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Birth

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Census

1940 Census
Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, New York
E.D. 52-135; Sheet 2A
Lines 23-29
229 Railroad Avenue
Gerontakos, Theodore; head, male, white, age 44, married, not in school, finished 3rd grade, born in Greece, naturalized citizen, residence in 1935: Sayville, Suffolk, NY; manager, billiard parlor
Gerontakos, Helen; wife, female, white, age 38, married, not in school, finished 4th grrade; born in Massachusetts; naturalized citizen, residence in 1935: Sayville, Suffolk, NY; saleslady, retail dry goods
Gerontakos, Angelina, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, in school, finished 2nd grade; born in New York; residence in 1935: same place
Gerontakos, Charles, son, male, white, age 9, single, in school, finished 2nd grade; born in New York; residence in 1935: same place
Gerontakos, Margaret, daughter, female, white, age 5, single, in school, finished 0 grade; born in New York; residence in 1935: same place
Gerontakos, George, son, male, white, age 3, single, not in school, born in New York; residence in 1935: same place

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MB-3SKC?cc=2000219&wc=QZXR-KJ3%3A790105101%2C800831001%2C806048101%2C954231001 : accessed 1 February 2023), New York > Suffolk > Islip Town > 52-135 Islip Town bounded by (N) Long Island Rail Road (Montauk Division), S Country Rd; (E) Brown Brook; (S) Great South Bay; (W) Colton Av, Edwards, Gillette Av, S Country Rd, Green; also Children's Cottages (Church Charity Foundation), Sayville (part) > image 3 of 37; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.

Death

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Obituary

DOVER POST (DE) | 4 OCTOBER 2013

William Gerontakos
Bill Gerontakos, age 80, of Dover, died Sept. 30, 2013 after a battle with cancer. The son of Teddy and Helen Gerontakos, he was born in Bay Shore Long Island, N.Y. on Nov. 26, 1932. Bill served in the armed forces in Korea as a Staff Sergeant. He moved his family to Delaware from New York in 1971 after purchasing the Shamrock Motel. He and his wife, Kay, owned and operated the motel for 12 and a half years. Bill loved bowling, and bowled in three leagues, which he always felt as if they were his family. Bill loved going to the casino and vacationed in Las Vegas 24 times with his wife Kay.

Besides his parents, Bill is preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Kay Gerontakos, and a brother, George Gerontakos. He is survived by his daughter, Gigi Gregor and husband Bobby, of Dover; one son, Gus Gerontakos, of Dover; two sisters, Angie Erdman of New York, and Margaret Gerontakos, of Texas; a brother, Gus Gerontakos, of Nevada; six grandchildren and one great-grandson; and friend, Pauline Perschau, of Dover.

A Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 9 starting at 4:30 p.m. followed by Services at 7 p.m. at the Funeral Home of Michael J. Ambruso, 1175 S. State St., Dover. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Bill's memory be made to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963. Condolences may be forwarded and the Guest Book signed via www.ambru so.com.

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