Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Kotsifas, Mary J November 23, 2004
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KOTSIFAS, Mary J. 82, of Urbana, passed away Tuesday morning, November 23, 
2004 while in residence at Mercy McAuley Center. She was born on August 13, 
1922 in Naphlion, Greece the daughter of the late James G. and Katina 
(Lemonie) Kotsifas and since age five has been a resident of Urbana. Her 
parents were the original owners of the Paradise Restaurant. Mary loved to 
spoil her family and friends with her cooking and baking skills. You would 
also find her knitting and doing crafts with her hands that became cherished 
keepsakes to her family and friends. Mary was a 1941 graduate of Urbana High 
School. She was the former owner of Katina's Bridal and Gift Shop, worked as a 
deputy registrar for the State of Ohio in Champaign County, and was an active 
member of the Champaign County Democratic Party. She was a member of the Greek 
Orthodox Church Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Springfield where she 
was a member of the choir, the Ladies Guild Philoptochos Society and was a 
past-president of the Ithaca Chapter 22 of the Daughters of Penelope. Mary was 
a past-president of TWIGG and the Hospital Guild at Mercy Memorial Hospital. 
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Logan-Champaign 
White Shrine. Survivors include her brother and sister-in-law, William and 
Donna Kotsifas of Grand Rapids, Michigan; nephew, Charles (Heide) Kotsifas; 
great nephew and niece, Jared and Rachel; nieces Katina King and Melissa (Ron) 
Snider also of Grand Rapids; and a sister-in-law, Eva Kotsifas of Urbana. She 
was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Tom, infant George T. 
and George J. Kotsifas. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2-
4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday in the LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME, URBANA with 
Trisagion service at 6:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday 
in the funeral home with Rev. Fr. Ignatios Achlioptas officiating. Burial will 
be in Oakdale Cemetery

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