Obituary of Katherine Poulos

POULOS Katherine Christin, age 86 of Teaneck, died Monday, March 5, 2012. Born in New York, NY she lived in Teaneck for 50 years before moving to Shrewsbury, MA in 2008. Katherine was an elementary school teacher with the New York City School System for 35 years. She was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church where she was involved with the youth group, Philoptochos and the annual Greek Festival. Katherine was an avid reader and cook who loved entertaining her family and wide circle of friends. Surviving are her son Gregory Poulos and his wife Andrea K. Umlas of Anthem, AZ and her daughter Cynthia Poulos Ross and her husband Anthony F. Ross, Jr. of Shrewsbury, MA. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Alex, Kristin and Nicole. Katherine was predeceased by her beloved husband Christopher in 2007. Visiting, Friday, 4-8 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Service, Saturday, 10:30 AM at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Interment will follow at Redeemer Cemetery, Mahwah. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834, would be appreciated.