Mr. Howard E. Roberts Jr., 97, husband of the late Helen (Kelley) Roberts, passed away on Saturday September 28th at St. Marys Hospital in Waterbury. Born on January 6, 1927, Howard served in the US Navy during WWII. For many years he owned and ran his company Lightening Rod Protection. Howard leaves his daughters Joanne Lessard and her husband Pat, Susan Beland and her husband Raymond, his grandchildren Vicki Valente and her husband Jeff, David Lessard and his partner Gabrielle Arigoni, and several great grandchildren. Burial with military honors will be privately held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Southington, CT. Visit www.woodtickmemorial.com for online condolences.