Individual Details

Andrew John Kostakos

(12 Oct 1917 - 1 Dec 1999)



Graduated 1936, Eastern District High School, Brooklyn, New York. Written in yearbook:
President of Chess Club and member
Photography Club
Current Events Club
Intergrade Baseball Team
Health Education Duty
Intergrade Relay Team
"Tall and slim is he of stature, Loved by all for his good nature."

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Carol Kostakos Petranek has written a personal history of her father and mother, prepared for their 50th wedding anniversary in 1996.

Obituary:
Washington Post, The (DC) - December 23, 1999
Andrew John Kostakos, waiter.
Andrew John Kostakos, 82, a waiter at the old Three Kings Restaurant in Bethesda from 1969 to 1984, died of cancer Dec. 1 at Montgomery Hospice Casey House in Rockville. Mr. Kostakos, who lived in Kensington since 1961, was the manager of the Italian Inn in Landover until 1967 and then owned the Charcoaler Restaurant in Bethesda for two years. A native of Brooklyn, he worked at his family's rstaurant there until World War II when he served in the Navy. After the war, he moved to New Jersey and was a waiter, mailman and assembly line worker. He was a member of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Washington. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Catherine Kostakos of Kensington; a son, John Andrew Kostakos of Davidsonville; a daughter, Carol Kostakos Petranek of Silver Spring; three sisters; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F3ZK-HZG : accessed 30 Sep 2014), John Andrew Kostakos, 1942.

Events

Birth12 Oct 1917Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Christen20 Jan 1918Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral, 64 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Baptism20 Jan 1918St. Constantine Church, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Census1920Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Residence1935Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
School1936Eastern High School, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Census1940Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Military Draft Registration16 Oct 1940Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Military3 May 1944U.S. Navy - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Marriage License4 Nov 1946Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - Catherine Pappas
Marriage14 Nov 1946Sts. Constantine Church, 64 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - Catherine Pappas
Residence194778 Hewes Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Residence195063 Stockton Street, Hillsdale, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Census1950Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Residence19843709 Astoria Road, Kensington, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Residence19943709 Astoria Road, Kensington, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Death1 Dec 1999Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Burial3 Dec 1999Colesville Cemetery, Colesville Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
ObituaryDec 1999Washington D.C., United States
Alt nameAndrew John OR Andreas Ioannis Kostakos
FamilySearch IDKZLP-X2K

Families

SpouseCatherine Pappas (1917 - 2011)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherJohn Andrew Kostakos (1879 - 1970)
MotherHarikleia G. Aridas (1893 - 1974)
SiblingPauline Kostakos (1918 - 2001)
SiblingAphrodite Kostakos (1922 - 1997)
SiblingGeorgia Mary Kostakos (1923 - )
SiblingAlice Kostakos (1929 - 2020)

Notes

Birth

Born at home, 227 52nd Street, Brooklyn, New York

Birth Certificate:
State of New York, City of New York, Department of Health
#40969
Name of Child: Andrew Kostakos [note: the name Kostas was originally written, then crossed out]
Male - white
Date of Birth: October 12, 1917
Place of birth: 227 52nd St., Bklyn
Father's Name: John Kostakos [note: the name Kostas was originally written, then crossed out]
Father's residence: 227 52nd St, Bklyn
Father's birthplace: Greece
Father's age: 36; color: white
Mother's married name: Hariklia Kostakos [note: the name Kostas was originally written, then crossed out]
Mother's name before marriage: Hariklia Aridas [note: Hanicela Havrietos was orginally written, then crossed out]
Mother's residence: 227 52nd St, Bklyn
Mother's birthplace: Greece
Mother's age: 24; color: white
Mother's occupation: housewife
Number of children born to this mother including present birth: 1
Number of children of this mother now living: 1
Date: 10/17/1917
signed: C. H. Hall, Ph.D.

Copy in possession of Carol Kostakos Petranek

Christen

Hellenic Community of Brooklyn
Agios Konstantinos Church
Certificate of Baptism Number 444

The Holy Church of Brooklyn, New York Hellenic Community, Agios Konstantinos, certifies that as extracted from the registry book, Andreas son of Ioannis A. Kostakos and Harikleia G. Arida, Christian Orthodox and residing in Brooklyn, was born in Brooklyn, New York of 12 October 1917, was baptized in Brooklyn New York by the vicar, Archmandrite Stephanos Makaronis according to the formalities of the Eastern Orthodox Church on 20 January 1918 and taken out of the Holy Font by Michael Aridas [godfather].

In witness whereof, this document is executed, marked with the seal of the parish and signed by the vicar of the parish.

Brooklyn, New York
January 20, 1918
Archmandrite Stephanos Makaronis

Baptism

Hellenic Community of Brooklyn
Agios Konstantinos Church
Certificate of Baptism Number 444

The Holy Church of Brooklyn, New York Hellenic Community, Agios Konstantinos, certifies that as extracted from the registry book, Andreas son of Ioannis A. Kostakos and Harikleia G. Arida, Christian Orthodox and residing in Brooklyn, was born in Brooklyn, New York of 12 October 1917, was baptized in Brooklyn New York by the vicar, Archmandrite Stephanos Makaronis according to the formalities of the Eastern Orthodox Church on 20 January 1918 and taken out of the Holy Font by Michael Aridas [godfather].

In witness whereof, this document is executed, marked with the seal of the parish and signed by the vicar of the parish.

Brooklyn, New York
January 20, 1918
Archmandrite Stephanos Makaronis

Census

1920 US Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
enumerated January 5, 1920
Enumeration District 197, 4th Assembly District, Sheet 5A
292 Broadway
Line 19-23
Kostakos, John, Head, rents, male, white, age 38, married, immigrated 1900, alien, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Greece, mother tongue Greek, parents born in Greece, occupation: proprietor, restaurant.
Kostakos, Mary [should be Hariklia], wife, female, age 23, married, immigrated 1915, alien, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Greece, mother tongue Greek, parents born in Greece, occupation: none
Kostakos, Tom [should be Andrew], son, male, white, age 2 0/12
Kostakos, Pauline, daughter, female, white, age 9/12
Kostakos, Gus, nephew, male, white, age 24, single, immigrated 1911, Naturalized in 1919, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Greece, mother tongue Greek, parents born in Greece, occupation: waiter, restaurant.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11599-49392-27?cc=1488411 : accessed 30 Sep 2014), New York > Kings > Brooklyn Assembly District 4 > 0197 > image 9 of 67; citing NARA microfilm publication T625.

Residence

1935 Residence in Brooklyn from 1940 US Census

School

Entry in Yearbook, Eastern District High School, 1936 for Andrew John Kostakos:
a. Presidentand member of Chess Club
b. PhotographyClub
c. CurrentEvents Club
d. IntergradeBaseball Team
e. HealthEducation Duty
f. Intergrade Relay Team
g. “Tall and slim is he of stature; Loved by all for his good nature.”

Eastern District High School is a defunct public high school in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. It was originally located at Driggs Avenue and South 3rd Street, then 227 Marcy Avenue, and finally 850 Grand Street.It was a comprehensive high school.
Eastern District High School operated from 1900 to mid-1996, when it was closed because of poor academic performance. The current campus at Grand Street opened in 1981. After Eastern District High School closed, the building was rebranded in late 1996 as the Grand Street Campus, with several smaller schools operating within the same facilities.


The school was proposed in 1894, prior to unification of the five boroughs of New York City.
The name "Eastern District" originates from the annexation of Williamsburg and Bushwick into the city of Brooklyn as its Eastern District in 1855. The school held its first classes on February 5, 1900, with 188 students. It was originally located at a temporary site on Driggs Avenue and South 3rd Street on the north side of the Williamsburg Bridge, converted from the former Eastern District Library. In 1902, operations were expanded to the nearby Henry McCaddin Memorial Hall at 288 Berry Street between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets.
McCaddin Hall still stands adjacent to the Saints Peter and Paul Church, and later served as a school for the Catholic parish, as well as a library and a concert hall.Eastern District graduated its first class in 1904. Later, Public School 143 on North Ninth Street and Havemeyer Street was used as a third annex.
The second location, opened in fall 1907, was situated in western Williamsburg on Marcy Avenue between Keap Street and Rodney Street. It sat across the street from the Williamsburgh branch of the Brooklyn Public Library and near the Marcy Avenue Station of the BMT Jamaica Line (currently served by the J, M, and Z trains). The H-shaped building was constructed with gray brick, limestone, and terracotta in Collegiate and English Gothic style
(From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_District_High_School)

Census

1940 Federal Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
S.D. No. 7, E.D. No. 24-551
New York City, Brooklyn, Assembly District 4, Kings, New York
Sheet No. 12Bs
292 Broadway, Lines 65-71
Family lived in same house in 1935
Kostakos, John, Head, male, white, age 60, married, born in Greece, Naturalized, Restaurant
Kostakos, Harriet, wife, female, white, age 45, born Greece, Alien
Kostakos, Andrew, son, male, white, age 22, single, finished 8th grade, born New York, waiter, restaurant
Kostakos, Pauline, daughter, female, white, age 21, single, finished 4 yrs high school, born New York
Kostakos, Frieda, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, finished 6H, born New York
Kostakos, Georgia, daughter, female, white, age 16, single finished 5H
Kostakos, Alice, daughter, female, white, age 10, single finished 5, born New York
Kostakos, William, uncle, male, age 68, born Greece, alien, waiter, restaurant

Pauline answered the supplemental questions:
Place of birth of mother and father: Greece
Mother tongue or native language: Greek
Veteran: No
Does person have a Social Security Number? Yes
Were deductions made for Federal Old Age Insurance or Railroad Retirment? Yes
Occupation: waitress in restaurant


Source: "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ9C-P9Y : Tue Nov 28 09:35:54 UTC 2023), Entry for John Kostakas and Harriett Kostakas, 1940.

Military Draft Registration

New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947
Name: Andrew John Kostakos
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1917
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Employer: John Kostakos
Complexion: Light
Race: White
Height: 6 1
Weight: 160
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Relative's Name: John Kostakos
Relative's Relationship to the Head of the Household: Father
Employer Name: John Kostakos
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 16 Oct 1940
Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Affiliate Publication Title: Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 3/31/1947
Andrew John Kostakos's Extended Family John Kostakos Relative
Source: "New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WHD2-9K6Z : Thu Oct 12 07:28:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Andrew John Kostakos and John Kostakos, 16 Oct 1940.

Military

Military Service: U.S. Navy
Data transcribed from NAVPERS-553, Notice of Separation
Serial or file number: 908 68 50
Date and place of birth: 10/12/17 [Oct 12 1917]; Brooklyn, NY
Date of entry into active service: 5/3/44 [May 3 1944]
Discharged: May 24, 1946
Highest rank or rating held: Seaman First Class (SC)
Service (vessels and stations served on)
NRS NY NY
NTC SAMPSON NY
USNH SAMPSON NY
NT SCH C&B NOROTON HTS CONN
NTS NOB NOR VA. PRE COMM:
ADV BASE SUP TRG COM WIM VA.
ABATU LIDO BEACH LI NY
USNABPD SAN BRUNO CAL
USNB NAVY 3002
RS NAVY 3002 SUBIC P.I.
RS & AGC BROOKLYN NY
PSC LIDO BEACH LI NY
Remarks
American Theatre Medal
Asiatic pacific Medal
Victory Medal

Marriage License

State of New York
Affidavit for License to Marry
No. 27090
County of Kings, Borough of Brooklyn
Date of Marriage: 14 November 1946
Church: St. Constantine, 64 Schermerhorn St.
Clergyman: Father James
Groom: Andrew John Kostakos
Bride: Catherine Pappas
From the Groom:
Name: Andrew John Kostakos
Color: White
Residence: 2929 Broadway
Age 29; born October 12, 1917
Occupation: Restaurant Manager
Place of Birth: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Father: John Kostakos
Country of birth of father: Greece
Maiden name of mother: Harriet Aridas
Country of birth of mother: Greece
How many times have you been married? None
signed: Andrew John Kostakos

From the Bride:
Name: Catherine Pappas
Color: White
Residence: 323 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Age 29; born March 10, 1917
Occupation: secretary
Place of birth: Hoboken, N.J.
Father: Louis Pappas
Country of birth of father: Greece
Maiden name of mother: Angelina Eftaxas
Country of birth of mother: Greece
How many times have you been married? None
signed: Catherine Pappas

Marriage Certificate
I, Rev. Dem. Vichenchos, priest, residing at 197 State Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. in the county of Kings and State of New York, do hereby certify that I did on this 14th day of November in the year A.D. 1946 at 7 p.m. at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, solemnize the rites of matrimony between Andrew John Kostakos of Brooklyn, Kings, New York and Catherine Pappas of Brooklyn, Kings, New York in the presence of Peter Aridas and George Bouzalas.
signed: Rev. Dem. Vichenchos
Peter Aridas, 323 South 5th Street, Brooklyn


New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972
Andrew J Kostakos & Catherine Pappas
Brooklyn - 1946
Groom: Kostakos, Andrew J., Licence Number: 207090; Date [of license] November 4, 1946
Bride: Pappas, Catherine, Licence Number: 207090; Date [of license] November 4, 1946
Source: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-3576882-S/andrew-j-kostakos-and-catherine-pappas-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000006
(Citation)"Andrew J Kostakos." Myheritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-3576882-S/andrew-j-kostakos-and-catherine-pappas-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000006. Accessed 19 Apr. 2020.

Marriage

Saint Constantine Greek Orthodox Church
Certificate of Marriage
No. 31992
This is to certify that: Andrew J. Kostakos born in Brooklyn, N.Y. USA and residing at Brooklyn, N.Y. USA and Catherine L. Pappas born in Hoboken, N.J. USA and residing at Brooklyn, N.Y. USA were joined in Holy Matrimony, his first marriage, her first marriage according to the rites of the Greek Orthodox Church, at Brooklyn, N.Y. USA on November 14, 1946 by Rev. Dem. Vichenchos Pastor of the Holy Church of Saint Constantine in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the presence of Panagiotis Aridas as Best Man.
New York, N.Y., November 15, 1946
The Archbishop of N. and S. America by Bishop Germano

Wedding reception held at Michele's Restaurant on Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.

New York City Marriage Index Book
Brooklyn - 1946
Groom: Kostakos, Andrew J., Licence Number: 207090; Date [of license] November 4, 1946

URL: https://archive.org/stream/NYC_Marriage_Index_Brooklyn_1946/Reclaim_The_Records_-_NYC_Marriage_Index_-_Brooklyn_-_1946#page/n870/mode/1up

State of New York
County of Kings, City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn
Affidavit for License to Marry
No. 27090
County of Kings, Borough of Brooklyn
Date of Marriage: 14 November 1946
Church: St. Constantine, 64 Schermerhorn St.
Clergyman: Father James
Groom: Andrew John Kostakos
Bride: Catherine Pappas
From the Groom:
Name: Andrew John Kostakos
Color: White
Residence: 2929 Broadway
Age 29; born October 12, 1917
Occupation: Restaurant Manager
Place of Birth: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Father: John Kostakos
Country of birth of father: Greece
Maiden name of mother: Harriet Aridas
Country of birth of mother: Greece
How many times have you been married? None
signed: Andrew John Kostakos

From the Bride:
Name: Catherine Pappas
Color: White
Residence: 323 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Age 29; born March 10, 1917
Occupation: secretary
Place of birth: Hoboken, N.J.
Father: Louis Pappas
Country of birth of father: Greece
Maiden name of mother: Angelina Eftaxas
Country of birth of mother: Greece
How many times have you been married? None
signed: Catherine Pappas

Marriage Certificate
I, Rev. Dem. Vichenchos, priest, residing at 197 State Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. in the county of Kings and State of New York, do hereby certify that I did on this 14th day of November in the year A.D. 1946 at 7 p.m. at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, solemnize the rites of matrimony between Andrew John Kostakos of Brooklyn, Kings, New York and Catherine Pappas of Brooklyn, Kings, New York in the presence of Peter Aridas and George Bouzalas.
signed: Rev. Dem. Vichenchos
Peter Aridas, 323 South 5th Street, Brooklyn
George Bouzalas, 547 W. 186 Street, N.Y.

Source: MyHeritage, accessed May 3, 2024
New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-163/aandrew-john-kostakos-and-catherine-pappas-in-new-york-city-marriages

Residence

First apartment after marriage was at 78 Hewes Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A Greek family named Katchoulas had bought a house for his three children that was two blocks away from my parents' house. The father owned an ice cream parlor and he had a son and a daughter getting married within months of each other. He was frantic because he didn't know where his kids were going to live, so he decided to buy a brownstone on 37 Hewes Street. It had been a one-family house but he had plans to turn it into four apartments, two would go to his children and he would rent the other two. Each apartment was on a separate floor andhad its own kitchen, but the bathrooms had to be shared. When we heard about this, we approached him about the possiblity of renting and he agreed to give us the attic apartment. We rented it for four years. (from Andrew Kostakos Personal History)

Residence

Moved from Brooklyn NY to Hillsdale New Jersey in 1950

Census

1950 US Census
Brooklyn, Kings, New York
10 April 1950
E.D. 24-515
Lines 17-20
78 Hewes Street
Kostakos, Andrew, head, white, male, age 32 , married, born in New York, working 60 hours per week as a waiter in a restaurant
Kostakos, Katherine, wife, white, female, age 32, married, born in New Jersey, at home
Kostakos, Carol, daughter, white, female, age 2, never married, born in New York, at home
Kostakos, John, son, white, male, age newborn, born in New York, at home
Source: FamilySearch, accessed January 11, 2023

Residence

United States Public Records
Name: Andrew J Kostakos
Residence Date:01 Jul 1984-01 Jan 2004
Residence Place:Kensington, Maryland, United States
Birth Date:12 Oct 1917
Phone Number: (301) 942-8509
Phone Number Recorded Date: 01 Jan 2004
Address: 3709 Astoria Rd
Address Continued: Kensington, Maryland 20895
Address Date: 01 Jul 1984-01 Jan 2004
Possible Relatives: Catherine Kostakos
Record Number: 144314220
Source: FamilySearch.org, accessed January 26, 2015

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U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Name: Andrew J Kostakos
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1917
Residence Date: 1984
Phone Number: 9428509
Address: 3709 Astoria Rd
Residence: Kensington, MD
Postal Code: 20895-1406
Second Phone Number: 942-8509
Accessed from Ancestry.com, June 1, 2021

Residence

Andrew J Kostakos in the U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
Name Andrew J Kostakos
Residence Years 1994
Address 3709 Astria Rd
Residence Place Kens, Maryland, USA
Phone Number 301-942-8509
Source: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/260199074:7339?tid=113107007&pid=330109742149

Death

Died of cholangiocarcinoma, bile duct cancer.

Burial

Buried in Colesville Cemetery, 61 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904.
Image of tombstone: http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/AndrewKostakos/1231209

Obituary

Andrew John Kostakos
Waiter
Andrew John Kostakos, 82, a waiter at the old Three Kings Restaurant in Bethesda from 1969 to 1984, died of cancer Dec. 1 at Montgomery Hospice Casey House in Rockville.
Mr. Kostakos, who lived in Kensington since 1961, was the manager of the Italian Inn in Landover until 1967 and then owned the Charcoaler Restaurant in Bethesda for two years.
A native of Brooklyn, he worked at his family's restaurant there until World War II, when he served in the Navy.
After the war, he moved to New Jersey and was a waiter, mailman and assembly line worker.
He was a member of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Washington.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Catherine Kostakos of Kensington; a son, John Andrew Kostakos of Davidsonville; a daughter, Carol Kostakos Petranek of Silver Spring; three sisters; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Washington Post, December 23, 1999.

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Obituary written by Carol Kostakos Petranek, submitted to washington Post
Andrew John Kostakos, 82, died of cancer in Rockville, Maryland on December 1, 1999. Mr. Kostakos was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lived in Kensington with his wife, Catherine, since 1961. He served in the Navy during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1946 following a tour of duty in the Philippine Islands.

Mr. Kostakos was a restauranteur. He owned the Charcoaler Restaurant in Bethesda from 1967-1969. He also worked as a waiter at Blackie's House of Beef in Washington and at the Three Kings Restaurant in Bethesda.

Mr. Kostakos is survived by his wife, Catherine, of Kensington; his son, John Andrew Kostakos and wife, Deborah, of Davidsonville, Maryland; his daughter, Carol Petranek and husband, Gary, of Silver Spring Maryland. Mr. Kostakos has four sisters: Pauline Connell of Clearwater Beach, Florida; Georgia Doukas of Brooklyn, New York; Alice Kostakos of Brooklyn, New York; and Frieda Stakis (deceased). He also has six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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Death Announcement, Washington Post:
Kostakos, Andrew John
On December 1, 1999, beloved husband of Catherine Kostakos (nee Pappas);devoted father of Carol and John; loving father-in-law of Gary and Deborah; loving grandfather of George, Diane, Kathy, Michael, Carly and Barbara; loving great-grandfather of Elizabeth, Benjamin, Mychaela, Andrew, Christine and Brooke. Friends may call at Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home, 11800 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD on Thursday, December 2 from 6 to 8 p.m., where prayers will be said at 7:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 3, 10 a.m. at Saint Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 4115 16th St., NW Washington, DC 20011. Interment Colesville Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of contributions to Saint Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church or Casey House, Montgomery Hospice, 6001 Muncaster Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20855.

Billion Graves Tombstone

Dad's tombstone

Our Story - 1996 version

Link to book in FamilySearch.org / Books

Endnotes

1. Birth certificate or official birth record.

2. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ9C-P91 : accessed 21 January 2015), Andrew Kostakas in household of John Kostakas, Assembly District 4, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-551, sheet 12B, family 254, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2560..

3. Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn 64 Schermehorn Street Brooklyn, New York 11201.

4. Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn 64 Schermehorn Street Brooklyn, New York 11201.

5. Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn 64 Schermehorn Street Brooklyn, New York 11201.

6. "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11599-49392-27?cc=1488411 : accessed 01 Oct 2014), New York > Kings > Brooklyn Assembly District 4 > 0197 > image 9 of 67; citing NARA microfilm publication T625..

7. 1940 US Census.

8. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ9C-P91 : accessed 21 January 2015), Andrew Kostakas in household of John Kostakas, Assembly District 4, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-551, sheet 12B, family 254, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2560..

9. "New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WHD2-9K6Z : Thu Oct 12 07:28:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Andrew John Kostakos and John Kostakos, 16 Oct 1940..

10. Military - National Archives, National Personnel Records Center.

11. .

12. "Andrew J Kostakos." Myheritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-3576882-S/andrew-j-kostakos-and-catherine-pappas-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000006. Accessed 19 Apr. 2020..

13. "Andrew J Kostakos." Myheritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-3576882/andrew-j-kostakos-and-catherine-pappas-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000006. Accessed 19 Apr. 2020..

14. New York City Department of Records and Information Services Municipal Archives 31 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007.

15. "Aandrew John Kostakos." Myheritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-163-F/aandrew-john-kostakos-and-catherine-pappas-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000006. Accessed 3 May. 2024..

16. Marriage Record .

17. .

18. New York City Department of Records and Information Services Municipal Archives 31 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007.

19. "Aandrew John Kostakos." Myheritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-163-F/aandrew-john-kostakos-and-catherine-pappas-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000006. Accessed 3 May. 2024..

21. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KTC9-T9R : 19 December 2019), Andrew J Kostakos, 1984-2004..

22. City: Kens; State: Maryland; Year(s): 1994.

23. Death certificate or recorded in book of deaths.

24. "BillionGraves Index", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSG9-NB5 : accessed 21 January 2015), Andrew Kostakos, ..

25. Witnessed or attended event or event occurred directly to the individual..

26. Tombstone, http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/AndrewKostakos/1231209.

27. "BillionGraves Index", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSG9-NB5 : accessed 21 January 2015), Andrew Kostakos, ..