Thalia Eliades Kapnistos, 85, of Sterling, VA (formerly of Arlington, VA) passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013. She came to this area from Hopewell, VA during the fifties as a school teacher. She was an active member of St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church and a former president of the Ladies Philoptochos Society. She is preceded in death by her husband, Nicholas Kapnistos and her brother, Plato Eliades. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Leto of Reston and Diana Hester of Annapolis, MD; her brother, Homer Eliades of Hopewell, VA; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A gathering and prayer service will be held on Thursday, January 24, 2013, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Everly Community Care Funeral Home, 6161 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22044. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 25, 2013, at 1 p.m. at St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church, 3149 Glen Carlyn Road, Falls Church, VA 22041. Interment will follow at National Memorial Park, Falls Church, VA.
