Obituary of Eleni Nikolaou

NIKOLAOU - ELENI, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, was born September 11, 1912 in Kastri Kynourias, Arkadia, Greece, and passed away quietly on February 3rd, 2007, of natural causes at the Regina General Hospital. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Ioannis Nikolaou; her four sons at infancy; her father, Konstantinos Kokonas; her mother, Varvara Papaioannou; her three sisters, Arhondo, Areti and Sofia; son-in-law, George Papadakos; grandson through marriage, Nick Georgoulis; and other grandchildren at infancy. Eleni Nikolaou, will be dearly missed by her five daughters, Varvara, Georgia (John), Dina (Tom), Toula (George), Areti (George) and eleven grandchildren and their spouses, eight great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and friends. Eleni always loved being surrounded by her beloved family members, sharing her rich life experiences and inspirational stories. She spent the latter twenty years of her life in Regina, Saskatchewan, in the loving care of her five daughters and their families. Eleni enjoyed traveling to her home country of Greece during the spring and summer months where she enjoyed spending time gardening at her family homestead, in the mountainous village of Kastri Kynourias, overlooking the beautiful Monastery of Panagia Malevi located on Mount Parnona. Elenis gentle smile, her warm, kind and heartfelt disposition will be forever lovingly missed. Funeral Services will be held at St. Pauls Greek Orthodox Church on Tuesday, February 6th at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Father Spyridon Vandoros officiating. Final resting place will be in Kastri Kynourias, Greece. Our heartfelt thanks go to the nursing staff and doctors at the Regina General Hospital for their outstanding care and support.