Gus Goutras, of North Canton, passed away after a short illness. Gus was a graduate of the University Of Akron School Of Law, an attorney and former Magistrate for the Stark County Probate Court; past President of the Stark County Bar Association, speaker on probate caselaw for the Ohio State Bar Association and Stark County Bar Association, served on the Board of Governors for the Ohio State Bar Association, and served in the U.S. Marine Corp.
Woodworking and traveling to Sanibel Island were his passions. Gust was a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Past District Deputy Grand Master.
Gust was preceded in death by his son, Benjamin, his parents, John and Anna Goutras, brothers, Nicholas and George Koutras, and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Richard and Gladys Sewell.
Survived by his wife, Lora L. Goutras, brother and sister-in-law, Anthony and Janice Koutras, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Charles and Jane Sewell, and Douglas and Teresa Sewell, sisters-in-law, Theana Koutras and Georgia Koutras, cousins GiGi and John Tsikles, and his nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church. A masonic funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Karlo-Libby Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron Hematology-Oncology Unit.
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