TSOPANOS, Vasilios
Vasilios Tsopanos, 82, of Wethersfield, beloved husband of Eleni (Mikrellis) Tsopanos, died, Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Lemnos, Greece, son of the late Stilianos and Fotini (Kapnou) Tsopanos. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1967 and had lived in Wethersfield since 1993. Prior to his retirement, Vasilios owned and operated the Berlin Pizza Restaurant for 20 years, he previously worked at Colt Manufacturing for 20 years. He was a longtime member of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Besides his wife he is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Fotini Tsagdis and Fotis of Newington, Nektaria Statoulas and Nicholas of Manchester, three grandchildren, Maria and Eleni Tsagdis and Johnny Statoulas, a sister, Angela Kehayias of Chicopee, MA, and a niece and four nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Apostolis Tsombanos. The funeral will be Monday, April 12, 2010, 1p.m. in St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield Ave. Hartford with the Rev. F. George Zugravu officiating, burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Friends are asked to go directly to the church. There will be no prior visiting hours. Vasilios fought Alzheimers disease, so Contributions in his memory may be made to: The Alzheimer's Association, 279 New Britain Ave. Suite 5, Kensington, CT 06037. For those sending flowers, kindly send to The Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com