MERIDEN, CONN. – Edmund Harold Wheaton Jr. of Meriden, Conn., entered into rest on March 31, 2023, after a brief illness. He was 87 years old.

Edmund was born January 29, 1936, in Waltham, Mass., the beloved son of Edmund and Mae Wheaton (both deceased).

He is survived by his son, Brian (Bridget) Wheaton of Puebla, Mexico, daughter Karen M. Yifru of Peoria, Ariz., Jacque Patey of Quincy, Mass., Michael (Jocelyn) Wheaton of Northford,
Conn., and Michelle (Mariusz) Ciszewski of Meriden, Conn. He is also survived by his grand- children: Chad and Matthew Wheaton, Kezia Marshall, Candace Yifru, Kenneth and Alyxandrea Patey, Daylan and Rayne Ciszewski, Mara and Grant Wheaton. He also leaves behind several great-grandchildren.

He is predeceased by his loving grandsons Kidan Travis Yifru and Biniam Tyler Marshall Yifru. He was predeceased by his wife, Laura, in 2022.

Edmund recently moved to Meriden after spending over 20 years in Maine. He will be remembered as a kind and gentle person who loved his family. He loved his retirement years, spending time with his wife, at Sebago Lake and playing cards.

Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco. www.hallfuneralhome.net.