ROACH,WALTER,-Formerly of Burlington, died Feb. 16, at age 79; Born in Medford on June
11, 1929. Raised in Belmont. Husband of the late Marjorie T. (Barrett); son of the late Walter
and Ella (MacDermott) Roach; beloved father of Susan and her husband Frank Giannetti of
Tewksbury, father and grandfather of Lynanne Gersh and her children Nicolette and Christoper
Gersh of Pepperell; brother-in- law of Nancy Andrews of Tewksbury; father-in-law of David
Gersh of Pepperell. Worked as an electrical engineer for over 35 years at the telephone company.
Veteran of the Air Force.
His funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, Feb. 21, at 10:00 a.m. in St. William’s Church,
1351 Main St. (Rte. 38) Tewksbury. Visiting hours are Friday 4-7 p.m. in the funeral home. In
Lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 20 Walnut
St. Suite 318 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481; the Susan G. Komen for the cure Att: Gift
Management Services, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250 Dallas, TX 75244; or the American Cancer
Society, Centeralized Memorial Processing Center, 30 Speen St. Framingham, MA
01701.