Obituary of Richard H. Zeh

Richard H. Zeh, 88, of Chester, passed peacefully July 18th at the Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. He was born on November 29, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Katherine (Becker) and Herman Zeh. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Florence J. (Martineau) Zeh, brother, Walter Zeh of Thompson, and his four children and their families; daughters Jeanette Anderson of Meriden, and Virginia Zeh of New Britain, and sons, Walter N. Zeh of Madison, MS and Harold R. Zeh of Honolulu, HI. Richard spent his youth in Queens, New York City, moving permanently with his family to their summer home near Cedar Lake in Chester, when he was 17 years old. After graduating from Chester High School where he competed in track and field and won state divisional championships in the several events, he was drafted into the Army during World War II and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division of the Army Transport Company. He performed MP duties in Japan after the surrender. Richard attended the University of Connecticut's Animal Husbandry School and became a poultryman tending his poultry farm and gardens in Chester. Upon retirement in 1980, Richard pursued his passion of restoring several Colonial era homes in Old Saybrook, Ivoryton, Killingworth and Chester. He was a selfless provider to his family, a loving and devoted husband and father and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Fortunately, there are only countless fond and cherished memories to comfort those left behind. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Joseph Church, 48 Middlesex Ave. in Chester on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 10:30AM. Burial will follow in Fountain Hill Cemetery in Deep River. To share a memory of Richard or send a condolence to his family please visit www.rwwfh.com. Arrangements by the Robinson Wright & Weymer Funeral Home in Centerbrook.