Obituary of Angela Georgeou

GEORGEOU, Angela C., age 90, of Closter, fell asleep in the Lord on Monday, August 16, 2010. She was born in Volos, Greece in 1920 and immigrated with her family to New York City in 1931. Angela was the devoted wife of the late Achilles (2008) for 69 years, and worked as the Bookkeeper in his business. "If one of you wants to be great, he must be the servant of the rest", Matt. 20:26. Angela lived her life in service to her family and became great in their hearts. She was a parishioner of St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Church in Tenafly, NJ, and a member of its Philoptochos Society and the Kali Parea. Surviving are her three loving daughters, Helen Nonas, wife of the late Paul Nonas, of Mahwah, NJ, Alexandra Kleiner and her husband Edmund of Totowa, NJ, and Athena Papayani and her husband John of Great River, NY. She is also survived by 10 devoted grandchildren, James, Christina, Christopher, Angela, Michael, Alexa, Constance, Kathryn, John and Anastasia, and 10 great grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers John (Betty) Chokos of Savannah, GA and George (JoAnn) Chokos of Fort Lee, NJ. She was predeceased by a sister Catherine Kalamarides of Bergenfield, NJ. Visiting hours are Friday 2 - 4 & 7 - 9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ (www.vpfh.com). Funeral Service will be Saturday, 10:00am at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church 467 Grandview Avenue, Wyckoff. Memorial Contribution may be made to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or St. John The Theologian Greek Orthodox Church, 353 East Clinton Ave., Tenafly, NJ 07670.