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Mena E. Bakas (nee Tsiambas)
SCHERERVILLE, IN - Mena E. Bakas (nee Tsiambas) age 92 of Schererville, passed away October 3, 2021.
Survived by her loving sons: Peter (Stafany) Bakas, James (Tamilyn) Bakas; four grandchildren: Sylvia (Chris) Byerly, Anna (Zachary) Deitch, Katrina (Chris) Reyes, and Timothy Bakas; two great-grandchildren: George and Julia Byerly: sisters-in-law: Eleni Bakas, Vasiliki Rellos, and Voula Tsiambas; numerous nieces and nephews in the United States and Greece. Preceded in death by her husband Efthimios.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Schererville with Rev. Constantine Aliferakis officiating. At rest, Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends are invited to visit with Mena's family on Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the LINCOLN RIDGE FUNERAL HOME, 7607 W. Lincoln Hwy., Schererville (Rt. 30 east of Cline Ave). Trisagion prayer service Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
Mena was a member of the St. George Greek Orthodox Church and the Philoptochos Society.
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Memories and Condolences
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Emily Gregoratos
October 14, 2021
It was my honor to speak to Mrs bakas at ridge lawn and she was nice to my mama and I send my condolences to a very nice ladies family thank you mena May God bless
Sophie Hetelekidis
October 11, 2021
Dear Bakas family I loved growing up with you guys so sorry to hear about your moms passing we had great memories on Ivy Street in East Chicago may your mothers memory be eternal and may your families find comfort among each other and may God comfort you with beautiful memories of your mother
Juancho
October 9, 2021
Rest in peace Tía, thanks for sharing your wonderful life with all of us.
Cynthia Wysocki (Rumas) Manville
October 5, 2021
There are not many of us left. So on behalf of the late Bess and Constance Lukas and of my family, the Thomas Rumas family, I send sympathies. Eleni will know us from the grocery stores and Indiana Harbor. May Mena's memory be eternal.
Adrian K Bakas
October 5, 2021
I'm so glad I was able to make it to Thio Themio's memorial a couple of months back. It was the last time I saw her beautiful smile and was called "poolaki mou" before asked if I had enough to eat. She had a great sense of humor and always loved coming to family events to check on all of us and make sure we were doing alright; whether it was her immediate family or otherwise. As half Panamanian, that meant a lot even if it didn't seem like anything special or different from her regular routine. I'm upset that I won't be able to pay my respects one last time in person, but if I had skipped my college classes I know that she would have haunted my dreams and yelled at me from heaven. All in all, I take comfort in knowing my papou Kosta has another wonderful neighbor up there. And if he didn't realize it yet, don't worry, cuz she'll totally announce herself and probably have food for everyone. I love you Thia Mena. We all do. And we always will. . May your memory be eternal.
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