Obituaries 08-29-2024

Savvas Steve Demetriou

October 20, 1929 – August 19, 2024

On  Monday,  August  19,  2024,  Savvas  “Steve”  Demetriou,  94,  of Naples, Florida died peacefully in his  sleep. 

Steve  was  born  on  the Greek  island  of  Cyprus,  son  of the  late  Christina  and  Demetris Yerosavvas.

In  1949,  at  the  age  of  20,  he  emigrated from the Greek village- Droushia/Paphos  through  Ellis Island to work in New Jersey with his  godfather  in  the  restaurant business.  He went on to serve in the  U.S.  Army,  stationed  at  Fort Banks in Winthrop, Mass for the 19th  Coastal  Artillery  Regiment —  a  designated  Command  Center for Boston Harbor Nuclear Radar threat  monitoring.

During  his military   service,   Steve   brought his  younger  brother  Peter  over from  Cyprus  and  together  they purchased   the   Donut   Hole,  a popular breakfast place across the street  from  Fort  Banks.

Soon after,  they  expanded  to  create  an iconic  family  restaurant  –  Brothers Restaurant. 

Steve  was  the  epitome  of  the American  Dream,  an  entrepreneur  who  went  on  to  purchase a   shopping   mall   that   included Demetri Brothers Liquor (famous for  the  “coldest  beer  in  town.”)   

He was known as charming, hospitable and a man of great faith. 

Early   in   his   career   journey, Steve   met   Marina   Pavles   at   a  Greek  event  in  New  York,  and  it was love at first sight.  On June 30,  1955,  Steve  married  Marina  and had  an  amazingly  beautiful  marriage  for  67  years  before  Marina passed  away  in  May  of 2022. Together  they  were  initially  members  of  the  St  George  Greek  Orthodox   Church   in   Lynn and after moving to Naples, Florida they joined St Katherine Greek Orthodox Church. 

Surviving are son, Steve (Dana) Demetriou   of   Dallas, TX;   two   daughters, Christina    Demetriou  of  South  Yarmouth,  MA  and Nelia  Demetriou  of  Naples,  FL;  seven  grandchildren;  nine  great grandchildren;  and  one  brother, Peter   Demetriou   of   Winthrop.   

On  Friday,  August  23rd,  Father   Demetre   Mott   conducted a  funeral  followed by  Entombment  –  both  took  place  at  Naples  Memorial Gardens. 

To  sign  Steve’s  guest  register or  to  leave  online  condolences,  please  visit  www.ShikanyFuneralHome.com.

Arrangements by Shikany’s Bonita Funeral Home, Family Owned Since 1978.

Pauline Lyons

Her story is a legacy of true love

Pauline Lyons of Winthrop passed away at home on August 23. She was 95 years old.

 Born in Lynn, the beloved daughter of the late Constantina (Gianias) and Christo Stratigikis, she was a resident of Winthrop for over 56 years. She worked for Sears and Roebuck as a clerk as well as working with her husband at Samuel’s Pharmacy in Winthrop Center for decades.

Beautifully stylish, scores of residents enjoy relaying stories of her expert assistance from Samuel’s cosmetic counter or from the stands as she attended all her sons and grandchildren’ events– a true Viking..

She was the devoted wife of Lloyd Lyons for over seventy years, the loving mother of John Lyons and his wife, Peg of Winthrop, and Peter Lyons and his companion, Beth McGinnis of Mashpee; dear sister of the late John, Peter and Nicholas Stratigikis; cherished grandmother of Tiffany Lyons Shliapa and her husband, John, Peter Lloyd Lyons and his wife, Anne Marie, Christian Lyons and the late Christine Lyons; great grandmother of Zoey, Sophia, Nicholas Shliapa and Evan Lyons and beloved aunt of Christo Stratos and his wife, Carolyn of Wells, Maine.

Her story is a legacy of true love, sparked by a dance to Tommy Dorsey music in a Revere dance hall. As they held hands some seventy years later, this beauty breathed her last, as her Love – Lloyd – kept his promise and never left her side.

For each child to the greats, her hard work, values and sacrifices leave behind more than black and white photos, afghans and needlepoint. Beautiful Pauline – Yaya – instilled traditions, the value of good education, confidence and pride of community and country.

The funeral was conducted from the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 29, 2024 followed by a funeral service in the funeral home. Services concluded with the interment in the Belle Isle section of Winthrop Cemetery.

To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.

Richard “Porka” Anderson

He was always willing to lend a helping hand

Richard J. “Porka” Anderson, 63, of Winthrop passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

Born in Winthrop to Catherine (Liotine) Anderson and the late Edwin F Anderson, Richard is survived by his wife of 34 years, Annette (DiMuzio) Anderson, his sons, Marc R. and Eric J. Anderson, his mother Catherine Anderson, his siblings: Susan Anderson-Noonan and her husband, David of Amherst and Paul Anderson and his fiancé, Lisa Parsons Brennan of Halifax. He is survived by many nieces and nephews: Simone Noonan and her husband, Justin Spears of North Carolina, John Noonan of New York, Olivia, Sara, Dylan and Anderson, Christopher Griffin, Lauren (Griffin) Lewis, and her husband, Tyler, Rose and Kai DiMuzio. He was very close to his In-Laws, Pauline and Edward DiMuzio of Stoneham, sister-in-law, Susan DiMuzio Citroni and her husband Jeff of North Reading, and Diane DiMuzio and her husband, Brian Castle of Cumberland, Rhode Island. He was the brother of the late Edwin J Anderson and brother-in-law of the late Edward DiMuzio Jr.

Richard was born at Winthrop hospital on December 15, 1960. He graduated from Winthrop High School, Class of 1979, attended Wentworth Institute and received an Associates Degree in Aircraft Maintenance. After working for several small electrical companies, he began working at MIT in February of 2003. He was married to Annette on April 20,1990. They had two boys and continued to live in Winthrop.

Richard loved to snowmobile on Sunrise Lake in New Hampshire. The family enjoyed spending many vacations together, including Disney World when his dad retired, many summers at Conway Lake and trips to Pennsylvania. Over the past seven years, Saratoga became a yearly summer trip with the entire DiMuzio clan. He was an avid Boston sports fan but his true love was the Bruins, always screaming “G-O-A-L “ when they scored!

 He was very handy and his tool bench would prove it. He supported his wife through her two breast cancer diagnosis. With her family, he would walk (very fast) at The Making Strides for Breast Cancer since 2003. He also supported the local cancer support group Survivors By The Sea -a local founded in 2006. Annette was One of the first 11 in the group. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to his friends and neighbors when he could (until he couldn’t). He was seen riding his bike (and eventually his scooter) visiting friends and local businesses around town and Deer Island.

In 2017 Richard was diagnosed with neurological celiac. The next seven years would show his health slowly decline. He went into long-term care in July 2023 until his passing.

He will now rest in peace with his brother Eddie and his dad (lovingly known to his family as Uncle Swede.)

Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the visitation from the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop on Saturday, August 31 from 9 to 11 a.m. followed by a funeral service in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Services will conclude with the interment in the Cross Street section of Winthrop Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Survivors by the Sea at www.survivorsbythesea.org.

To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.