All Obituaries

1954-2021 Donna (Donnie) DeStefano passed away after a two-month, hard fought battle with Covid-19 at the age of 66. She was born in Drexel Hill, Pa along with her brothers and sister and attended Upper Darby High School ('72). She was an amazing and extremely hard-working woman, totally committed to her four children and absolutely adored her seven grandchildren. They were her world. Donnie also cherished her extended family and so looked forward to time spent together, particularly...

Alexandra Costalas, beloved wife of Gus Costalas, after 85 beautiful years, passed away on February 26th, 2021. Alexandra was born November 28, 1935 to the late Michael and Maria Kirifides and sister to Sue Diamanty and Larry Kirifides. She was the mother of both Gina (Jerry) Cohn and John (Billi) Costalas, and had four wonderful grandchildren- Christina and Jonathan Cohn and Dean and Kasandra Costalas. Alex was loved and known for many things, namely her passion, shown while cheering for...

Bruce Edward Hagopian, 59, of Philadephia, PA Bruce Edward Hagopian, 59, died Saturday February 6, 2021. Born June 24, 1961 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Edward Raymond Hagopian and M. Joyce Hagopian (née Wyse). He is survived by his 2 sisters Sharon Victoria Bettcher (m. Harold) and Dr. Ellen Joyce Hagopian-Cacciarelli (m. Armand); 4 neices and nephews Rachel Leah Bettcher, Michael Patrick Bettcher, Alexandra Rae Cacciarelli, and Theo Hagop Cacciarelli. A memorial...

Dimitri was born in Korinos, Pierias, Greece on October 2, 1954, to Michael and Georgia Hatzipapafotiou.  He came to the U.S. with his family in 1969.  His studies took him to Drexel University from 1972 to 1981 where he graduated with a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering.  Dimitri spent his 40-year career as an electrical engineer, specializing in communications, eventually retiring from Lockheed Martin in 2017. He married the love of his life, Effie Bouikidis...

1932-2021 Sophia Trellopoulos passed away peacefully on February 20th 2021 after a long battle with dementia. Born June 10th 1932 in Souhoumi USSR, to Giorgos and Maria Halkidis, her family moved to Greece where she married her late husband Efthimios. Together with their four children they immigrated to the United States in 1969. While being a loving mother and wife, she also worked two jobs for the majority of her life with her main job being a seamstress. The matriarch of the family; she...

Samuel (Sam) Shafer tragically passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021 at the young age of 43. He is survived by his loving wife Alexis (Dardovitch) and loving and devoted father to Zoey (5) and Eva (1). Sam is also survived by his parents Glenn and Dotti, brother Andrew (Stephanie) and Doug (Theresa). As well as many nieces and nephews. Sam was born and raised in Drexel Hill along with his two brothers and later moved to West Grove with his wife of nearly 9 years.  Sam graduated from...

Beloved, Father, Father in law, and grandfather (Papou) and dear friend . A man of deep, sincere, unwavering faith. A man deeply committed to our Lord and savior Jesus Christ , our Holy mother of God, Panayia; The Holy Theotokos , and to the Greek Orthodox church . A man who whenever  was...

George Manuel Tsihlas of Philadelphia, PA, died on February 7, 2021 at the age of 88. He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years Effie (Karivalis). He was a loving father to Marietta (Margie) and Stefanos Kotridis, and Virginia (Gina) and John Varley. He was a proud papou to his grandchildren Maria Lieberman (Josh), John Varley (Amy), Stephanie Maslanik (Steve), Christina Kotridis (Steve) and also his great grandchildren Logan and Willow Lieberman.  George was a US Navy...

John Parseghian, 95, passed away on February 10, 2021 in Ashburn, Va. A truly self-made man, John was born in Philadelphia and grew up during the Great Depression in Philadelphia and in Northern New Jersey.  He graduated from Memorial High School in West New York, NJ and served in the United States Army during World War 2.  Upon return to Philadelphia following the war, John earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University, which led to his 45-year career working as an...