Death Notices
n DRAKOPOULOS, ANNE
NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI (From Fosters, published on Jan. 11) – Anne C. Drakopoulos, 63, died Sunday Jan. 8, 2012 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, Rhode Island. Sh...
Actress Dimitra Arliss Passes Away at 79
NEW YORK – Dimitra Arliss, a Greek-American actress whose many television and movie credits included roles on “Dallas”, “Rich Man, Poor Man”, and “Quincy”, and who was best known for her black widow s...
Death Notices
CUNAVELIS, GEORGE
BURLINGTON, VT (From the Burlington Free Press, published on Jan. 23) – George P. Cunavelis, 88, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Both a true Vermonter and proud Hellene, he...
Congressman Ed Derwinski, 85, Respected Philhellene
- Constantine S. Sirigos
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- January 26, 2012
NEW YORK – Edward Derwinski, who represented Chicago’s south side and nearby suburbs in the U.S. House of representatives for more than 20 years, passed away on January 15. The long-time friend of the...
Greek Godfather of R&B Johnny Otis Dies at 90
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES Fri Jan 20, 2012 (Reuters) - Johnny Otis, singer of the 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive", has died in California at the age of 90.
Otis died on Tuesday in the Lo...
DEATHS NOTICE
n ANGELOS, STAVROS
MERRILVILLE, IN (From the Post-Tribune, published on Jan. 3) - Angelos, Stavros I. Age 84, of Hobart/Crown Point, formerly of Greece, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012. He was a ...
Fr. Anast. Diakovasilis Dies at 76
- By Demetris Tsakas and Theodore Kalmoukos
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- January 19, 2012
NEW YORK – Protopresbyter Anastasios Diakovasilis, the renowned and beloved priest and poet of the Greek-American community, died at age 76 after a long battle with cancer.
He leaves behind his wife ...
DEATH NOTICES
n AFENDOULIS, BERTHA
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (From the Grand Rapids Press, published on Dec. 24) – Bertha Afendoulis "Popee", aged 95, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 22, 2011. She was preced...
Let Her Works Tell Her Praises: Eva Topping
- Steve Frangos
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- January 05, 2012
CHICAGO - With the death of Eva Catafygiotu Topping on December 13 in Fredericksburg, VA the last of the senior generation of Greek-American Studies academics has passed from our midst. The quality an...
Classicist Bennett, Jr. Has Died at 93
- Margalit Fox - New York Times
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- January 05, 2012
Emmett L. Bennett Jr., a classicist who played a vital role in deciphering Linear B, the Bronze Age Aegean script that defied solution for more than 50 years after it was unearthed on clay tablets in ...
Death Notices
n CHELMIS, CHRISTOF
SAN ANTONIO, TX (From the San Antonio Express-News, Published December 28) – Christof Chelmis born and raised in Athens, Greece on July 28, 1917 and passed away in San Antonio on ...
DEATHS NOTICE
n DELCOS, JAMES
HUDSON, OH (From the Akron Beacon Journal, published Dec. 13) – James Delcos, 85, formerly of Hudson, Ohio, passed away, Dec. 12, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He love...
Death Notices
n BILLIAS, PETE
CLEVELAND, OH – (From the Plain Dealer, published Dec. 12) Pete Billias, 77, has passed away. He was co-proprietor of the Geneva Inn. He was the beloved husband of Joanne (nee Osadcz...
Death Notices
n CHIPERAS, ANTHONY
NORFOLK, VA (From the Virginian Pilot, published Nov. 29) – Anthony A. Chiperas, 67, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 26. Anthony was a talented chef with a distinct passion for coo...
Theodoros Xenakis, 73, Beloved Husband, Father, and Grandfather
Theodoros Dimitrios Xenakis, 73, of Forest Hill, Maryland died Friday, November 25, 2011 at Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium Maryland. Mr. Xenakis was born in Chios Greece, to the late Dimitrios and...
DEATH NOTICES
n ATHAS, STEPHEN
NEW ORLEANS, LA (From the Times-Picayune, published Nov. 15) – Stephen "The Greek" Athas passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011, at the age of 56. He is survived by his mother Nan...
John Litras Dies in FL
- Demetris Tsakas
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- December 01, 2011
NEW YORK – John Litras, 82, beloved husband of Dorothy, devoted father of George and Carol, and loving grandfather of Katherine and Jonathan, died on November 27 in Florida. Litras was eulogized at Th...
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