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Mary Skontos Obituary

Skontos, Mary J. (nee Anastasiadis), beloved wife of the late John G. Skontos, cherished mother of the late George (Katherine) Skontos and Constance (Christ) Marinakis, devoted grandmother of Lea (John) Comet, Dean (Christine) Marinakis, Jana Marinakis, Maria (John) Livaditis, Zoe Skontos and Ionna Skontos, proud great-grandmother of Paul, Artemis, Christopher Comet, Katarina and Claire Livaditis, fond aunt of many nieces and nephews and friend to many. Visitation Saturday, 10 a.m., at Annunciation Cathedral, 1017 N. LaSalle, Chicago. Services to begin 11 a.m. Interment Memorial Park, Skokie, IL. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of George Vergos. Info: 847-768-5800. Please omit flowers. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Annunciation Cathedral.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times from Nov. 28 to Nov. 29, 2003.

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john katsaros

November 28, 2003

Dear Connie, So sorry to hear of the passing of your mother. She was a fine lady who always made me laugh. With sympathy, John Katsaros

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