Mrs. Virginia H. Kokoliadis

April 16, 1941 - January 4, 2014

Virginia H. Kokoliadis Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother DRACUT—Virginia H. “Ginny” (Thurlow) Kokoliadis passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at her home. She was 72 years old and was the wife of the late George T. Kokoliadis who died on September 19, 2004. Virginia was born in Malden, MA on April 16, 1941, a daughter of Hope (Nichols) Thurlow who survives her, and the late Winfield Thurlow. Ginny was a graduate of St. Peter’s Grammar School, attended Keith Hall, and graduated from Lowell High School. Virginia met her husband to be while shopping with her mother at McNamara’s Supermarket in the Swede Village neighborhood of Lowell. It was there, upon seeing Virginia Thurlow, George Kokoliadis said, “I’m going to marry that girl.” He asked her out, and she accepted. They dated for six months and George asked Virginia to marry him. They wed at Sacred Heart Church on December 6, 1959. Together Virginia and George raised three girls and two boys in the family home on Maple Street in “Spaghettiville.” Ginny remained at home when her children were young, and exceeded in her job as housewife and mother. She volunteered at the Sacred Heart School, where all of her children attended. She chaperoned trips with the Sacred Heart Band, and assisted the nuns in the office and library. She was a parishioner of the Sacred Heart Church until its closing. When her children were grown, Ginny worked at Brooks Drug Store in downtown Lowell. She also worked at Wang Labs for a time. While living in Dracut, Ginny volunteered her time at the Dracut Senior Center. Ginny was an enthusiastic shopper who could always find the perfect “Bling” for her wardrobe. She enjoyed Bingo with friends, exercising, and was an avid reader. Foxwoods was one of her favorite destinations. On the inside, Ginny was calm, easy going, and loving. Virginia is survived by her mother, Hope Thurlow of Merrimack, NH; her five children, Hope Kokoliadis and her companion Cliff Smith of Lowell, Virginia Sarmento and her husband Robert of Dracut, Thomas Kokoliadis and his wife Donna Silenzi of Hanover, MA, Martha Krauss and her husband Robert of Pelham, NH, and George Steven Kokoliadis and his wife Laurie of Dracut; 17 grandchildren, Deana, Peter, Arthur, Ginger, Jessie, Jennifer, Christina, Kimberly, Stephanie, Shannon, Nicholas, Alexander, Richard, Michael, Ricky, Daniel, and Mark; 8 great grandchildren; three sisters, Jean Lizotte and her daughter Bailey of Lowell; Carol Pratt and Gloria Paicopolos both of Merrimack, NH, and Cynthia Reid, of Hollis, NH; two brothers, Winfield Thurlow and his wife Linda of Nashua, NH, and Edward Thurlow and his wife June of Palm Bay, FL; three sisters-in-law, Martha Cronin of Vero Beach, FL, Florence Downs of Methuen, and Stella Bakey of Lowell. Ginny also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, and her lifelong friend, Pat Rousseau of Dracut. FUNERAL NOTICE KOKOLIADIS—In Dracut, January 4, 2014, at her home, Virginia H. (Thurlow) Kokoliadis, 72, wife of the late George T. Kokoliadis. Family and friends may call at the FAY McCABE FUNERAL HOME, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL, on TUESDAY from 4 until 7 P.M. Virginia’s Funeral will begin on WEDNESDAY MORNING at 7:45 A.M. from the Funeral Home, followed by her Funeral Mass at 9 A.M. at ST. MARGUERITE D’YOUVILE PARISH, 1340 Lakeview Ave. Dracut. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations in Virginia’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, Mass Chapter, 20 Speen St. Framingham, MA 01701, or at www.heart.org/donate ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 978-459-9222. www.faymccabe.com