Athina Morakis
| Athina Morakis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932-12-12 Chios, Greece |
| Died | 2015-05-31 |
| Occupation | Restaurateur |
| Partner | |
Athina Morakis (12 December 1932 – 31 May 2015 (aged 82)) was a Greek-born restaurateur and church leader who settled in Fort William in 1960.[1][2]
Life and family
Morakis was born on 12 December 1932 in Chios, Greece, and came to Canada in April 1956 from Myrina on Lemnos. She returned to Lemnos that September to marry Nicholas Morakis, and they came back to Fort William in April 1960.[1] She worked at McKellar Hospital and then for many years with her husband in the restaurant business, and was known as a cook and baker.[1]
She was a long-time member and president of the Philoptohos Society, the women's society of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. She died on 31 May 2015, aged 82, after a short illness, survived by her son Demetrios, daughter Maria, grandchildren and her brother in Greece. Nicholas died in 1996. The funeral was held at the church on 5 June 2015, with burial in Riverside Cemetery.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Obituary for Athina Morakis, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), June 2015, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 3 June 2015, p. 9(B)