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Ronald J. Ravanis
January 17, 2017
Ronald J. Ravanis , 76, of Naples, Florida formerly of Cambridge, Mass. passed away on Tuesday January 17, 2017, born on March 21, 1940 in Cambridge, Mass. Son of the late Nicholas and Florence (Duffy) Ravanis. Ronald is surived by his brother Gerald and his wife Irene. Father of Elaine, Sandra, Nicholas, Marlene and Rhonda. Grandfather of 8 grand children...
Miltiades A. Karamechedis
January 11, 2017
Miltiades A. Karamechemidis passed away on Wednesday January 11, 2017 , unexpectedly passed away. Loving son of the late George and Alexandra Karamechedis and predeceased sister.He is survived by his sister Helen K.Oliva, his nephew Bartolomeo, niece Alexandra, 2 great nieces & 1 great nephew. Born and raised in Monticello,NY in 1935. He was graduated from Tufts University and Dental...
Nicholas Peter Christakis
January 10, 2017
Nicholas P., of Watertown, Mass., passed away on January 10, 201, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Vassara, Greece. Son of the late Peter and Vasiliki (Pappas) Christakis. Beloved husband of Mary (Dimitrios) Christakis. Devoted father of Peter Christakis and his wife Christy. Cherished Grandfather of Eleni and Sophia Christakis. Brother of George Christakis and his wife...
Mary C Barbas
January 10, 2017
Mary C. (Triantafilou) Barbas, of Woburn, Massachusetts, peacefully fell asleep in the Lord on January 10, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was the daughter of the late Charles and Edith Margarita (Carveth) Triantafilou. She was married to her beloved husband of 57 years John S. Barbas, who fell asleep in the Lord on November 2, 2012. Devoted father...
Christopher Kougeas
January 7, 2017
Christopher Kougeas, of Newton, Mass., passed away on Jan. 7, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Pauline (Simpkins) Kougeas. Devoted father of Christine English of Roslindale, Paula Kougeas and her husband Philip Crowley of Alexandria, Virginia, and Cynthia Kougeas of Newton. Loving grandfather of Mary and Christopher Crowley. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Veteran, US Army having served...
Mihalis Mennis
January 1, 2017
Mihalis Mennis of West Roxbury and Dedham passed away on January 1, 2017.Born in Chios , Greece.Father of George Mennis of Chios, Greece, Lambros Mennis of Athens, Greece and Evangelos Mennis of Chios, Greece.Brother of Despina Karistianos of Dedham, MA.And the late Stamati Mennis.Pappou of Alexandros and Xenofon Mennis.Also survived by nieces and nephews:Anthony Karistianos , Stefano and Argyro Giannikas...
Demetrios George Brakoumatsos
January 1, 2017
Demetrios George Brakoumatsos of Watertown, passed away on January 1, 2017. He was born in Mamari, Tripoli, Greece. Son of the late George and Ekaterini (Demetroulas) Brakoumatsos. Beloved husband of Georgia (Kourou) Brakoumatsos. Cherished father of George Brakoumatsos and the late John Brakoumatsos. He is also survived by many relatives and friends. Demetrios served as Sexton at his beloved Taxiarchae...
Archimandrite Panteleimon
December 27, 2016
Archimandrite Panteleimon, founder of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Brookline, Massachusetts, fell asleep in peace this morning, Tuesday, November 14/27, at 5 a.m., of kidney failure, at the monastery. He was born John Metropoulos in Detroit, Michigan, on June 21, 1935. When his elder brother was incurably sick he made a vow that if his brother were healed, he would...
Jeffrey W/. Ahlvin
December 24, 2016
AHLVIN, Jeffrey W. Of Woonsocket, RI., December 24,2016, age 36. Beloved husband of Kerry Papadoulos. Loving father of Isabella, Vivenne and William Ahlvin. Devoted son of Bill Ahlvin and the late Paula Ahlvin. Loving son in law of Eva Diakoyiannis. Loving brother of Kevin, Ken Ahlvin, Koreen Langstaff, Karen Newcomb, Kathy Millhouser and the late Kurt Ahlvin. Also survived by...
Nicholas G. Coufos
December 23, 2016
Nicholas G. Coufos of Chestnut Hill was loved by all who knew him. He arrived in the US in 1954 from Vassara, Greece. He worked hard holding multiple jobs to support his family, Eugenia his late wife and children George, Peter and Eleni. He eventually found success as the proprietor of the Chestnut Hill Food Shop in Newton where he...
Panagiota Rozanitis
December 22, 2016
Panagiota Rozanitis of Belmont passed away on December 22, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Dimitrios Rozanitis. Mother of Christos Rozanitis and his wife Georgia and Elaine Speros and her husband James. Sister of Maria Pappas, the late Anna Manousos, the late Kostandinos Grigoris and Theodoros Grigoris. Loving grandmother of Anna Taoultsides and her husband George and Panagiotis Speros and...
Maria Gizanis
December 17, 2016
Maria (Athanasaidis) Gizanis, of Watertown, Massachusetts, passed away on December 17, 2016. Beloved wife of Vasilios Gizanis. Devoted mother of Eleni Stefanides and her husband John, Despina Gizani and her husband Harry Lambrou , Alexandra Housianitis and her husband Arthur, and Dimitra "Jamie" Gizanis. Loving yiayia of Ruth Stefanides, Mary Ellen Stefanides and her husband John Fortin, George Stefanides and...
Sophia Righellis Martakis
December 16, 2016
Sophia (Righellis) Martakis, 81, of Beverly, Mass., passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on December 16, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Cambridge, Mass. Daughter of the late Peter and Penelope (Chiklakis) Righellis. Beloved wife of the late Charles Martakis. Devoted mother of Joanne Wahl and her husband Thomas, Theone Gaeta and her husband...
Athanasios Metropoulos
December 16, 2016
Athanasios "Thanasi" Metropoulos, of Lynn, Mass., passed away early Friday morning, December 16, 2016. He born in Loganikos (Sparti), Greece on February 4, 1925. He was a loving father and grandfather and always made everyone laugh. He enjoyed going back to Greece each year where he would spend his time going on walks and swimming at Kalamata Beach with his...
Mary Protopappas
December 14, 2016
Mary (Samiotes) Protopappas, 93 of West Roxbury on December 14, 2016. Beloved wife of Ioakim Protopappas. Daughter of the late Nicholas and Despina (Vasilakis) Samiotes. Sister of Bessie Samiotes and the George and James Samiotes. Also survived by nephews Nicholas Samiotes & his wife Penny and Charles Samiotes & his wife Despina and their families. Funeral on Friday, Dec. 16,...
Joseph Defazio
December 2, 2016
Joseph DeFazio, of Waltham, Mass., formerly of Watertown, Mass., passed away on December 2, 2016. Beloved husband of Sarah (Montesanti) DeFazio. Devoted father of Alba DeFazio-Binney and her husband Edward, Tina DeFazio, Fr. Peter DeFazio, Lisa DeFazio, and Frank DeFazio and his wife Doreen. Loving grandfather of Nicholas Binney and his wife Laura , Sarah Binney, and Emily Mooza. Brother...
Edward Ernest Oldham
December 2, 2016
Edward Ernest Oldham, of Brighton, Mass., passed away on December 2, 2016. Devoted father of Lori Goodwin and her husband Ronald, and Colleen Lima and her husband David. Loving grandfather of Kayla and Emily Goodwin, and Joseph and Rose Lima. Brother of Claire Scholtz and her husband Paul. Visitation will be held on Sun., Dec. 11, 2016 from 12PM to...
Antonious Lambros Doumas
November 26, 2016
Antonios Lambros Doumas, Of Lynn, Mass., passed away on November 26, 2016. Antonios was the son of the late Lambros and Aikaterini (Zervou) Doumas, and brother of Kostas Doumas and his wife Mary, and Fotini Doumas. He was the Uncle of Marianna Doumas, Emma Demakes, and Spiros Demakes and his wife Almy. He was the Great Uncle of Philip and...
Leo Jh Gendron
November 25, 2016
Leo J.H. Gendron, of Belmont passed away in his 78th year on November 25, 2016, surrounded by his family. Beloved Husband of Helen A. (Mackevic) Gendron. Loving Father of Dr. Robert Gendron (Dr. Helene Paradis) of St. John's NL and Pierre Gendron (Laura Chipley) of Queens NY. Predeceased by son Dr. David Gendron. Cherished Grandfather of Zoe, Axel, Sylvie and...
John Francis Griffin, Jr.
November 21, 2016
John Francis Griffin, of Winchester, Mass., passed away on Nov. 21, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Shirley (Rossi) Griffin. Devoted father of John P. Griffin, Laurie A. Donovan and her husband Kevin, Michael S. Griffin and his wife Amy, and Brian R. Griffin and his partner Stacy Antenucci. Brother of William Griffin and his wife Rosemary, Richard Griffin and...
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