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Gust H. Sirounis

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Kish Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Munster

10000 Calumet Ave.

Munster, Indiana

Gust Sirounis Obituary

Name: Visitation for Gust H. Sirounis
Start: 2022-01-23T19:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Kish Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Munster

Gust H. Sirounis

MUNSTER, IN - Gust H. Sirounis, age 87 of Munster, IN passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary G. Sirounis; sons: Bobby and Danny (Lori) Sirounis; grandchildren: Maria and Costa Sirounis; siblings: George (Panagiota) Sirounis, Georgia (late George) Kaloutsis, Vasili (late Maria) Wonais; sister-in-law, Vasiliki Sirounis; and beloved Uncle to many nieces and nephews. Gust is preceded in death by his parents, Haralambos and Ekaterini Sirounis; sisters: Filisia (late Panagiotis) Papakonstontinou, Stravroula (late Bill) Tsiveriotis; brothers: John (late Mirsini) Sirounis, and Vasili Sirounis.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday, January 24, 2022 directly at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church 7021 Hohman Ave. Hammond, IN with a 10:00 a.m. Funeral Service officiated by Reverend David Bissias. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery Hammond, IN. Visitation will be on Sunday, at KISH FUNERAL HOME, 10000 Calumet Ave., Munster, IN from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with the Trisagion at 5:00 p.m.

Gust started in the restaurant business in Grand Rapids, MI in 1959 and then relocated to Lansing, IL to open Mr. Gus Restaurant in 1971. He was the founder and PROUD owner of The Commander Restaurant in 1981 until today along with numerous other business ventures throughout his 60 plus years as a "Restauranteur". Gust was a long-time member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, the Hammond AHEPA Chapter #123 and proud Past President of Pan Arcadians. His greatest accomplishment besides being a proud grandfather, his family and restaurants, was to help fund the building of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in his home town of Ntoumina-Kastri-Arkadias, Greece. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Gust's name to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. www.kishfuneralhome.net

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Published by The Times on Jan. 21, 2022.

Memories and Condolences
for Gust Sirounis

11 Entries

John

January 15, 2025

Mr. Gus gave me my first part time job when I turned 16 years old. I worked for them at the Lansing restaurant off of Ridge Road and Torrence ave. They are wonderful people. Thank you.

Scott Kambiss

April 25, 2022

Ms. Mary, Danny, Bobby,
Zoi esas. I am sorry to hear of the passing of Mr. Gus. He was so good to me giving me a job when we were in high school. I will always have fond memories of my time working and enjoying a meal at the Commander.

John (Koch)Melcarek

February 21, 2022

Dear Mr. Gus,
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to work for you. It was my first job as a dishwasher in 1976 at your restaurant in Lansing Illinois,I just turned 16 years old and I can still remember you and Mrs. Gus hiring me. At such a young age I was so excited. I worked for you and your family for about 6 months before moving on to another job offer. I learned quite a bit in the restaurant business from watching you and your family. May you Rest In Peace and I´ll forever be grateful for you taking me in for my first job.
John (Koch) Melcarek

Rudy and Pam Medellin

January 25, 2022

Rest in peace, Mr. Sirounis. We will miss your kind welcome as we entered the Commander. You left a wonderful legacy in your beautiful family and a committed work ethic. All of you are in our thoughts and prayers.

Brenda Hayes

January 23, 2022

Rest in Jesus, dear Gust. Praying for strength for your family and friends.

Dr. Wes Molenaar

January 21, 2022

To the dearest family of "Mr. Gus" ,
thanks for sharing Gust with all of us who always looked forward to seeing him when we walked into The Commander Restaurant for so many years. It's going to be a tough adjustment not being able to "chew the fat" with him anymore. We share your grief, but as Christians we do have that comfort knowing we will be together again in a very short while. So we shed tears, but then we also are thankful we were so blessed having been around such a wonderful person, a true icon of the times. So long, Mr. Gus, see you soon !!
Wes

Beverly (Perovic) Perko

January 21, 2022

Gust, a quiet man, he would always sit at the counter or a booth near the kitchen and chat with his friends.
My sympathy to Maria and his family. Lovely people.
R.I.P.

Larry Bolek

January 21, 2022

Gust was a great man, I enjoyed seeing Mr.Sirounis at
The Commander Restaurant. My thoughts and prayers are with the Sirounis family.

Deno Takles

January 21, 2022

My deepest sympathies go out to the Sirounis family. ! Mr. Gus gave me a chance by giving me my first job. I will always be grateful to him. May his memory be eternal! I'm sure he and my dad are enjoying a good laugh right now!

Elizabeth Yaw (Liz O'Keefe--former employee)

January 21, 2022

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Dave and Carol Knish

January 21, 2022

Our deepest sympathy to your beautiful family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this most difficult time.

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