OBIT: Andreas VARVERIS, 1919, father of resident of Altoona, Blair County, PA

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GREEK GENERAL, WITH CHILDREN HERE, DEAD

Andreas Varveris, Father of Mrs. A. Notopoulos, Dies in 82nd Year

  Andreas Varveris, a general in the Greek army for forty-two years, and 
father of Mrs. A. Notopoulos, wife of the local theatre-owner, residing at 
1600 Eleventh street, died at his home in Tripolis, Greece, on October 24, 
according to word received here yesterday.
  General Varveris was in his 82nd year.  He fought in the Greco-Turkish war 
in 1886, and also serviced notably in the conflict between the same nations, 
in 1897.  Medals and certificates denoting his valor were given him in 
recognition of his activity, at the conclusion of both wars, by high officials 
of Greece.  He had been retired for the last few years.
  Mr. Notopoulos, son-in-law of the deceased general, received a letter from a 
brother, Antonios Notopoulos, who resides in Tripolis, stating that the 
Altoona[n]'s father-in-law had succumbed in October.  He had been well up to 
that time, and it is presumed senility caused his demise.
  Three sons, Charles, James and Gustav, reside in this city and Johnstown.  
Two daughters, in addition to Mrs. Notopoulos, survive, They are residents of 
Youngstown, O., and Athenes, Greece, respectively.  Their mother also 
survives, with seven grandchildren in this city; two in Youngstown, and two in 
Athenes.
  A fourth son, Alexander Varveris, is a general in the present Greek army.  
He was a physician in civilian life, and has been serving in the army since 
his nation entered the world war arena.  The aged general was a popular 
personage, not alone in his home city but practically throughout a large 
section of Greece.  Further details of his death are being awaited by the 
relatives in this county.

Altoona Tribune, Thursday, January 9, 1919, page 12