Ida H. Penney

Derry - Ida (Pigot) Penney, only daughter of Lane and Dorothy Pigot, was born on October 20, 1937 in a small village in Prince Edward Island, Canada. She married Frank Rowe Penney in Montreal, Quebec in 1958, enjoying 44 years of unity. The couple subsequently lived in Baie Comeau, Quebec for nine years before emigrating to the US in 1967. They lived in Ravenswood, WV then in Bucks County, PA, where they stayed for 20 years to raise their children. Ida and Frank became US citizens in 1977. They moved to Sewell, NJ and retired to Beech Mountain Lake in Drums, PA. After her husband passed in 2002, Ida resided in Mountaintop, PA for 19 years. She then moved to Londonderry, NH in 2001 and finally to Derry, NH, where she died at the age of 87 on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
Etta, as she was known by family and many friends, was last employed as an administrative assistant by First National Bank in Newtown, PA. She was an active church member wherever she lived. She was a member of the United Methodist Women for over 40 years, serving twice as president of two different units. She loved flower gardening, acrylic painting, reading, and visiting the elderly in nursing homes.
She leaves to mourn three children, James Penney and his wife Veronica of Mountaintop, PA, Alane Zsolnay and her husband Dennis of Derry, NH, and Bruce Penney and his wife Carol of Perkasie, PA. She is also survived by four granddaughters, Jillian Penney, Rebecca Zsolnay, Grace Klinedinst (husband Jon), and Rachel Penney and a step-grandson Michael (wife, Amy and daughter Haylie). In PE Canada, she was predeceased by two brothers, Franklin and Bruce Pigot and leaves two additional brothers, Ross (wife Gloria) and Keith (wife Joni).
If desired, memorial contributions can be made to the FBC Food Pantry, 4 Crystal Ave., #4, Derry, NH 03038 (https://fbcfoodpantry.org/donate-money).