Obituaries & Memorials
Honoring the lives of members of our community.
James Stolis
James Stolis passed away on September 22, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Bess, the loving father of Bill (Bill) of Ellicott City, MD, Tony (Michi) of San Francisco, CA and Ellen Trantas (Tom) of Broomall, PA. A devoted…
John J. Tsucalas
John J. Tsucalas of Philadelphia and formerly of Everett, MA, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016, in Philadelphia. He was 76. Mr. Tsucalas was a Chartered Financial Analyst and Principal of John James Tsucalas & Co., investment bankers. He served as…
Eralia “Elly” Agapitides
Eralia “Elly” Agapitides, (née Eralia Boulageris), beloved wife of the late Emanuel Agapitides, devoted daughter of the late Alexandra (née Prinos), and John Boulageris, sister of the late Michael Boulageris. Survived by beloved daughters Valli Murphy and Aleka Agapitides, son-in-law…
Eleonora Valko
Eleonora Valko, born in Sparta, lived in Athens, Greece, before immigrating to the United States. After graduating, she worked as a paralegal in a Piraeus Law office in Greece. Married in Athens in 1963 to surviving spouse William G. Valko,…
George Kalaitzis
George P. Kalaitzis, a resident of Blue Bell, died August 13, 2016, at the age of 79. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary. He is survived by brother-in-law Bill Mackrides and sister-in-law Carolyn Doucas, and many nieces…
Alexandra Skoures
Alexandra Skoures, daughter of Apostolos and Fotini Zofolis, passed away on Friday, July 29th. Alexandra was born in Ioannina, Greece and at the age of 18 came to the US where she continued her education and earned a degree in…
Spiro Zandes
Spiro A. Zandes suddenly passed away on June 25, 2016. He was the father of Jennifer and Stephen. He also was the brother of Mary Evangelatos-Jaxheimer, Voula Sidelsky and brother of Nick who lives in Hartford, Conn. Loving uncle of…
Nicholas E. Bratsis
Nicholas (Nick) E. Bratsis, 83, of Drexel Hill, PA ─ a retired 34-year veteran of the Upper Darby Township Police Department ─ died on Wednesday, July 13 of lung cancer at Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hospice. In 1970, Upper…
Demosthenes Halkias
Demosthenes (Demos) Halkias, age 89, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on July 1, 2016. Son of Dimitrios Halkias and Irene Alexopoulos Halkias, he was predeceased by his brother, Peter Halkias and survived by siblings Paraskevi (Parris) Halkias, Nicholas…
Krystalia Aristoklis
Krystalia “Lula” Aristoklis, 93, of Wilmington, DE, died on June 20, 2016, with her family by her side. Born in Sparta, Greece she lived in Chester before moving to her late residence. Lula was a member of St. George Greek…
Helen Zafiratos
Helen Zafiratos, of Broomall Pennsylvania, died peacefully on June 15, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. See will be severely missed by her three surviving children Jena, Jerry, and Peggy (Jack) as well as her loving grandchildren Jesse, Adam, and…
Bertha “Panagiotsa” Rorres
Bertha (Panagiotsa) Rorres passed away on June 8, 2016. She was the beloved wife of Harry (Argyrios) Rorres. Bertha was born and raised in Laconia Greece and arrived in the United States in 1937. She settled in historic Greektown in…