ALEXAKOS, STAVROULA
CHICAGO, IL (from the Chicago Tribune,published on May 1) – Stavroula K. Alexakos, nee Konstandaros, 93, Born in Alepohori, Tripoli, Greece; Beloved wife of 58 years to the late Kyriakos; Devoted mother to Angie (Chris) Goumotsios, Dimitra (Peter) Kappos and Dino (Mary); Cherished grandmother of Eleni (Maryann) Cussen, Staci (George) Costopoulos, Niko, John, Patty, Stacie and Keriakos “Charlie” and great grandmother “Kou PePe Yiayia” of Johnny, Christian, Angelina and James; Loving sister of twin brother Anastasios (Athena) Konstandaros, the late Georgia (the late Panagiotis) Kosivas, the late Nikoleta (the late Andreas) Bisias, the late Penelope (the late Christos) Vergakis and the late Ageliki (the late Panagiotis) Younis; Dearest sister-in-law of Elias (the late Cleopatra) Alexakos, the late Afrodite (the late Vasilios) Giannakopoulos, Georgia (the late Christos) Hougiazos, John (Eleni) Alexakos and the late Christos (Tasia) Alexakos; Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday, May 1, 2018 from 4 – 9 p.m. at Salerno’s Galewood Chapels 1857 N. Harlem Ave. Chicago. Family and friends will meet Wednesday morning at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 6041 W. Diversey Ave. Chicago for 10 a.m. Funeral service. Interment will follow to Elmwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Nicholas M. Pishos Funeral Director, LTD., 773-889-1700
ALEXIOU, ANTHIE
CLEARWATER, FL (from the Union Leader, published on May 6) – Anthie (Gatzoulis) Alexiou, 92, of Clearwater, FL, formerly of Manchester, passed away in Clearwater on May 1, 2018.She was born in Manchester on September 20, 1925, the daughter of Nicholas and Soultana (Randou) Gatzoulis. She attended the Hillsboro County Hospital nursing school where she received her RN degree. She also did graduate work in nursing. During World War II, she was a cadet nurse. Anthie was a nurse for over 40 years, working at the Elliot Hospital where she was a head nurse and later in FL. She enjoyed swimming, spending time outside and sailing. She also enjoyed making frequent trips to Greece to visit the family’s homestead in Pentalofo, Kozanis and spend time with relatives and friends. She had been a FL resident for over 38 years but often returned to Manchester to visit family and friends.Family members include her husband of 68 years, Dr. Nicholas Alexiou; a son, George Alexiou of Clearwater, FL; a daughter, Vicki Alexiou of Clearwater, FL; two grandchildren, Kristina and Nicholas; and nephews, nieces, and cousins.Calling hours will be at Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 243 Hanover St., Manchester on Monday from 4 to 7 PM, with a Trisageon service taking place at 6:00 PM. Funeral service will be on Tuesday at 10:00 in the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. To view an online Tribute, send condolences to the family, or for more information, visit www.phaneuf.net.
CANELLOS,MARGARITA
MILWAUKEE, WI (from the Sheboygan Press,published on May 2)– Margarita “Rita” Canellos, age 96, of Milwaukee, died on Sunday, April 30, 2018 at Elmbrook Hospital in Brookfield. She was born in Koroni, Messinia, Greece on November 15, 1921, the daughter of the late Anastassios and Georgia GeorgoulisKapiniaris. In October of 1951 she was united in marriage to George Kanellopoulos (Canellos) in Kalamata, Greece. She was a member of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Sheboygan, as well as a life-long member of the Ladies Philoptochos Society. Rita was an accomplished seamstress, knitter, baker and a master gardener. She also enjoyed cooking, reading, writing, and traveling with her family. Rita spent many summers in her ancestral town of Koroni, where she visited with family and friends. She will be remembered for her wisdom, wit, and tenacity, as well as her generosity and kindness. Survivors include her two daughters, Helen (John Nienhuis) Canellos and Stili (Theodore) Klikizos, both of Milwaukee; grandchildren, George Nienhuis, Arthur Nienhuis, Peter Nienhuis, Sarandos (Mauria) Klikizos and Margarita Klikizos. Rita is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers, Elias Kapiniaris, Panayiotis Kapiniaris, and ConstandinosKapiniaris; three sisters, Aglaia Sarella, Harikleia Gelada, and SmaragdaSipsa. A funeral service for Rita will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, 1425 S. 10th Street, Sheboygan, with Fr. Leo Gavrilos officiating. Family and friends may gather at the Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home, 1535 South 12th Street, Sheboygan, on Friday evening from 4:00 p.m. until a Trisagion Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will also be held at the church, on Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will take place at Wildwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, or The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Online condolences may be expressed at www.reinboldfh.com.
PALETSOS, ALEXANDER
PHOENIX, AR (from The Arizona Republic,published in on May 2)– Alexander A. Paletsos, age 94, passed away April 29th, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ. Alex was born March 8, 1924 in Athens Greece to Athanasios and Marguerite Paletsos. Alex has resided in Phoenix Arizona since 1958 where he and his wife Else of 60 years raised their three children, Katherine McNeill, AthanPaletsos and Marguerite Anderson. Alex was a graduate of the Greek Naval Academy in Athens Greece followed by many years commanding the Greek Merchant Marine Vessel worldwide. He immigrated to the US in the 1940’s where he spent his early years in Banking in California and New York. An opportunity in Phoenix. AZ arose and that’s where he joined Airesearch as a Programmer Analyst. He retired with them in 1987. Alex was also a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge #52 for 50 years. Alex and Else enjoy their four grandchildren, Alex McNeill, Makenzy and Ashton Anderson and Nikos Paletsos. His nieces and nephews all still reside in Athens Greece. His loving family will hold a funeral service on Friday, May 4th at 10:00am at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 1973 E. Maryland Phoenix AZ. In lieu of flowers tributes may be made in honor of Alexander Paletsos to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, 781-237-3800, Curealz.org. Arrangements entrusted to A.L. Moore-Grimshaw Mortuary. For more information please visit www.ALMoore-Grimshaw.com.
PARRIS, STELLA
KANSAS CITY, MO (from The Courier-Journal, Published on Apr. 28) – Stella Shemarya Parris, devoted wife of 60 years, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and dear friend to everyone she met, died on April 25 following a brief illness — and 88 years of love. Stella was born in Seattle, Washington to parents Rachel and Jack Shemarya, both immigrants from the Mediterranean island of Rhodes, Greece. Stella and her siblings, Jerry, Sylvia and Al grew up in an environment rich with the unique tastes, smells, and especially songs and dances ingrained in their Sephardic heritage. Her spirited mother spoke seven languages fluently (and once played a trick on Stella by teaching her two children a certain unutterable word in all seven). Stella’s work ethic emerged in her mid-teens when she worked at an outdoor Greek market in Seattle. When she graduated high school at 18, she began a government career with the United States Navy’s Military Sea Transportation Service, cutting officers’ orders at Navy Pier 39. Five years later, she would meet a young pharmacist stationed at Madigan Army Hospital at nearby Fort Lewis who valiantly tried to capture a date on her busy social calendar for three weekends in a row. When she saw a cancellation on the fourth weekend, she called him, and Arnold would become her soulmate, husband and the forever love of her life. They married in 1956, and Stella moved with Arnold to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where they grew their family with a daughter and a son. They were side-by-side partners as they opened the corner drug store from which their life took shape, Mohawk Drugs. Stella and Arnold raised their two children in the back of that store, teaching them how to properly dust shelves, stock merchandise, serve ice cream sundaes at the soda fountain, help deliver prescriptions to customers too sick to stop by, and eventually, ring the big brass cash register. Each night when the family came home, Stella would take out her big ledger and manage the business from her recliner next to Arnold, while their kids did homework and played on the green shag carpet. When she wasn’t doing work for their store, Stella was very actively working for and/or chairing a broad range of local philanthropies, including the Hadassah Medical Organization, Jewish Community Federation, B’nai Brith and many others. She was a working woman who always found time to give back, an iconic message which her children could not miss. Stella’s life was rich with family and philanthropy, cooking and friends – with opportunities to combine them all at every opportunity. But her purest joy came in the time she savored with her beloved husband, with whom she never, ever stopped holding hands. She and Arnold found great joy in time with their kids, grandkids, and extended family and friends – so many of whom were like family. Until their final days, they spent countless hours on bar stools together in their favorite pastime: watching Kentucky and Louisville basketball. Stella is preceded on her journey by her soulmate and husband of 60 years, Arnold. She is survived her daughter, RoshannShemarya Parris and husband Jeff Dobbs, her son, Harry Jack Parris, two grandchildren, Justin Parris Cohen and Tessa Diana Cohen who lovingly called her “Vava,” three grandpups, and an awesome group of nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews to whom Aunt Stella was like a second mother and grandmother. Following a private burial, the family welcomes friends to a memorial service at 6:00 PM at the Parris/Dobbs home on Sunday, April 29 and again on Monday, April 30 at 6:00 PM at Village Shalom. In lieu of flowers, the family would warmly welcome contributions to Village Shalom or the Jewish Family Services Food Pantry. Online condolences at www.louismemorialchapel.com (Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel 816-361-5211).
POLITIS, GEORGE
CHARLOTTE, NC (from the Charlotte Observer, published on Apr. 17) – George Politis, 71, of Charlotte, NC, passed away Saturday, the 14th of April 2018 at his residence. “Papaandreou”, as he was affectionately known, was born the 28th of July 1946 in AgiaVlaherna, Greece, to the late John and Fotini Politis. The family will greet friends 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM, Tuesday, the 17th of April 2018 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM in the Cathedral. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. He is survived by his two daughters: Fotini Politis and Nickoleta Politis; two sisters: Georgia Tsumas and Niki Poulos and the mother of his two children, Stavroula Politis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Leris. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Agia Elpis Philoptochos Society, 600 East Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203. May His Memory Be Eternal.
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