Obituary of Harry L. Walden

Harry L. Walden, Jr. age 94 a lifelong resident of Essex passed away peacefully on Saturday evening August 6th at Apple Rehabilitation in Old Saybrook. He was the beloved husband of Frances Veronica (Larner) Walden. They were married in May of 1945 and they spent 54 years together. She predeceased him on January 8, 1999. Harry was born in Essex on October 23, 1921 the son of Harry L. and Katherine (Griner) Walden. He was raised in Essex and proudly served in the United States Army during World War II. He worked at the Pratt Read Company in Ivoryton, the E.E. Dickinson Company in Essex and Turbo Products in Ivoryton. He last worked as the caretaker for the Wilson family in Old Lyme retiring in 1977. Harry was an avid hunter and fisherman. He leaves his two sons, Harry J. Walden and his wife Sandy of Ivoryton, and Kenneth Walden of Eastbrook, Maine. He also is survived by his six beloved grandchildren, Cody, Carli, and Casey Walden and their mother Penny Scott, Ronald Turner, Jr. of Mystic, Carrie Burridge Perron and her husband Richard and Linda Whyte and her husband Robert of North Stonington, five beloved great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter. Besides his wife and his parents he was predeceased by his sister, Florine Reed and his brother Carleton Walden. Visitation will be held at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main Street in Centerbrook on Saturday, August 13th from 11:00AM until 12:00PM with a funeral service following in the funeral home chapel. The rendering of Full Military Honors will immediately follow the funeral service on the grounds of the funeral home. Interment in the Fountain Hill Cemetery in Deep River will be privately held by his family. Memorial contributions may be made in Harry's name to Apple Rehabilitation, 1775 Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or to VITAS, 628 Hebron Ave., Bld#2, Suite 300, Glastonbury, CT 06033.To share a memory of Harry or send a condolence to his family please visit www.rwwfh.com