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Theofilaktos Giannakopoulos Obituary

Theofilaktos Giannakopoulos, 94, of Wethersfield, CT beloved husband of the late Georgia Giannakopoulos passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025 at home. Theofilaktos was born in Tsotili Greece and immigrated with his family to the U.S. in 1968. He was a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Hartford, CT. Theofilaktos is survived by his daughter Maria Stavropoulos and her husband Theodoros and daughter-in-law Peggy Giannakopoulos. He was a beloved Papou to his grandchildren, Yeorgia and husband Adrian Ackles, Eleftheria and husband Kevin Bair, Theophilos Giannakopoulos and wife Shannon, Thomas Giannakopoulos and wife Katie and his 4 great-grandchildren, Arthur, Zoe, Leo and Vangelis. Theofilaktos was also predeceased by his son Angelos Giannakopoulos, his sisters Elizabeth, Polixeni, and Livia and brother Evangelos, his in-laws Spiros and Efstathia Tzickas, Iraklis and Tula Mantziaris. Funeral service for Theofilaktos will be held Monday, May 12, 2025 at 11:30 am at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield Ave., Hartford, CT. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Relatives and friends may call at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Monday from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. To share a memory of Theofilaktos, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com

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Published by WFSB on May 9, 2025.

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Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home - Wethersfield

May 9, 2025

Our sincere sympathies for your loss.

Paula Berdoukas DeTuccio

May 9, 2025

My deepest condolences, may his memory be eternal

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12

Visitation

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral

433 Fairfield Ave., Hartford, CT 06114

May

12

Funeral service

11:30 a.m.

St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral

433 Fairfield Ave., Hartford, CT 06114

May

12

Burial

Cedar Hill Cemetery

453 Fairfield Ave., Hartford, CT 06114

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Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home - Wethersfield

1276 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield, CT 06109

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