Fulton-Theroux Funeral Service - New London
Patience 'Penny' Zawacki, of Old Lyme, passed away on January 11, 2021. She was born on September 23, 1937, in New Britain, the daughter of Archibald and Ida Johnson Waters. Penny was a Farmington High School majorette and cheerleader. She was a member of the Lady's Auxilliary for the South End's Fire Department in Old Lyme, Connecticut. She loved to get together with her girlfriends weekly and paint ceramics. She was also a first basemen for the Old Lyme Seafood's Women's softball team. Over the past thirty years, she was frequently seen at every school event, musical recital, school play, athletic event, and celebrations for all of her twelve grandchildren. Her deep love and support for them completed every fiber of her life. She will forever be remembered through all the Waterford Schools screaming 'Go Blue'! Penny is survived by her husband Frank; children Gary Zawacki and his wife Amanda, Jill Long and her husband Jesse, and Amy Hendry, all of Waterford; siblings Nelson Waters of Farmington, Paula Waters of Torrington, and Penelope Swain of Farmington; grandchildren Nicole, Trevor, Christian, and Lillie Hendry, Alexa, Nolan, Weston, Jackson, and Jenna Long, Julia, Frankie, and Robert Zawacki. Penny was predeceased by her siblings Archibald Waters, Patricia Mazur, Priscilla Grevalsky, Prudence Peltier, and Pamela Waters.
Calling hours will be held on Saturday, January 16th from 3-5pm at Fulton-Theroux Funeral Home, 13 Beckwith Lane, Old Lyme. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, January 17th at 1pm at Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme.
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