Georgia (Trikilas) Wacker

age 89, went to be with the
Lord on October 24, 2017
after a courageous battle with
cancer. Georgia was born in
Franklin, Pennsylvania, but
lived most of her life in Canton,
Ohio. She was preceded
in death by her parents, Anthony
G. Ramphos and Margaret
(Selogy) Ramphos; her
husband, Melvin Wacker; and
her children's father, Louis
Trikilas. Georgia graduated
from Timken Vocational High
School majoring in cosmetology and worked in the field for 15
years. In 1966, she was hired by Canton City Schools (Summit) in
the Learning Resource Center as Librarian and became the "the
story lady". Georgia was a member of St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox
Church where she sang in the choir for many years. She
was also active in the Philoptohos Society, Senior Citizens Group,
the Greek Summerfest, rummage sales, and craft shows. On
December 12, 1987, she married Melvin Wacker and they enjoyed
16 years of marriage until his death in 2003. They traveled
extensively visiting every state and many countries abroad.
She is survived by her four children: Margaret (Jim) Stafford,
Sam (Deb) Trikilas, Catherine (Tom) Addessi, and Anthony
Trikilas; her brother, Nick (Eros) Ramphos; their children: Anthony
(Mara) Ramphos and son, Nicholas, Dina (Jason)
DiDonato and son, Alexander and daughter, Emily. She is also
survived by her grandchildren: Michael Bollman (Teresa),
Christina Bollman, Joshua Addessi, Nathaniel Addessi, Andrew
Addessi, Cassie Howington, and great-grandson Henry Aku Itali.
She is also survived by Melvin's family, Bud and Bonnie Maier,
their children and grandchildren; and Dana Dawson, a special
lady that was like a daughter to her. Dana was her hairdresser for
15 years and made her feel beautiful every day. She even meticulously
styled her chemo wigs later on and helped her feel beautiful
even on the worst days. Dana's children, Kale and Kayne, were
like her grandchildren and will always hold a special place in her
heart.
Calling hours will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October
27, 2017 at St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church located
at 251 - 25th Street NW, Canton, Ohio 44708, with a service
to follow at 11 A.M. by the Rev. Dr. Nicholas V. Gamvas. Interment
will be at Forest Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to the St. Haralambos Philoptohos Society.
Condolences may be offered on the Heitger Funeral Home website
at:
www.heitger.com
Heitger Funeral Home - Jackson Chapel 330-830-0148