Georgia Gianacoplos

Groton - Georgia Y. Gianacoplos, age 91, of 52 Slocomb Terrace, Groton passed away Thursday morning, April 19, 2007 at Beechwood Manor in New London.

She was born in Willimantic on Jan. 20, 1916 the daughter of Peter and Georgia Nekos Yonclas.

Georgia was married to Alexander Gianacoplos on Sept. 13, 1942, in Norwich. He passed away Aug. 12, 1996.

Georgia worked for 25 years in the family business, A& P Texaco until her husband's retirement. She then worked for 22 years at Electric Boat Co., retiring at the age of 77.

She was a member of St. Sophia Hellenic Orthodox Church, had been a Sunday school teacher and was a member of the Philoptocos Society at the church.

Her entire extended family was foremost in her life. She worked extremely hard to keep the traditions and customs alive within the Gianacoplos family. Georgia is survived by two sons, Nicholas and his wife Kathie of Niantic and Peter and his wife Beth of Groton; a brother, Nicholas Yonclas of Norwich; three sisters, Sophia Carlaftes of Smithtown, N.Y., Ora Sarrus of Elkton, Fla., and Katherine Gianacopolos of Norwich. She also leaves five grandchildren, Ellen Parsons and her husband, Jim, Laurie Rankin and her husband, John, Alex and his wife, Heather Gianacoplos, Corrie Gianacoplos and James Torres, and Jill Gianacoplos; and two great-grandchildren, Sophia and Georgianna Rankin; as well as many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a sister, Helen Scuris. Her other loves were the Boston Red Sox, who finally won a world series before she died; and her friend and caregiver, Tina Kennedy.

A funeral service will be held on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at St. Sophia Hellenic Orthodox Church, 200 Hempstead St., New London. Interment will be in Colonel Ledyard Cemetery, Groton. Visiting hours will be on Sunday from 4 until 6 o'clock at the Byles-Groton Memorial Home, 310 Thames St.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Sophia Church.