Fotini “Effie” Pliagas
December 23, 1935 –
June 20, 2022
It is with great sadness and heavy
hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Fotini Pliagas in her
86th year surrounded by her family at Arbor
Trace Memory Care Center. Beloved wife of the late Anastasios Pliagas
(1960), she will now finally rejoin her true love.
Fotini was the loving mother of George (Victoria) Pliagas and
Vivi (John) Tryphonopoulos, and beloved grandmother
(“yiayia”) to her pride and joys Takis Tryphonopoulos,
Tasso Tryphonopoulos, Andrew Pliagas, Deanna Pliagas, and
Tina Pliagas. Fotini was dearly loved by her only sister, Vassiliki
Giannoulas Farmakis (late Rizos Farmakis) and her nephews Eddy
Farmakis and Terry Farmakis of Athens, Greece. She will be deeply
missed by all of her cousins, nieces, nephews, and a large extended
family in Greece and the United States.
Fotini was born in Trikala, Greece in 1935 and spent her
younger years in Volos, where her father was a prominent banker. She
married her husband Anastasios, who was a school teacher. They had
their son George in Greece and then immigrated to London, Ontario in
1958, with hopes and dreams to extend his teaching career in this new
country. Their daughter Vivi was born in Canada in 1959. After
tragically losing her husband in a house fire in 1960, at the age of
25, a new Greek immigrant with two young children under the age of 3,
Fotini faced the future in London. The Greek community became her
family. With fierce determination, perseverance, and strong love to
provide for her children, Fotini was an amazing mother who on her own,
overcame the odds and all challenges and raised a son who became a
successful surgeon, and a daughter as a university
educator.
Her five grandchildren were also her pride and joy, and she
loved them immensely. They were a big part of her life watching them
grow into strong,successful young adults. Her life was always centered
on her family. She was fiercely independent and enjoyed tending to her
garden, knitting, cooking, and baking, especially during the holidays.
Mom loved to go church, and her devout faith gave her
strength.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all
the exceptional caregivers and staff at Arbor Trace Memory Care Center
and Dr. Musani for their support over the past 9 years at Arbor Trace.
To Father Konstantine Chatzis, a very special thank you for his
spiritual support and prayers to mom and our family in her final
days.
Visitation will be held at Logan Funeral
Home, 371 Dundas Street, London, Ontario (between
Waterloo & Colborne St.), on Friday June 24, 2022 from
6:00-9:00 p.m. Prayers will be conducted in the Logan
Chapel Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.
Funeral Service will be held at Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox Church, 131 Southdale Rd. W., London,
Ontario on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
Interment at Woodland Cemetery, London,
Ontario.
Those who wish may make memorial donations to Holy
Trinity Greek Orthodox Church or the Alzheimer
Society in memory of Fotini.
Condolences can be shared online at www.loganfh.ca
A tree will be planted, by the Logan Funeral Home,
as a living memorial to Fotini Pliagas
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Death notice for the town of: London, Province: Ontario