Ariadne (Katsanos) Voltsis, 87, of West Hartford, died peacefully on June 7th, 2012 at 10:15 am surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late John Voltsis for over 40 years. Born in Kastoria, Greece, the daughter of the late Andreas & Evanthea (Harovas) Katsanos, Ariadne & John immigrated to the United States in 1955, settling in Hartford and later moving to West Hartford where they raised their family and remained for over 50 years. Ariadne was retired from Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford after 15 years of service. Ariadne was a devoted member of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Hartford where she was an active participant of the Greek Festival for many years. Her perfect flower and vegetable gardens were her passion. Ariadne was best known as a loving and devoted mother and Yia Yia. She was happiest cooking, baking and sewing for her family. Ariadne leaves three daughters Alexa Nanos and her husband Eliott of Deerfield Beach, FL, Yvonne Katsamakis and her husband Cliff of Roslyn, NY, and Gina George and her husband Louis of West Simsbury with whom she made her home. Ariadne was proud and loving "Yia-Yia" to her cherished grandchildren, Thomas Nanos and his wife Jill; Diane Parsons and her husband Dave, Ariana Katsamakis, Perry Katsamakis, Nicholas George, Alexander George and Demitri George. She will be deeply missed by her great-grandchildren Katina, Callie Nanos, Alexandra and Evanthea Parsons. In addition to her children and grandchildren, Ariadne leaves her loving brothers and sisters, George Katsanos and Theohari Katsanos, both of New York, Melpo Rimos of Greece and Irene Georgio of New York. Ariadne also leaves a host of dear nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family would like to thank Mclean Hospice, Barbara, Karen, Suzanne and Susan for their care and compassion during Ariadne's last days. We love and miss you so much and ask you to watch over us all the days of our lives until we are together again. The family will receive friends at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield on Sunday June 10th, 2012 from 6 – 8pm. A Trisayion Service will be Sunday 6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be celebrated on Monday June 11th 2012 at 10:30 am at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford with the Rev. F. George Zugravu, Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral or The American Cancer Society. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com