Kiriakitsa Pantelias,  died peacefully  on July 31, 2021,  at the age of 92. A private funeral with family and close friends was held at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on Saturday, August 7, 2021.

Mrs. Pantelias was born on September 10, 1928 in her beloved island Imbros on the Aegean Sea. She immigrated to this country in 1965.  She worked very hard all her life as a seamstress and a sample maker in the garment district in New York City for a number of well-known designers.  She loved gardening, baking and enjoyed making special dresses for her family and friends.

She is survived by her loving and devoted daughter, Patricia Gage son-in-law, Joseph Gage, and her grandchildren Christopher, his wife Jeanine and Mark, his wife Lily, and her cherished great granddaughters, Maya and Emilia. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Markos Pantelias.

Her family paid this tribute to her,

"Yiayia" as she preferred to be called, was one of the kindest, caring and most giving people you could ever meet. She opened her heart and her home in  Long Island, New York to many friends and family over the years, and she has always taken an active  part in our lives. She will be sorely missed. She always had the kindest things to say about everyone she met and took the time to share words of encouragement and gratitude with the people around her. She leaves us with beautiful memories that will be imprinted in our hearts forever. Her love will  guide us to continue to do the right things and care for others. She will always be by our side".

Donations in her memory to help people in need can be made to: St. Nicholas Greek orthodox Church, Philoptochos Society, 2525 South 25 ^th Street, Fort Pierce, FL 34998.