Aspasia "Sue" Lemnios

Aspasia “Sue” (Hanos) Lemnios, 86, died on December 15, 2019 at home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Thessaloniki, Greece to the late Harry and Helen (Pagonis) Hanos on May 24, 1933. Sue was in Greece during the WWII Axis occupation of Greece. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1946 after the war. She graduated from the High School of Commerce in 1951 and furthered her education attending American International College. Prior to her marriage Sue was a model for Steigers, Forbes and Wallace and other specialty Stores in Springfield. Volunteer work was her passion. She created and ran the Sales and Rental Gallery for the Springfield Museum of Art. She was a Meals on Wheels volunteer, helped immigrant families get established in the community and was a teacher’s assistant for minority schools in Springfield. She was a founder of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke and their Ladies Philoptochos Society and created and ran the Appreciation Day for First Responders of Longmeadow including police, firefighters and EMT’s. She was a 50 year member of the Springfield Garden Club. Sue’s dynamic outgoing personality and strong will made her a success in everything she did. A great role model and everything one could want in a wife and mother. She was generous, warm and loving and will be greatly missed by her family and her many friends. Sue leaves her loving husband of 65 years, Dr. Andrew Lemnios; her daughter, Karen Mattocks Gambardella and her husband Dr. Ralph Gambardella of Manhattan Beach, CA; her son Keith Lemnios of West Hartford, CT; 6 grandchildren, Andrea, Alyssa, Andrew, Michael, Alexis, and Darius; her sister, Mary Georgiades and her husband Gregory of Longmeadow; and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Sunday, December 22nd from 3-6PM at Forastiere Smith Funeral Home, 220 North Main ST., East Longmeadow. Sue’s funeral service will be held on Monday, December 23rd at The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke, 400 Prospect St., East Longmeadow where she will lie in state from 10AM -11AM. The service will begin at 11AM followed by burial in Longmeadow Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke at the address above. For more information or to leave a condolence for the family please visit: www.forastiere.com.