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August 28, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Service will be held 10 AM on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Avenue, Wyckoff.
Phocion Lellos age 86 of Wayne died peacefully on Tuesday, August 28, 2012.
He was born and raised in Pearl Street area of Haverhill Massachusetts and soon after graduating from high school he was drafted into the US Navy during World War II. He served from 1944 through 1946 and was Honorably Discharged with distinction as a Quartermaster 3rd Class.
After his service he went to college and graduated from the University of New Hampshire. After college Phocion toured throughout Europe. He worked as a Professional Engineer in the aerospace industry for companies such as Bell and Sikorsky. He started a technical personnel agency in Boston MA.
He met his wife, the late Jean Capolon, while in the Catskill Mountains, they married November 4th, 1961 and lived in Europe before returning to live in Boston MA. They began their family in Massachusetts and moved to the Pines Lake section of Wayne in 1975.
Phocion was a dedicated member of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Wyckoff and sang in their choir for many years.
He enjoyed sailing on Pines Lake, and was always tinkering with his antique Alfa Romeo and Jaguar cars. For many years he sang with the New York Chorale Society.
Phocion was the loving husband of forty-two years to the late Jean (Capolon) Lellos (July 2003); devoted father of Cion Lellos and his partner Jennifer of Mendon, VT, Jason Lellos and his wife Stacy of Wayne, NJ, Brian Lellos of Mason, OH, and Alex Lellos of Doylestown, PA; cherished grandfather of Sophia, Nikolas, Evangeline, and Cassie Lellos; loved brother of Theodore Lellos of Chelmsford, MA, Mel Tsamparlis of Manchester, NH, and the late Solon Lellos.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or the Wayne First Aid Squad, PO Box 291, Wayne NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Service will be held 10 AM on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Avenue, Wyckoff.
August 28, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Service will be held 10 AM on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Avenue, Wyckoff.
Phocion Lellos age 86 of Wayne died peacefully on Tuesday, August 28, 2012.
He was born and raised in Pearl Street area of Haverhill Massachusetts and soon after graduating from high school he was drafted into the US Navy during World War II. He served from 1944 through 1946 and was Honorably Discharged with distinction as a Quartermaster 3rd Class.
After his service he went to college and graduated from the University of New Hampshire. After college Phocion toured throughout Europe. He worked as a Professional Engineer in the aerospace industry for companies such as Bell and Sikorsky. He started a technical personnel agency in Boston MA.
He met his wife, the late Jean Capolon, while in the Catskill Mountains, they married November 4th, 1961 and lived in Europe before returning to live in Boston MA. They began their family in Massachusetts and moved to the Pines Lake section of Wayne in 1975.
Phocion was a dedicated member of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Wyckoff and sang in their choir for many years.
He enjoyed sailing on Pines Lake, and was always tinkering with his antique Alfa Romeo and Jaguar cars. For many years he sang with the New York Chorale Society.
Phocion was the loving husband of forty-two years to the late Jean (Capolon) Lellos (July 2003); devoted father of Cion Lellos and his partner Jennifer of Mendon, VT, Jason Lellos and his wife Stacy of Wayne, NJ, Brian Lellos of Mason, OH, and Alex Lellos of Doylestown, PA; cherished grandfather of Sophia, Nikolas, Evangeline, and Cassie Lellos; loved brother of Theodore Lellos of Chelmsford, MA, Mel Tsamparlis of Manchester, NH, and the late Solon Lellos.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or the Wayne First Aid Squad, PO Box 291, Wayne NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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