Obituary Listing
Recent Obituaries
Marion J. Avtges
August 2, 2022
Marion J. (Moskos) Avtges of Watertown , MA passed away peacefully on August 2, 2022. Beloved wife of Nicholas E. Avtges. Devoted Mother of Suzanne M. Avtges and her husband Robert R. Plourde, Nicholas E. Avtges , Jr. and his wife Kathleen and Christopher J. Avtges and his wife Tabetha and the late Michael E. Avtges. Loving grandmother of...
Sandra (Christie) Gomatos
August 1, 2022
Sandra Christie Gomatos, of Lexington, and Falmouth, MA., born June 14, 1945, passed away peacefully on August 1st, 2022. Beloved wife of Theophilos (Ted) S. Gomatos, and loving mother of Stavros G. Gomatos. Survived by her sister, Victoria Christie-Gustin and her husband, Charles Gustin of Weston; sister-in-law, Catherine Zedros; nieces, Alexis Hasiotis Wintersteen, Aliki Hasiotis Broderick, Dina Hasiotis McEvoy;...
George James Velkos
July 22, 2022
George James Velkos of Saugus passed away on July 22, 2022. Beloved husband of Ekaterini" Kathy" (Baki) Velkos. Loving father of Mary Ali & her husband Tarek and Evvie Makkis. Loving papou of the late EJ Whalen. Brother in law of Niki Petropoulos,Fune Linardakis, Joanna Vasilopolou & her husband Triantifilios and Helen Papadopoulos. Also survived by many nieces and...
Georgios Papavasiliou
July 21, 2022
Georgios Papavasiliou of South Boston passed away on July 21, 2022. Father of Nick Papavasiliou and Thomas Vasililou & his wife Risky. Brother of Katerina Kalpakoglou & her late husband Anastasios. Grandfather of 6 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 11 am in St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox...
Stefanos "Steve" K. Gouras
July 18, 2022
Stefanos K. Gouras of Randolph passed away on July 18, 2022. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 27, 1981 to Konstantinos and Barbara (Giankos) Gouras. Loving brother of Androniki and Nikolaos Gouras. Also survived by many cousins, aunts, uncles ,relatives and friends here in the U.S. and Greece. Stefanos "Steve" was a huge fan of his home town Boston...
Louis Hegger
July 14, 2022
Louis Hegger, 89, of Woburn, formerly of Watertown, MA, passed away on July 14, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Tena (Sperison) Hegger. Devoted father of Roseanne Hegger, Tena Marie Wallace(Clayton),Betty Lou Canty(William), Laureen Hegger, Louis J. Hegger, and the late Thomas G. Hegger. Cherished grandfather of Raymond Harris, Devon Harris, and Jameson Hegger. Brother of the late Abraham...
Emmanuel D. Kapalis
July 10, 2022
Emmanuel D. Kapalis, of Wellesley and West Yarmouth, MA, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2022. Beloved husband of Gloria (Esserian) Kapalis. Devoted father of Erica Kapalis Bond and Dmitri Kapalis and his wife Anne. Cherished Papou of Jack, Gia and Joe Bond. Brother of Konstantina Diakogiannis, Efstathios Kapalis and his wife Filitsa, and the late Georgios Kapalis. Brother-in-law...
Kostas John Schizas
July 8, 2022
Kostas J. Schizas of Arlington passed away on July 8, 2022. Beloved husband of Panagiota "Patti" Schizas. Loving father of John Schizas & his wife Josephine , Elke Barber & her husband Jeremy and Eleni Ryals & her husband Ken . Cherished papou of Amelia and Charles Schizas, Wesley Ryals , Pamela and Brendan Barber. Son of the late...
Kathi Alexander
July 6, 2022
Kathi Psarros Alexander, 63, of Canton MA passed away suddenly on July 6th, 2022 after battling multiple illnesses. She is predeceased by her loving parents John and Athena Psarros of Canton, MA and leaves behind her beloved children Steven Alexander of Nashua, NH and Joanna Alexander of Wakefield, MA. Her adored nieces and nephews Athena, James and Jacqueline Dawson...
Rose Apodiakos
July 6, 2022
Rose (Politakis), 95, of Newton, MA formerly of Brighton, MA, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2022. Rose was born in Myrina, Limnos, Greece. Daughter of the late George and Despina Politakis. Beloved wife of the late Nestoras Apodiakos. Beloved mother Nicholas Apodiakos, and George Apodiakos and his wife Anthoula. Loving Yiayia of Nestoras and Demetri Apodiakos. Also survived by...
Demosthenes Marken
July 5, 2022
Demosthenes Anthony Marken passed away surrounded by his family, on July 5th at the age of 84. The third son of the late Anthony G Marken from Megalopili, Greece and Newton, MA, and the late Sophie Karalekas, of New Bedford, MA. Demo was a devoted father of 5 and grandfather to 6. He developed a passion for the food...
Stella P. Alexander
July 1, 2022
Stella Alexander passed away peacefully on July 1, 2022 at the age of 95. A native of Watertown, she graduated from Watertown High School before attending Academie Moderne, finishing school and receiving an associates degree from Boston University. She was not only admired for her striking blonde hair, beauty and poise, but also recognized for her exceptional organizational and...
Effie Orfanides
June 22, 2022
Effie (Manousarides) Orfanides, 88, of Sharon, MA, formerly of Foxborough, MA, passed away on June 22, 2022. She was born in Prochoma, Greece. She married, Efthimios Orfanides in the 1950's. They had two children Magdaleni "Betty" Orfanides and John Orfanides. In 1965, the family came to United States and made their home in Brighton, MA. in 1966, they returned to...
Charles Louis "Lou" Salemis
June 16, 2022
Charles Louis "Lou" Salemis, 59, of Watertown, MA,passed away unexpectedly on June 16, 2022. Beloved son of the late Gloria (Dimitrios) Salemis. Devoted partner of JoAnn Amedio. Father of Alexandria Yaboujian her husband David. Grandfather of Tavit Yaboujian. Brother of Ellaine Mirabella. Uncle of John Anthony Geno Mirabella and his fiance Victoria. Nephew of Mary Christakis, Nickie Abate and...
Helen Baltatzidis
June 10, 2022
Helen (Vrettos) Baltatzidis, of Burlington, Massachusetts passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on June 10, 2022. Beloved wife of George Baltatzidis. Devoted mother of Peter Baltatzidis and Spiro Baltatzidis and his wife Christina. Mother-in-law of the late Christina Baltatzidis. Loving Yiayia of Aris, Ioli and Yves Baltatzidis. Also survived by many relatives and friends. Funeral Service on Monday,...
Masoud Azami
June 5, 2022
My dear father I will miss you forever, I feel an empty hole in my heart.
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Mr .Masoud Azami
Masoud Azami, 84, from Wellesley, Massachusetts , passed away on June 5, 2022. Born in Tehran, Iran. Beloved husband of Gheisar Hashemi. Devoted father of Kamran, Kambiz and...
Peter K. Giannacopoulos
June 5, 2022
Petros K. Giannacopoulos, 76, of Canton, Massachusetts, passed away on June 5, 2022. Born in Vresthena, Greece. Beloved husband of Georgia (Georgakakis)Giannacopoulos. Devoted father of Stacy Katsikaris and her husband Paul, Helene Rontiris and her husband Tommy, and Kostas Giannacopoulos and his wife Jenny. Cherished pappou of Genna Katsikaris, Stephen Rontiris, Charlie Katsikaris, Andrew Rontiris, Nora Giannacopoulos,and Kate Giannacopoulos. Loving...
Nicholas "Nick" Sikellis
May 23, 2022
Nicholas "Nick" Sikellis, 86, of Belmont, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on May 23, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born on the Island of Mitilini, Greece, he emigrated to Montreal, Canada in the late 1950s where he met and married his loving wife Athina (Psallidas) Sikellis. They had two children, Diane and Robert, before moving to...
John A Galatas
May 16, 2022
John A. Galatas, 86, of Malden passed away on May 16, 2022. Son of the late Anastasios and Despina (Troposiadis ) Galatas. Cherished brother of the late Georgia Galatas. Also survived by relatives and friends. Funeral services on Monday, May 23, 2022 at 10am in the Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 14 Magazine St., Cambridge, MA. There...
Naomi S. Mcshea
May 13, 2022
Naomi S. (Garber) McShea, 95 years old, died at home on May 13, 2022 after a short illness. Born in the Bronx, Naomi McShea lived in Brookline, MA for nearly 55 years. She was a strong and talented woman. She worked as an urban planner for the Brookline Redevelopment Authority; ran a chicken farm for 16 years with her...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

