Mary was born in Ikaria, Greece to Angelis and Eugenia Karnavas Kozamanis on November 6, 1924, the youngest of six children.

Mary met her husband Zacharias in Ikaria, Greece and they got married in 1952. He came back to the United States and then brought her to Santa Barbara several months later.

Mary with her husband Zacharias worked in Santa Barbara in the family business, Frangos Upholstery and Drapery (started in 1946) and later The Danish Village Bakery. She was active in the Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood, the Daughters of Penelope, and the Milpas Merchants Association. Mary was good in business and keeping the family business strong.

Mary was known for her hospitality, inviting students and strays from the local University of California Santa Barbara to Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas celebrations.

She was preceded in death by her husband Zacharias Frangos, her parents, and siblings from oldest to youngest - Despina, Stavros, Evangels, Magdalini, and Constantino who was a pilot.

She passed away on June 5, 2019 after a hospitalization. She is survived by her son Constantino Frangos.

Trisagion service will be at 7pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. The funeral service will be at 11am on Thursday, June 13, 2019. Both services will be held at Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 1205 San Antonio Creek Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Pan Icarian Brotherhood Scholarship, and mailed to the Pan-Icarian Foundation, Post Office Box 79037, Pittsburgh, PA 15216-0037 or Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church.

Arrangements under the direction of Chapman Funeral Homes - Terry & Mary Harmon, Funeral Directors. Toll free (855) 628-0447.

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