Christina Koutsopoulos

    Christina Koutsopoulos, 86, passed away in the Greek American Rehabilitation Center, in Wheeling, IL, on Saturday, June 13, 2015.  She was born in Boston, MA on May 31, 1929 the daughter of the late Efthyious  and Eleni (nee: Piethas) Scordas.
    On September 3, 1950, in Greece, she was united in marriage to Dimitrios Koutsopoulos.  She had been a longtime employee of Jockey International. Mrs. Koutsopoulos was a member of Kimissis tis Theorokou Greek Orthodox Church. She spent her entire life caring for her family.
    Surviving are her husband, Dimitrios; their children, Dennis (Sandy) Koutsopoulos, of Milwaukee, Effie (Chuck) Sherman, of Racine, Helen) LeClaire, of Kenosha, and Dina (Chris) Cherry, of Lindenhurst, IL; eight grandchildren, Dina (Nick) Zarkos, Dino and Dimitrios Antonopoulos, Jimmy and George Koutsopoulos, Christina, Alexa, and Michael Cherry;  six great-grandchildren, Yanni, Nickoletta, Alexandro, Isabella, Nick, and Luca; brother, Ethymiou “Lucky” Scordas, in Illinois; sister-in-law, Sue Scordas, of Des Plaines; two former sons-in-law, James LeClaire and Nick Antonopoulos. Her nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive her.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers Jack, Frank, and Michael Scordas.
    Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m.  on Friday, June 19th, in the Kimissis tis Theorokou Greek Orthodox Church, 1335 S. Green Bay Rd., with Rev. Fr. John Ketchum officiating. Visitation will be in the funeral home on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with the Trisation being held at 6:45 p.m. and in the church on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery, Pleasant Prairie.