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Obituary for James A Angelos
James A. Angelos, 88, of Good Samaritan Society, 700 Waverly Rd., Davenport, IA, formerly of 1145 McGregor Dr., Dubuque, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society. Funeral Services will be 3 p.m., Friday, July 25, 2014 at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home & Crematory, 2659 John F. Kennedy Rd, where the family will greet friends starting at 1 p.m. until service time on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery.
The son of Greek immigrants, James ‘Costa’ A. Angelos was born October 31, 1925 in Dubuque, IA to Andrew D. and Vera T. (Vrotsos) Angelos. He married Helen M. Petrakis in Dubuque on June 6, 1948 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. She died on April 9, 2011.
Baptized Konstantinos, he was one of 6 children of a family that traced its Greek heritage to the villages of Tsarartsa (modern name: Chrissokelaria) in the prefecture of Messinias on his father’s side, and Karlovasi on the island of Samos on his mother’s side.
Survivors include a daughter, Andrea S. (John R.) Ellerbach, Whittier, NC; a son, Michael C. Angelos, Davenport, IA; granddaughters, Aurora J. (Jason A.) Hawk, Punxsutawney, PA and Natalie S. (Larry J.), Cadile, Homer City, PA; sisters, Helen Hemmer, Independence, IA and Molly Hudson, Ames, IA; a sister in-law, Sara “Sally” Daisy (Robert) Mason and many nieces and nephews.
He served in the US Navy during WW II as a pharmacist’s mate aboard the S.S. George A. Johnson, including at a Repair & Security Base at Bahia (Salvatore), Brazil; finishing his tenure at the Naval Ordnance Plant in Louisville, KY. From 1965-1973 he was a member of Ready Naval Reserve. He was employed at John Deere and owned and operated the University Inn (Goats) restaurant from 1952-1957. He also worked at the Dubuque Packing Co., from which he retired in 1982.
He received a Private Pilot’s license in 1967. He enjoyed golf, music, and time spent with his children and grandchildren.
No memorials are requested.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by grandparents, Theodore G. and Irene E. (Skondrianos) Vrotsos, a brother, Andrew “Tykie” A. Angelos; sisters, Irene Howes Foster and Mary Moore; brothers in-law, Maurice B. Howes, Theodore J. Foster, Donald E. Moore, Donald J. Hemmer and H. Bruce Hudson.
For service details and to leave an online condolence visit www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com
The son of Greek immigrants, James ‘Costa’ A. Angelos was born October 31, 1925 in Dubuque, IA to Andrew D. and Vera T. (Vrotsos) Angelos. He married Helen M. Petrakis in Dubuque on June 6, 1948 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. She died on April 9, 2011.
Baptized Konstantinos, he was one of 6 children of a family that traced its Greek heritage to the villages of Tsarartsa (modern name: Chrissokelaria) in the prefecture of Messinias on his father’s side, and Karlovasi on the island of Samos on his mother’s side.
Survivors include a daughter, Andrea S. (John R.) Ellerbach, Whittier, NC; a son, Michael C. Angelos, Davenport, IA; granddaughters, Aurora J. (Jason A.) Hawk, Punxsutawney, PA and Natalie S. (Larry J.), Cadile, Homer City, PA; sisters, Helen Hemmer, Independence, IA and Molly Hudson, Ames, IA; a sister in-law, Sara “Sally” Daisy (Robert) Mason and many nieces and nephews.
He served in the US Navy during WW II as a pharmacist’s mate aboard the S.S. George A. Johnson, including at a Repair & Security Base at Bahia (Salvatore), Brazil; finishing his tenure at the Naval Ordnance Plant in Louisville, KY. From 1965-1973 he was a member of Ready Naval Reserve. He was employed at John Deere and owned and operated the University Inn (Goats) restaurant from 1952-1957. He also worked at the Dubuque Packing Co., from which he retired in 1982.
He received a Private Pilot’s license in 1967. He enjoyed golf, music, and time spent with his children and grandchildren.
No memorials are requested.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by grandparents, Theodore G. and Irene E. (Skondrianos) Vrotsos, a brother, Andrew “Tykie” A. Angelos; sisters, Irene Howes Foster and Mary Moore; brothers in-law, Maurice B. Howes, Theodore J. Foster, Donald E. Moore, Donald J. Hemmer and H. Bruce Hudson.
For service details and to leave an online condolence visit www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com
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