Walter Armand Desmarais, born July 19, 1933 from Bradenton, FL and Loudon, NH passed on October 15, 2019 after a long illness.
Walter is survived by Gwendolyn (Gwen), his loving wife of 65 years; his daughter Katherine Pitman and husband Peter of Loudon; daughter Susan Thiboult and her husband Brian of Auburn; daughter Janet Desmarais of Bradenton, FL; his 6 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; his sister Pauline Parent of Manchester; sister Doreen Lacroix and her husband Jerry of Palmetto, FL; brother Marcel and his wife Jeannine of Appleton, NY; and many nieces and nephews. He is pre-deceased by his father Henri and mother Dorothy (Carter) Desmarais, sister Beverly Garon and brother Robert.
He proudly served in the US Army. He did 5 years of on the job training and schooling for carpentry. He owned his own business building homes for many years until retirement. Walter spent most of his life building in Auburn, NH and created Maple Falls Estates in the town.
He enjoyed traveling throughout the country, playing golf and being with family and friends.
Funeral services in New Hampshire will be announced in the Spring.