Panteleos 'Pete' Karayanis, 76, of East Hartford, beloved husband of Anastasia (Sfakios) Karayanis, died Thursday, March 9, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Rhodes, Greece, son of the late Emmanuel and Triandafilia (Hatzianastasis) Karayanis. Pete was a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral and worked for Stroehmann's Bakery for over 25 years. He loved his family passionately. Besides his loving wife, Pete is survived by his son Immanuel Karayanis of Windham, his daughter Phyllis Karayanis of East Hartford, his sister Tsambika Stamatakis and her husband Stavros of Wethersfield, and several nieces and nephews. Pete was predeceased by his sister Katholiki Filintarakis and his brother Mihail Karayanis. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 13, 2017, 11 AM at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield Ave, Hartford. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Friends may call at the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield, tomorrow, Sunday, March 12, from 5-8 PM, with a Trisagion Service at 5:15. Memorial contributions in Pete's memory may be made to the American Liver Foundation, Connecticut Division, 127 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT 06473. Please visit www.dillonbaxter.com to share a memory with the family.