A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Pius X Church in South Yarmouth, Mass., for Deacon Richard Charles Zeich, a retired deacon of the Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey, who died on Feb. 3. He was 83. He lived in South Yarmouth.
Funeral arrangements took place for Deacon Zeich earlier in February.
Born on Feb. 1, 1943, in Elizabeth, N.J., Deacon Zeich was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate of the Paterson Diocese in 1988. He served Sacred Heart Parish in Dover, N.J., before moving to Cape Cod, Mass., in 1999. Deacon Zeich continued ministering for many years at St. Pius X Parish in South Yarmouth.
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Please keep Deacon Richard; his wife, Gerry; their daughter, Heidi; their son, Adam; their two grandchildren; all their family and friends; and all the deacons of the Paterson Diocese in your prayers, especially at the Eucharist.
Please send condolences to: Mrs. Geraldine “Gerry” Zeich, 39 Captain Besse Rd., South Yarmouth, MA 02664 or heidi.zeich@georgetown.edu.
