Email: SuffieldFuneralHome@gmail.com
Website: SuffieldFuneralHome.com
Office Phone: 860-668-0255
Fax: 860-668-0256
Chester J. Demko founded Heritage Funeral Home in 1976. A graduate of Suffield High School in 1966, Chet attended Simmons School of Mortuary Sciences and Embalming in Syracuse NY in anticipation of opening his own business in his home town of Suffield. He served his apprenticeship at Maple Hill Chapels in Hartford. In 1973 his dream became a reality when Chet purchased a former corn field in the geographic center of Suffield and began designing the funeral home. Chet, and his wife Gayle, have owned and operated The Heritage Funeral Home since its grand opening in April 1976.
Chet's sincere passion for helping people began at a young age, serving on the Suffield Police Department as a supernumerary in the 1960's. He also volunteered with the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance and the Suffield Zoning Board of Appeals and the West Suffield Design Review Board. He was a member of St. Joseph Church, the Lions Club, the Suffield Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Suffield Jaycees, former member of the Suffield Rotary Club, and was a 3rd degree lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus. Chet and Cheryl worked together as funeral directors for twelve years prior to his passing on April 15, 2019.