John M. Statoulas, 68, of Manchester, beloved husband of Marianthi (Karagiannis) Statoulas, died Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Rhodes, Greece son of the late Mihalis and Evangellia (Lergos) Statoulas and immigrated to the U.S. December 1968. He had lived in Manchester for over 40 years. John owned and operated the Midway Pizza Restaurant in Manchester for 27 years. He was a longtime member of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. He loved his family and enjoyed returning to Greece to visit his family. Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Michael Statoulas and Nicholas J. Statoulas and his wife Nektaria all of Manchester, two brothers, Manolis and his wife Litsa Statoulas and Stathis Statoulas and his wife Marina all of Rhodes, Greece and a sister Maria Mikiou and her husband Demetrios of Rhodes, Greece and his loving grandson, Johnny Statoulas. The funeral will be Monday, December 5, 2011, 10 a.m. in St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield Ave. Hartford, with the Rev. F. George Zugravu Officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Visiting hours will be Sunday, 2-5 p.m. at The Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield with a Trisayion Service at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to: Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis, 10866 W. Washington Blvd. # 343, Culver City, CA 90232. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com