Athanasia “Soula” Kotsaftis Obituary

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Loving mother and grandmother

Mrs. Athanasia “Soula” (Aggelopoulos) Kotsaftis, 78, of Brookfield passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2017. She was the loving wife of Andrew C. Kotsaftis of 51 years.

Soula was born on Feb. 11, 1938 in Aigion, Greece, daughter of the late Theodore and Paraskevi (Patoulias) Aggelopoulos. She came to the United States with her husband in 1965 and settled in Waterbury. She was an active member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Waterbury, where she taught Greek School to the children of the parish and tirelessly volunteered for their annual festival. She was a member of the Church’s Ladies Philoptochos Society, where she served as past president, as well as a longtime member of the Daughters of Penelope. However, Soula’s greatest joy was being surrounded by her family; she lived for her children and adored her grandchildren. She embodied generosity and kindness, teaching by example.  She loved to cook for family and friends; her door was always open as she greeted everyone with her warm smile.

Soula leaves behind her two children: her daughter, Katherine Rountos and her husband, Peter, of Brookfield, with whom she lived, and her son, Dean A. Kotsaftis and his wife, Gina, of Middlebury; and her sister, Irini Kritikos and her husband, Spiro, of Aigion, Greece. She also leaves behind her four grandchildren: Andrew Kotsaftis and Niko Kotsaftis of Middlebury; Krista Huebner and her husband, Brandon, of Newton, Mass.; and Steven Rountos and his wife, Maria, of Brookfield.

A funeral service for Soula will be held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at 9 a.m. at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church for a funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at New Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterbury. Calling hours will be held Friday, Jan. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home with a Trisagion Service at 6 p.m.  Everyone is kindly asked to meet directly at the church the morning of the funeral.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Soula’s memory to either Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, “Burn the Mortgage Fund,” 937 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT 06708 or Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Mass General Hospital Development Office, Attn: Shawn Fitzgibbons, 125 Nashua Street, Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114

For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.