Georgia Iosifides, 53, of Norwalk, wife of Dimitrios “Jimmy” Iosifides passed away on Saturday at her home, surrounded by her husband, children and loving family, after a 7-month battle with ovarian cancer.

Born in Greece, she was the daughter of the late Ioannis and Afrodite Miholou Mallas. Georgia came  to the U.S. in 1977 and worked for the Norwalk Hospital before starting her family business, Jimmy’s Mediterranean Deli, with her husband in 1986. She was a faithful parishioner and avid volunteer at St. George Greek Orthodox Church for many years, proudly serving on the Parish Council and holding the offices of Treasurer and Secretary at various times. Georgia was also a dedicated member of the St. George Philoptochos Ladies Society, where she devoted all of her free time , working alongside some of her best friends. She will be remembered by her friends and family for living simply and loving generously.

In addition to her husband, Georgia is survived by her two children, Kosta Iosifides of Norwalk and Sotiria “Rhea” Koutsimanis and her husband Kosta of Norwalk; a grandchild Maria Koutsimanis; four sisters, Ourania Bozos (of Norwalk), and Katerina, Stamatia and Fotini, all of Greece; and a large supportive family.

Services will be held on Tuesday, June 18^th at 10:00 AM in St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 238 West Rocks Road, Norwalk. Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery, 223 Richards Avenue, Norwalk.

Friends may visit with the family  TODAY, Monday, June 17^th from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Collins Funeral Home, 92 East Avenue, Norwalk.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to: St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 238 West Rocks Road, Norwalk, CT 06851. 

Irene M. Tiscia, 87 of Norwalk died Sunday at home.

Born in Norwalk she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Julianna Lucas Kurensky. Mrs. Tiscia was a lifelong Norwalk resident. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Surviving are her children, Anthony N. Tiscia of Darien, Marianne Tiscia, Julianna Falcon, Carmella Tiscia, John Tiscia all of Norwalk and Arthur B. Tiscia of Danbury; seven grandchildren, Anthony M. Tiscia, Lindsay Tiscia, Gabriel Padilla, John Tiscia, Angelina Falcon, Lauren Tiscia and Irene Tiscia;  three great grandchildren Tristian Tiscia, Milo Padilla and Noah Davis. She was predeceased by four brothers and one sister.

Services will be held on Thursday June 13^th at 7:00 PM in Collins Funeral Home, 92 East Avenue, Norwalk.

Friends may visit with the family from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the funeral home.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492.

He was a graduate of the Horace Mann School and the University of Pennsylvania, ’53. A lifelong entrepreneur and businessman, his last business before retirement was Leonard Shwartz Nissan in West Haven, CT. He was an active participant in the Beth El Minyannaires prayer group in Norwalk, CT, where he also served on the Beth El Board of Trustees and was a member of the Chevra Kadisha Zichron Shabtai Leib Burial Society of Greater Bridgeport.

He took particular joy in mentoring the youth of Congregation Beth El. For many years, he flew as an acrobatic pilot. He is survived by his wife Joan Shwartz; his sister, Ronnie Shwartz Lustig and her husband Jordan of Fairfield, CT; his children

Jeffrey Shwartz (Nancy) of Newtown, CT, Robbin Shwartz Golas (Gary) of Trumbull, CT and Joshua Kane (Abigail) of Brooklyn, NY; stepchildren Scott Rosen (Nancy) and Dinah Rosen; and grandchildren Tristan, Rivkah, Amelia, Alan, Elizabeth, Aviana, and Zachariah. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Maximillian Kane.

Services will be held on Monday at Congregation Beth El in Norwalk, CT at 11:00 AM. “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” In lieu flowers, contributions in his name may be made to: Congregation Beth El, 109 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851.

Helen was the proud owner of Norwalk Safe driving school, founded in 1947, and continued teaching driving for over 50 years. She was the first female driving instructor in the state of Connecticut. Helen was also the first female to attend Cristio in the state of CT in the Spanish language. She then was instrumental in translating the program into the English language.

Helen is survived by her only son Edward James Roach and his wife Patricia, by her brother Leonardo Ferrara and his wife Betty and by her three grandchildren James Edward Roach, Kimberly Ann Bedini and Timothy Brian Roach; great grandchildren James Tyler Roach, Alec Francis Bedini, Lauren Marie Roach and Alexa Danielle Bedini as well as by her step-grandchild Carrie, Isadoro and Jessica Aviles and step-great-grandchildren, Joey Justin and Jalissa Aviles. She was predeceased by her siblings Phyllis, Philip, James and Mildred.

Friends may call from 4 – 8 PM on Tuesday, June 11^th at Collins Funeral Home, 92 East Avenue, Norwalk. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 AM in St. Jerome Church, 23 Half Mile Road, Norwalk. Interment will follow in St. John Cemetery, Richards Avenue, Norwalk. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Helen’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital (www.stjude.org/donate).

Sam was a patent-holding chemical engineer who worked for 23 years at OLIN in New Haven and took early retirement in 1983. He then was employed by Crain Industries in Compton, California as Western Region Technical Director until 1987 when he suffered a stroke and had to retire at age 61.

Sam was a patriot’s patriot, having served in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.  In World War II, he received The Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Achievement in ground operations against the enemy on or about 5 January 1945 in the European Theater of Operations. He served as a machine gunner with the 42nd Infantry “Rainbow Division” and was taken prisoner by the Germans in Sessenheim, France in January 1945 when he was just 18 years old.  He and several of his comrades came under attack by a German tank and superior ground forces, and were forced to surrender.  Sam was taken prisoner, and spent the final months of the war in Stalag II-B, turning 19 while a POW.  After the war, he learned from a buddy who had also been taken prisoner in Sessenheim that eight of their comrades who also surrendered had been summarily shot by the Germans.

In the Korean Conflict, he served as a Captain and commanded the Combat Engineer Company of the 7th Infantry “Hourglass” Division of the U.S. Army.  He was awarded The Bronze Star Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) for Meritorious Achievement in Ground Operations Against the Enemy in Korea, 17 March – 30 June 1952.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sam was born on February 15, 1926 and was educated at Central High School and the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. He also received an MBA from the University of Connecticut.
Sam is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty, and daughter, Diane Polis Stewart, and son-in-law, William R. Stewart, and six grandchildren, William, Christopher, Siobhan, Hannah, Emma, and Alexandra Stewart. He is also survived by his brother, Jerry E. Polis of Henderson, Nevada.

A memorial service from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, is scheduled at the Collins Funeral Home, East Avenue, Norwalk, CT.  Memorial contributions may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256.

Born August 20, 1911 in Harrison, NY, she was the daughter of the late Michael DeLucia, Sr. and the late Rose Abrezzio DeLucia.  She was a loving homemaker and served as an avid volunteer at both St. Joseph Hospital in Stamford and Norwalk Hospital.  All that knew her marveled at her many stories of the Great Depression and how all that lived thru it learned to do with little and be happy all the same.

Mrs. Annunziato is survived by six grandchildren, Joseph Molcan, Jr., David Molcan and his wife Kelly, Robert Molcan and his wife Kim, Frank Sessa, Jr. and his wife Karla, Lucia Smith and her husband Rod, and Luke Sessa and his wife Sherida.  She is also survived by 13 great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. She is pre-deceased by three brothers and two sisters.

Friends may call on Saturday, from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM at Collins Funeral Home, 92 East Avenue, Norwalk.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10:00 AM in St. Jerome Church, 23 Half Mile Road, Norwalk.  Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery, Darien.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions, in her name, be made to the Hospice of your choice.

After moving from Greece, Konstantinos was a Norwalk resident for 47 years. He was a loving husband to his wife Sotira, and a super uncle to his many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife of 57 years, Sotira, he is survived by his two brothers, Anastasios Petridis and Aristotelis Petridis and sister Parthena Mourouzidis, all of Norwalk. He is also survived by many, many loving nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Georgios (George) Petridis.

Friends may call TODAY, Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Collins Funeral Home, 92 East Avenue, Norwalk. Services will be held on Saturday at 10:00 AM in St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 238 West Rocks Road, Norwalk.  Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Riverside Avenue, Norwalk.

Born February 14, 1927 in Ptolemais, Greece, he was the son of the late Dimitrios and Fotoni Giannakakis Tsaparakis.

George immigrated to the United States with his wife and children in 1971, settling in Norwalk, CT. He worked as a factory worker for many years. In his retirement, he enjoyed visiting family and friends in Greece. George believed “Although we were not wealthy, we lived a rich life in love and faith.” He will be truly missed.

In addition to Athina, his wife of 57 years, Mr. Tsaparakis is survived by his son Dimitrios Tsaparakis and his wife Jean, daughter Aliki Tsekouras and her husband Theodore, by five grandchildren, Athena Tsaparakis, Elayne Tsaparakis, George Tsaparakis, Zaharo Tsekouras and Maria Saltsides, and by his brother Fotios Tsaparakis.

Mr. Tsaparakis was predeceased by his siblings Simeon Tsaparakis, Yannis Tsaparakis and Efstratia Tsaparakis Savvakis.

Friends may call on Monday, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Collins Funeral Home, 92 East Avenue, Norwalk. Services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 AM in St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 238 West Rocks Road, Norwalk.  Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Riverside Avenue, Norwalk.

Contributions in his name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital (www.stjude.org/donate).