All Obituaries

Argetta Vafiadis (Giannoumis) 83, of Philadelphia, PA passed away on September 12, 2023 at home surrounded by her family after a 9 year battle with Alzheimer's. Argetta was preceded in death by her husband John Vafiadis, her parents Andreas and Anna Giannoumis, her siblings Kosta Giannoumis, Margio Kambouris, Katina Chokas and her great-grandson Anthony Miller. She is survived by her children Costas and Joan Vafiadis, Andreas and Eleni Vafiadis, Markela and Christos Sourovelis, and Anna...

AZNAVOURIAN, Alice, (Antreasian), age 91, formerly of West Chester, passed away Monday, September 4th, 2023. Alice was born and raised in New York City.  She attended the Fashion Institute of Technology and Hunter College in New York City, where she excelled in fashion illustration. She worked as a Fashion and Layout Artist for buying offices in the New York fashion industry. She was also a freelance artist for Bloomingdale’s and G. Fox & Company in Hartford CT. She met her...

Dr. Varoujan Asadour Chalian, 95, of Indianapolis and Bloomington, Ill., passed away on August 17, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.   Known as Varoujan, Dad, Jan, John, Uncle Varoujan, Uncle John, Babig, Bab or Dr. Chalian, he was a man who believed in FAMILY like no other.   He was born to Yeranouhi (Chamsarian) and Asadour Chalian survivors of the Armenian Genocide on August 29, 1927, in Beirut, Lebanon.  He was the second of five children and his value of...

Beloved wife of Prodromos, loving mother of Agapios (Christina), John (Maria), adoring grandmother of Prodromos, Anastasia, Demitrios, Christina, Georgios.  Also survived by her brothers, Kyriakos and Panagiotis. Family and friends are invited to view  from 12-1 pm Thursday September 14, 2023 at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Curch 229 Powell Lane, Upper Darby, PA 19082.  Funeral service to begin promptly at 1pm.  Interment to follow in Fernwood Cemetery, Lansdowne, PA...

Effie Mavrelos died peacefully on September 1, 2023.  She was a loving caring sole.  She was a hard worker dedicated to her family.  She worked side by side with her husband Tony running a bridge painting/sandblasting business while raising her two children.  As her son said, “She was the strongest, fiercest woman I knew.” She is survived by her daughter Tina (Yiannelo) and son Stavros (Kris). Grandchildren; Dimitri, Maria, Eftihia and two great...

Mary Parris passed away peacefully on August 30, 2023 at the age of 88. A native of Kensington in Philadelphia, she was a friend to many, endearing them with her conversation and sharp wit. She was a first-generation American and devout Greek Orthodox Christian, active in her church. An educated bookkeeper, she spent 40 years of her career with Kulzer Roofing, Inc. One of Mary’s most important roles was as a devoted caregiver to her parents. She helped them make meaningful trips to...

Raymond Harry Ewing, 84, of Secane, PA, sadly passed away on August 27, 2023. Ray was born on December 27, 1938 to the late Samuel and Marie (nee Snyder) in West Philadelphia, PA. Ray attended St. Thomas More High School and it was during his high school years that he met the love of his life, Margie, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Ray worked as a manager at Acme Markets for many years. He took great pride in his store and was well-respected by countless employees and customers...

James “Dimitri” Phillips, 96, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Newtown Square, PA. Jimmy was born in the village of Plesio in Epirus, Greece on August 10, 1927.  Before immigrating to the United States in the late 1940s, Jimmy fought with the Greek Resistance Movement (“The Antartes”) during World War 2, protecting the mountain and countryside villages from the Nazi invasions. He rose the ranks to...

Chris Daniels passed away on August 17th 2023. Born February 22nd 1931 in Vlora Albania to Leone and Aphrodite Daniels. The family moved from Albania to West Philadelphia in 1938. In 1964 the family moved to Upper Darby Pa in the Bond Shopping Area Chris attended West Philly High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy . He went to work in the printing business. Chris was predeceased by his wife Dot. He was a member of St John Chrysostom Albanian Orthodox Church in Philadelphia Pa....

Maxy (Daisy) Kazandjian nee Mosditchian passed away at the age of 80 on August 10, 2023. Maxy was born in Famagusta on the island of Cyprus to Vahram and Clara Mosditchian. Anyone who knew Maxy in Cyprus knew her as "Daisy", her mother's favorite flower. After growing up in Cyprus, Maxy repatriated with her family to Soviet Armenia in 1962 for a new life in the Motherland. There, she married her beloved Haroutune in 1964, a fellow Cypriot who had also repatriated. Together they...