Stella C. Kiriakou

Stella C. Kiriakou, 69, of Orchard Park Drive passed away the morning of Aug, 2, 2009, in her home following a courageous battle with breast cancer.Stella was born July 10, 1940, in Warren, Ohio, to the late Emmanuel and Erma Pappas Chrisopoulos.She married Chris J. Kiriakou on Sept 2, 1961. He preceded her in death on Nov. 19, 2003. Stella graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from Slippery Rock University and earned a master's degree in education.She was a retired elementary school teacher from the New Castle Area School District. She had taught in the Mahoningtown Elementary and George Washington Intermediate Elementary schools.She is survived by her children, John Kiriakou and his wife, Heather, of Arlington, Va., Emanuel Kiriakou and his wife, Heather, of Studio City, Calif., and Tina Moulis and her husband, Spiro, of Manchester, N.H.; one brother, Tom Chrisopoulos of Youngstown; three sisters, Olympia Hionas of West Middlesex, Maria Pavlidis of Cleveland and Demetra Koutsoukos of Rhodes, Greece; and six grandchildren.In addition to her parents and husband, Chris, Stella was preceded in death by one brother, Zane Chrisopoulos; and two sisters, Anastasia Leftheris and Yvonne Chrisopoulos.Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ed and Don DeCarbo Funeral Home and Crematory, 3000 Wilmington Road.A procession will leave the funeral home on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for a funeral at St. George Greek Orthodox Church at 11 a.m. The Rev. Stylianos Muksuris, assistant to the Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh, will officiate.Burial will take place in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.Memorial contributions may be made in Stella's name to Sharon Regional Hospice and Palliative Care, 2320 Highland Road, Hermitage, Pa. 16148.This obituary may be viewed and online condolences sent by visiting www.decarbofuneralhome.com.Please sign the guestbook at www.legacy.com/ncnewsonline/Obituaries.asp.