Christopher G. Banakis

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Smith-Corcoran Palatine Funeral Home

Posted events

January 20, 2026

Jan

Service

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home Palatine

185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, IL 60067

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Memorial service

10:00 a.m.

St. Luke Episcopal Church

939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202

Smith-Corcoran Palatine Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

January 20, 2026

Christopher Banakis Obituary

Christopher "Chris" George Banakis, age 75, born on September 24, 1952, to the late Sophia (Molls) and George Banakis died on January 20, 2026, in Palatine, IL. Beloved husband of 51 years of Gayle (Wapole). Loving father of Kathryn (Matt White)... Read Christopher Banakis's Obituary