Passing of Stefanos Kavourias - Funeral on Friday, April 1, noon

14 views

Skip to first unread message

Alexandros Petrides

unread,

Mar 28, 2022, 4:51:29 PM3/28/22

to St. Nicholas, Bethlehem, PA: Parish Announcements

Dear Parishioners,

It is with great sorrow that we write to inform you of the falling asleep of Stefanos Kavourias.

Viewing & Service: Friday April 1, 2022, viewing 11AM to 12 noon followed by the funeral service at 12 noon all at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral 1607 West Union Blvd. Bethlehem, PA 18018. The Funeral will be livestreamed using www.stnicholas.org/livestream Burial to follow in Cedar Hill memorial Park Cemetery in Allentown.

May his memory be eternal.

Obituary:

Stefanos Kavourias, 73 of Bethlehem passed away on March 24, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. He was the husband of Irene “Rena” Kavourias, they would have been married 39 years on October 23rd.

Stefanos was born in Viki, Chios, Greece on February 12, 1949, son of the late Pantelis M. and Irene (Mihalas)

Kavourias. He was a ship Captain for various Greek shipping companies. He enjoyed gardening, spear fishing and spending time with his family, especially with his granddaughter Thalia.

He was a cook at the Top Diner and the Valley Family Restaurant for many years.

He was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Bethlehem.

Survivors: Wife Rena, daughters Vivian Kavourias and Joanna Kavourias (Roger) both of Bethlehem, granddaughter Thalia; brothers Mihalis Kavourias (Stella) of Montreal, Canada and Christos Kavourias (Anna) of Bethlehem; brother- in-law Eleftherios Tsakiris of Athens, Greece. Also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, brother- in- laws and sister- in- laws in Greece. Predeceased by a sister Kyriaki Tsakiris.