 60, a well known resident of North Tewksbury, diedunexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Pasco Medical Center in Dade City , Fla. He was thehusband of Elizabeth M. (McCarthy) Gervais, with whom he had celebrated a 36th weddinganniversary this past Nov. 6.
He was born in Chelmsford, April 6, 1942, a son of the late J. Alphonse and Georgianna(Chevalier) Gervais. He was raised in Chelmsford, but had lived in Tewksbury since 1965.
During the Vietnam War, he served in the Army Reserves.
He was a self employed carpenter, builder, and developer of residential buildings throughout hiscareer.
Mr. Gervais was a communicant of St. Robert Bellarmine Church in West Andover, and amember of the Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks Lodge # 2070.
Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, James M. Gervais and his fiancee Yvette Munroe ofHillsboro, NH, John J. Gervais and his dear friend Cheryl Daughenbaugh of Tewksbury, RobertA. Gervais of Tewksbury, a daughter and son-in-law, Judith A. and her husband Robert Spenglerof Lowell, four sisters and brothers-in-law, Gertrude and Henry LaBelle of No. Chelmsford, Ireneand Archie Lavoie of Boynton Beach, Fla., Estelle and Donald Vaygo of Ohio, Jean and EdwardMulligan of Harrisville, R.I., one brother and sister-in-law, Leon and Anita Gervais of Wilton,NH, five grandchildren, Elizabeth “Beth”, James M. Jr., Jacklyn, John J. Jr., and Gavin.
He was also brother of the late Blanche Turcotte Day, Oliver, Rita C. Marchand, Edmond,Adelard, and Normand Gervais, and son in law of the late Mary (Gath) McCarthy who died onemonth ago.
His Funeral Mass was held Saturday, Oct. 26, in St. Robert Bellarmine Church. Interment was in Tewksbury Cemetery.
Memorials to the “Locke Fund” Hematology Clinic at Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Rd.,Burlington, MA 01805 will be appreciated.