COUNCIL #8960 - REV. FR. EUGENE HEYCK PEARLAND, TX REMEMBERS |
Clarence Franklin "Chief" Zabawa, a resident of Pearland for 52 years, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Chief was born January 20, 1937, on the Bad River Indian Reservation in Hayward, WI to the late Clarence Michael and Cecilia Margaret (Shalafoe) Zabawa. Chief proudly served his country in the U. S. Air Force. He was a faithful parishioner of St. Helen Catholic Church in Pearland, where he served as a Eucharistic Minister and usher. Chief was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #8960, Bishop Wendelin J. Nold Assembly #2084, and was a charter member and past President of the Houston ñ Hobby Airport Lion's Club. Chief is preceded in death by his parents, a son, Clarence Michael "Mike" Zabawa and his brother, Jerome Zabawa. He is survived by a loving family; his wife of 48 years, Joan (Groce) Zabawa; three children, Christina Lucas and husband, Roy, of Alvin, Christopher Zabawa and wife, Sherri, of Alvin and Ronnie Zabawa and wife, Tiffany, of Pearland; three sisters, Gloria Livingston, of Milwaukee, WI, Betty Johnson and husband, Bruce, of Bayfield, WI and Mary Duffy and husband, Joey, of Bayfield, WI; sister-in-law, Donna Zabawa, of Watertown, WI; eight grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. |