Herbert G. Roy

Herbert Gilbert Roy, 87 of Newington, passed away peacefully on January 30th, 2024. Reunited with the love of his life, Theresa (Ouellette) Roy, they shared 45 years of love until her passing in 2014. The youngest of eight, to the late Joseph Edmond and Cecile (Morin) Roy, Herb was born on November 29th, 1936, and was raised in Hamlin, Maine on his family's potato farm.
Herbert was a communicant of St. Mary's church in Newington. He loved his western television and would watch the mass on TV everyday in his later years. He worked at Swanson Tool for 30 years, after his retirement, Lowes was his happy place for 10 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards, picking fiddleheads, camping and was a profound animal lover. He and Theresa often traveled around the country and loved sightseeing. Their house was filled with love and laughter where they often enjoyed many guests who sang and danced along. He was a guy with an immense sense of humor and would always have you laughing until your stomach hurt. He was delighted to spend time with his grandchildren and joked with them until his last day about his future horse and buggy. He was the kind of guy everyone had to meet and you felt his gracious presence long after. He was the best "ploy" maker around and loved sharing his cultural food with the family. He cared for his family abundantly and always provided for them in any way they needed. He had the biggest heart and it will surely be missed.
A beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Herbert is survived by his children and step children, Michelle McNamara of Newington; Patricia Smyth and her spouse Maria Scott of Groton; Donald Smyth and his spouse Joan Pilkington-Smyth of Attleboro, MA; Robert Smyth of Windsor; Roger Smyth and his spouse, Anna Smyth of Collinsville, his beloved grandchildren, Keith, Kassidy and Karley McNamara of Newington. Keelia and Mike Gilmer of Attleboro, MA; Andrew Smyth and Elyse DeVito of Attleboro; Konstantinos and Nefeli Zarboutis of Canton, David Smyth of Boulder, CO; Rheannon Smyth of Collinsville, his great grandchildren Charlie Smyth of Attleboro, MA; Alki Zarboutis of Canton, brother Lorn Roy of Oregon as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by siblings Vinyl, Alban, Claude, Joan, Herman, and Gilbert.
Relatives and friends are invited to call on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Newington Memorial, 20 Bonair Ave., Newington. The Funeral Service will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Newington Memorial. Herbert will be laid to rest beside his beloved wife at West Meadow Cemetery. To share a memory please visit us at www.duksa.net.