Esther Ronnie Veronica (Murphy) Zakrzewski, 86 years of age passed away at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 after a brief illness. She was born in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School. Ronnie had worked as a waitress for 35 years at the Lobster Claw Restaurant on Mass Ave. in Boston. She later was a waitress for ten years at the former Josephs Restaurant in Braintree. She had been a Braintree resident for 55 years. She was an active Communicant of the Sacred Heart Church in Weymouth Landing. She was an avid Red Sox fan and one of her favorite past times was shopping. Ronnie was very devoted to her children and her grandchildren. She was the beloved wife of the late Vitold Victor B. Zakrzewski who passed away in 2006. She is the loving mother of Paul James Zakrzewski of Carver, Gail M. Johnson married to Stephen Johnson of Kingston and Mark David Zakrzewski of North Attleboro. Ronnie is survived by her five grandchildren: Katie Johnson, Matthew Zakrzewski, Rebecca Zakrzewski, Eric Johnson and Tyler Zakrzewski. She is also survived by a brother, Christopher Augustus Murphy of Somerville and a sister Lillian Grace Rae of Halifax. A gathering will be held at the Mortimer N. Peck | Russell Peck Funeral Home, 516 Washington St., Braintree on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 10:00 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Weymouth Landing at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours will be Friday from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations in Ronnies memory may be sent to Sacred Heart Church, 55 Commercial St., Weymouth, MA 02188.


Published in The Patriot Ledger on February 17, 2011