John G. (Zing) Tyler died Wednesday, March 4 at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta. He was 94.

He was born in Lexington on Sept. 15, 1914, the son of Dr. Winsor M. and Gertrude (Ball) Tyler.

John attended elementary schools in Massachusetts and graduated from Buckingham, Brown, and Nichols School. He was drafted into the United States Army after Pearl Harbor and proudly served with the 90th Infantry Division in Europe from 1941 to 1945.

He met his future wife Mary Remick in New Hampshire and on January 7, 1953, the couple married in Caribou, Me. John worked as a plumber and pipe fitter at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone. In 1956, they moved to Readfield where he worked for Howard Harriman Plumbing and later for Fred Bliss Plumbing and Heating until his retirement in 1974. They moved to Chappaquiddick and traveled extensively abroad. He enjoyed music and played the clarinet with local bands, performing at many dance halls. He also enjoyed carving birds. In 2004, they returned to Readfield. He was a member of the Readfield United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Mary Tyler of Readfield; two sons; John W. Tyler and his wife Marjorie of Readfield, Henry M. Tyler and his wife Lynn of Hampden; and from his first marriage a son John Frost Tyler of Fairfield, Iowa; and a daughter Susan Gage Tyler of Amherst; seven grandchildren, Margaret and Jane Tyler, Andrea and Daniel Tyler, Nicholas Tyler, Nathaniel Shippey and Gabriel Johnson; and extended family Susan Moore of South China and Gerald Jeffers of Chappaquiddick.

There will be no visiting hours, and a memorial service will be held at a later date and time to be announced. Interment will be in the Readfield Corner Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kennebec Land Trust, P.O. Box 261, Winthrop, ME 04364.

Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, www.khrfuneralhomes.com.