Clemens "Clem" Riedinger

Clemens "Clem" Riedinger
August 4, 1943 - November 8, 2025
Clemens J. "Clem" Riedinger Jr., 82, of Meriden, husband of the late Maxine (Ziemiski) Riedinger, passed away November 8, 2025 at Hartford Hospital.
Clem was born in Meriden on August 4, 1943, a son of the late Clemens Sr. and Lucy (Baerlein) Riedinger.
Clem graduated from Wilcox Technical School in Meriden in 1961. He then worked as a Commercial Artist at Miller Johnson Printing Company for his entire career spanning 40+ years. Clem was an outdoorsman in every way. He enjoyed deer hunting for many years with close friends and later in life with his son, CJ. He spent many days boating with his son Christopher on the Connecticut River, Long Island Sound and Block Island area. He grew and harvested a large garden every summer bestowing many vegetables to anyone with whom he came into contact. "Do you want some tomatoes or zucchini?" He fished for endless hours on local lakes, rivers, and the Sound. He loved animals - over the years he raised thousands of tropical fish, hundreds of rabbits, many potbellied pigs, chickens, ducks, turtles, and an occasional raccoon or ring-necked pheasant. And he loved his beach time - Everyone knew him as the tannest man around, which he proudly sought to advance whether at Hammonasset Beach or on the white sand beaches of Aruba. He spent many vacations with his beloved wife, Maxine in Aruba, soaking up the sun, eating well, and of course, enjoying a refreshing cocktail along the way. Clem was a born joker and always had a good laugh to share. He was the ultimate handyman, fix-it guy and artist, marveling admirers with his Pysanky eggs, painting many rooms, and refinishing many a wood floor over the years. Both creative and inquisitive, there was never a Word Jumble, Crypto-quote, or Sudoku Clem couldn't master.
The next time you see a white-tailed deer, know that Clem is likely peering through the branches thoughtfully admiring the quiet creature.
Clem is survived by his sons, Clemens J. "CJ" Riedinger III and his wife, Cindy, of Meriden, and Christopher A. Riedinger of Meriden; his daughter, Corryne M. Hamilton and her husband, Jamie, of Cheshire; his sister, Jane Picard; his nephew, Bruce Picard; and his grandchildren, Quince Hamilton and Layne Hamilton.
Clem's family will receive relatives and friends at the Yalesville Funeral Home, 386 Main Street (Yalesville section of Wallingford) on Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. when his funeral cortege will proceed to St. Bridget of Sweden, 175 Main St, Cheshire where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 p.m. Interment will be private in St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Meriden.
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