Kathy Fosses (nee Aikaterina Passialis), age 67, passed away surrounded by family at her bedside, after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years of marriage, Christos; two caring sons Alex (Lisa) and Panos (Kristen); beloved grandmother to Katherine Elizabeth, Zoie Maria, and Christos Panagiotis. She is preceded in death by her father, Panagiotis Passialis (1914-1987), her mother Kalomira Kouloubi (1920-2014) and brother Giorgos (1953-2018).
Aikaterina was born May 21, 1952, Wednesday, in the town of Votaniko, Greece. She grew up in the town of Peristeri, Greece, where she met her husband to be, Christos A. Fosses, in the summer of 1964 and in 1965 they declared their love to each other. On September 3, 1967, Sunday, they got married at St. Konstantinos in Athens, Greece. After getting married, they immigrated to America (USA) and started their new life together in Portland, Oregon, with their first child being born in December 1968 and resided there until 1969. In search of larger opportunities, they moved to Astoria, New York and lived there until 1971. They moved to Chicago, Illinois and had their second child in August 1974 and stayed together in love until death parted them on October, 21, 2019, Monday, at 10:16 am.
Family and friends will gather on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at St. Lazarus Chapel in Ridgewood Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation begins at 10am and service starts at 11am. Entombment is at Ridgewood Memorial Park Cemetery at 12pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers that donations be made to www.metavivor.org, which supports research specifically for metastatic breast cancer. To donate “in her memory” press the “DONATE” button on their website.
For more Information contact Oehler Funeral Home 847-824-5155
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