Fannie Irene Proskefalas

Fannie Irene Proskefalas, 89, of Honolulu passed away on April 04, 2013 with her daughter at her side. She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Dell; son-in-law, Michael Dell; grandchildren, Stephanie and Nicholas; sister, Helen Paraskevas; niece, Maria Miller; nephew, Tom Paraskevas, and niece Elaine Granata. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Peter Proskefalas and her sister, Louise Granata.

Services will be held on:

- Monday, April 22, 2013 at Borthwick Mortuary - Makai Chapel located at 1330 Maunakea Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817. Visitation will begin at 5:30PM and service will begin at 6:30PM

- Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Saint Constantine and Helen Orthodox Cathedral located at 930 Lunalilo Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Visitation will begin at 10:00AM and service will begin at 11:00AM.

Burial to follow on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery located at 45-425 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744 at 1:00PM

Lunch will be served at Church following burial.

In lieu of flowers you are welcome to make a donation to Aloha Chapter Ladies Philoptochos, in memory of Fannie Proskefalas for charities supported by Fannie. Mailing address: 930 Lunalilo Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822.

Fannie was born in Staten Island, New York in 1923 to Thomas and Irene Mirmigas who had immigrated to the United States from Greece to make a better life for their family. Fannie was the middle of 3 sisters who worked on their parents farm. She graduated from high school on Staten Island and met Peter through her sister Louise.

Peter and Fannie were married in the Greek Orthodox Church in 1945. Peter had been in Honolulu since 1942 to rebuild Pearl Harbor and he returned there after the wedding. Fannie made the cross country trip by train and ship separately. She worked at Pearl Harbor and the IRS before leaving to take care of her daughter full time.

Fannie and Peter made a wonderful life in Hawaii together. They loved Hawaii and all of the friends they made over the years. They were founding members of the Greek Orthodox Church in Honolulu and devoted their lives to building that Parish. Fannie was President of the Ladies Philoptochos Society and was an integral part of the team that baked for the annual Greek Festival.

To know Fannie was to love her. She was full of love and compassion for everyone she knew. She was a tremendous wife, mother and grandmother (yiayia) and adored her son-in-law. We were all blessed to have her in our lives.