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Stella Kiritsy Obituary
July 22, 1928 - April 9, 2025
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - Stella Contogogou Kiritsy, 96, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away peacefully on April 9, 2025. Born in 1928 in Keene, NH, she lived in Venice and Nokomis, Florida during the winter months before eventually moving there full time. She then relocated to Hilton Head Island, SC in 2011. She was the daughter of John Efthemiou Contas and Zadie (Zoi) Sharkovos Contas. She is survived by sons Stephen Perry Kiritsy, his wife Dawn and grandchildren Zachary Stephen and Matthew Brian, Michael John Kiritsy and grandchildren Kailey Ryan, Alexander Michael, Griffin Thomas, and Tess Victoria, James Charles Kiritsy and grandchildren Perry James, and Jack Peter. She is also survived by sister-in-law Sultana Toli and her husband Peter and their daughter Andriana, many nieces, nephews, and great-grandchildren. Stella was predeceased by her brothers Gregory and Charles Contas, James Condon, sister Rachel Conides and sisters-in-law Genevieve Condon, Kathrine Contas, and Georgia Contas.
Stella graduated from Keene schools, including Keene Teachers College, prior to being renamed Keene State College. After graduation, she taught elementary school for a time before settling in to be mother to Stephen, Michael and James and wife to Perry. She was an avid gardener in her younger days and had a large, beautiful garden in Keene at her home on Court St. that she worked on together with her friend and neighbor, Eloise Watson.
Stella also loved to play golf and did so for decades, playing in the Women's Golf association at Keene Country Club. While her husband Perry never had a hole-in-one, not only did she make a hole-in-one, in Bermuda no less, but she was also a Ladies Club Champion at Keene Country Club as well! She also loved to play bridge and played often both in Florida and New Hampshire with her husband Perry.
A Memorial Service will be held at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Keene, NH on July 6, 2025 at 10:00am. If you wish to donate in Stella's memory, please send it to Friends of Caroline, 329 Friends Lane, Ridgeland, SC 29936.
The Island Funeral Home and Crematory will oversee arrangements. www.islandfuneralhome.com.
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Major Wheelock
May 12, 2025
My deepest sympathy to Steve, Mike, Jimmy and you our respective families on the loss of your Mother. She was a charming lady, always up-beat with a welcoming smile. My wife and I enjoyed many golf games and related activities with Stella and Perry in Keene and around the State. Those are the memories I will have of the two of them. I hope your memories bring you peace.
Major
Marcy Slye
May 9, 2025
Since sympathy to the entire Kiritsy family. Stella was truly one of a kind woman that I had the pleasure to know. This grand lady shall be truly missed.
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