April 14, 2019

James L. Toman ("Jim"), age 93, of Brea, CA and Oakland, ME passed away on April 14, 2019. He was born in Augusta, Maine on March 12, 1926 to parents James Leo Toman Sr. and Georgie Reeves Toman.

Jim attended schools in Randolph and Gardiner, Maine, and he graduated from Springfield College with a BS degree. He...

April 10, 2019

We all live on borrowed time. People come and go so unexpectedly, we sometimes forget that nothing really lasts as long as we hoped it would.

Luis Arzate Gomez, transitioned to be with The Creator, his parents and siblings on April 10, 2019. He was 85 years old, born July 25, 1933 in Sweetwater, Texas. His home...

April 8, 2019

Anna Demetri Kyriacou, beloved wife of Nicholas, passed away April 8, 2019 from heart failure. She was surrounded by family and her husband of 64 years who refused to leave her side until her last breath. She was 93, but never admitted to being more than 28. Anna was born in Choirokitia, Cyprus and immigrated to the United States...

April 3, 2019

Chris Andrews was born on April 18, 1928 in Vartholomio, Greece to Yiannis and Eleni Androutsos. He passed away peacefully with his family by his side on April 3, 2019. Beloved husband of Dia, devoted father of Eleni Malandrinos (Alex), Christina Bakis (George) and John. Adoring papou of Christo, Maryanne, Thanasi, Christo, and Aliki. Brother of Evgenia Karatzas and...

April 1, 2019

Tina Tsoutsas, 57, passed away peacefully at her home in Arcadia, California on Monday, April 1, 2019 after a brief but intense battle with glioblastoma.

Tina was born August 15, 1961 into the Achilles family, Greek immigrants who settled in Arcadia in the 1920s. She attended Holly Avenue Elementary School, First Avenue Junior High School, and graduated...

March 26, 2019

Antonios "Tony" Vatakis was born on June 29, 1935 to Elias and Argero on the island of Chios. In 1955 he immigrated from Greece to America. Tony worked as a chef to save money to open his own restaurant. In 1958 he met and fell in love with Mercina Maris. On January 25, 1959 Tony and Mercina wed at...

March 17, 2019

Alex Pappas was born on February 17, 1973 in Hollywood, California. He grew up in Glendale, California and graduated from Hoover High School. He then had a long and successful career in the car business. He was a happy and fun loving person who would give his last dollar if you needed it, he had many friends and he...

March 15, 2019

On Friday, March 15, 2019, Andreas Papantonopoulos, loving husband, father and papou, passed away at the age of 72.

Andreas was born on June 2, 1946 in Diavolitsi, Messinias, Greece to Dimitrios and Ekaterini Papantonopoulos. He moved to Los Angeles in 1973 and worked various jobs before opening A & T Burgers in 1983. He married Vasiliki...

March 11, 2019

Kay Cote died peacefully in her sleep at St. Jude Hospital on Monday evening March 11, 2019, with her husband Dick at her side. She had struggled with heart valve issues for many years as a result of successful therapy for breast cancer in 1974.

Kay was born of Greek immigrants in Manchester New Hampshire; her father...

March 6, 2019

Peter George was born on April 14th, 1933, in the Bronx, New York. He was the son of Panayiotis from Mytilene, Greece and Catherine from Massachusetts. Pete attended the Greek American Institute and Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox Church.

Pete served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955. He was proud that he cooked for his fellow sailors...

March 1, 2019

Mrs. Thalia Coroneus was the youngest child of six (Niko, Anthi, Dimitri, Giorgo, Panagioti and Thalia) born to John and Anna Dimos in Kalamata, Greece. She grew up in her home village of Kalami, surviving World War 2, the Greek revolution and acting as a second mother to her nieces Georgia, Eleni, Eleni, Anna and nephew John.

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January 20, 2019

Stephan A. Bicos, long time resident of San Marino, CA, passed away at his home on January 20, 2019 at the age of 84 and was surrounded by his loving family.

Steve was born in Tourlada, Kalavriton, Greece to Andreas and Angeliki Bicos. The youngest of four children, he left Greece on his own at the young...

January 13, 2019

Eugenia Alevizos, passed away suddenly surrounded by her loving family in Santa Ana, California. She was born in Cephalonia, Greece to Demetri and Evridiki Pontelios. Eugenia was a loving and whole hearted woman who loved life, and loved her family. She leaves sad, but strong family members, because they know where she has gone. She is now reunited with...

January 13, 2019

Sotiri's life began August 6, 1938 in a small village in Greece, the youngest of five children. Growing up he spent his time in Greece, going to school, hunting, and providing for his family. He was an incredibly strong, and hard-working man who would do anything for his family and never thought of himself first.

He left...

January 5, 2019

Brian Scott Gow passed away January 5 in the home of his long-time family friends, Joni and Oliver Gibson, after a lengthy illness. Scott is the son of predeceased parents, Martha E. Gow and Luther E. Gow. Scott attended Heim Elementary, Peralta Junior High, and Villa Park High School in the Orange Unified School District where he graduated in...

December 30, 2018

Harry L. Pappas was born and raised in Los Angeles. He was the oldest son of Alexios and Paraskevi Papadopoulos. The family included two brothers, Mike and George, and one sister, Katherine, who together comprised one of the earliest Greek-American families that immigrated to Los Angeles. You can bet that Harry and his family, not only were a part...

December 30, 2018

Geraldine "Gerry" Apostle age 84 possessed ambition, intelligence and natural grace.

Gerry was born and raised in Flint, Michigan to Francis Pavlis, the daughter of Greek immigrants and Nicholas Pavlis, a proud Greek immigrant himself. Her father owned the Paris Candy Company in Flint. His success and her experience at a boarding school in Athens was an...

December 22, 2018

Janette Rose Robison Posey, 79, of Villa Park, CA, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2018. Her husband, Walter Daniel Posey, was at her bedside.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday January 6, 2019 at Chapman Funeral Home in Orange. A private burial will follow at Riverside National Veteran's Cemetery.

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November 30, 2018

Michael Allan Hofeling, a longtime resident of Temple City, CA, passed away on November 30, 2018 due to a massive heart attack in Arcadia, CA. He was 50 years old. Michael was born in San Gabriel, CA on August 27, 1968 to Lawrence and Marjorie Hofeling. He graduated from Temple City High School. He worked in security for 25...

November 27, 2018

Georgia was born in Athens, Greece on July 23rd, 1939. She was part of a close-knit family with four sisters and two brothers. She lived through the German occupation of Greece and later the Greek Civil War.

As a young girl, she adored swimming and fishing with her father, Andreas, who was a skilled and passionate fisherman....