Obituary of Steve Tsotsoros

TSOTSOROS, Steve (Stamatios), 84, of Mahwah, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Born in Enoria, Greece, Steve lived in the Bronx before moving to Mahwah 46 years ago. Before immigrating to the United States, Steve was in the Greek Navy and the Greek Merchant Marine. He was a painter for Shatz Painting Company in New York City. He was a member of Local Union 18 IBPAT. He is survived by his devoted wife of 53 years Mary, his children: Mary E. Tsotsoros of Nyack, NY, Irene and her husband Mark Lahr of Mahwah, NJ, Stephen and his wife Rhonda Tsotsoros of Durham, NC, Kali and her husband Edward Villela of Leonia, NJ and Margaret and her husband Michael McGee of Raleigh, NC; 8 Grandchildren: Marle Watts, Samantha Tsotsoros, Damon Lahr, Dylan Villela, Jessica McGee, Nicholas Lahr, Eddie Villela and Lilja McGee and 1 great grandson Nathan Watts. Steve is also survived by his sister Eveghelia Andriotis of Greece and numerous nieces and nephews in Greece and Australia. Visiting hours are Thursday 5-8 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Prayers will be offered on Friday at 11:30 am at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Association, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007 or www.alsa.org.