Stella Klos

1925 - 2017

Stella (Aponas) Klos, 91, wife of the late Anthony J. Klos, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in the Kaplan Family Hospice, Danvers, following her brief illness. Born in Ipswich July 31, 1925, daughter of the late Konstanty and Stefania (Misie wicz) Aponas. Stella was raised in Ipswich and was a 1943 graduate of Ipswich public schools. During World War II, Mrs. Klos was employed by the United Sates Navy in Ipswich and later for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and the federal Department of Health and Human Services in Boston. Married in the former Sacred Heart Church of Ipswich in 1950, she made her home and raised her family in Ipswich. Stella is survived by her daughter Patricia Avery of Tasmania; a son Anthony Klos and his wife Joan of Ipswich.; five grandchildren Craig and Nathanial Avery of Australia, Alison and her husband Jesse Lee of NY, Andrea Klos of Boston, Anthony J Klos of Ipswich and a great granddaughter Madeleine Lee of NY. She was the sister of the late Anthony, Alfred and Sophie all formerly of Ipswich. Her funeral service will be held 10 am Monday, July 3 in the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High St., Ipswich, followed by interment in the Cowles Memorial Cemetery, Ipswich. Family and friends are respectfully welcomed. Memorial contributions in her name may be made to The Colonial Williamsburg Fund, PO Box 1776 Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-9910. For directions or to leave a condolence please visit www.whittier-porter.com.