Middleton - Mr. Francis J. Roche, of Middleton, died Monday, October 30, 2006 in Salem Hospital. He was 90. Born in Cambridge, Mr. Roche had lived in Middleton for twenty years. He was employed as a sheet metal worker for Local # 17 until his retirement. Mr. Roche was a World War II veteran who served with the United States Army. He was the husband of the late Barbara (McHattan) Roche, the father of the late Patricia Roche and the son of the late Francis and Mary (Rowe) Roche. Mr. Roche is survived by his sisters, Ellen Nolan of Waltham and Mae Evelyn Ford. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews including Carol Gill of Waltham and several grand nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass Monday, at 10 a.m. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of Saint Charles Borromeo Church, 51 Hall Street, Waltham. Burial will be in Saint Marys Cemetery, Randolph.