Individual Details

Birth

Carol Kostakos Petranek discussion with Panagiotis' grandson, Panagiotis Kosteas on August 20, 2021. The family was from Perganteika. Panagiotis gave me the names of his grandparents, their children, and grandchildren.

Death

Potoula M Kosteas BourlotosFind A Grave IndexName: Potoula M Kosteas Bourlotos
Maiden Name: Kosteas
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia, United States of America
Age (Estimated): 85
Photograph Included: Y
Birth Date: 10 May 1927
Death Date: 20 Oct 2012
Cemetery: Peninsula Memorial Park
Note: Contains Biography
Affiliate Record Identifier: 99471056
Affiliate Image Identifier: 99471056

Burial

Potoula M Kosteas BourlotosFind A Grave IndexName: Potoula M Kosteas Bourlotos
Maiden Name: Kosteas
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia, United States of America
Age (Estimated): 85
Photograph Included: Y
Birth Date: 10 May 1927
Death Date: 20 Oct 2012
Cemetery: Peninsula Memorial Park
Note: Contains Biography
Affiliate Record Identifier: 99471056
Affiliate Image Identifier: 99471056

Obituary

Obituary posted on FindAGrave

HAMPTON - Potoula M. Bourlotos, 85, of Hampton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving children on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike G. Bourlotos; parents, Panagiotis and Efstathia Kosteas; and son-in-law, James A. Smith.

Potoula was born on May 10, 1927 in Anavriti, Greece. She endured war and hardship in her homeland before bravely immigrating to America in the early 1950's, working as a seamstress in New York. Her life here was full; finding love, building a home, a business, and family in Virginia.

She raised three beautiful children and worked tirelessly beside her husband, Mike, in their family restaurant until his passing in 1975.
Quality time with family and friends filled her retirement years, and she took special joy in watching her grandchildren grow. Her skilled hands were always busy; be it gardening, crocheting, sewing, and cooking. The flowers and vegetables in her tidy garden and the seemingly endless stacks of crocheted blankets were all a testament to her innate patience and love for the quiet art of domesticity. She openly shared her knowledge and talents with anyone lucky enough to know her.
Potoula was a gracious woman with a quiet dignity and a steadfast love for her family and devotion to God. Her kindness, humor, and compassion were boundless and never-ceasing. In our hearts and memories, she is still with us, and always will be. We take comfort in knowing she is at peace, eternally united with loved-ones that have gone before her.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, with the Trisagion prayer service beginning at 7 p.m., at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, officiated by Father George Chioros, with the burial immediately following in Peninsula Memorial Park.

We would like to thank Cindy, Pam and the staff of Heartland Home Hospice for their dedicated service, as well as all her wonderful friends and neighbors at Threechopt Village.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 60 Traverse Rd., Newport News, VA 23606; or to the Alzheimer's Association , Southeastern Virginia Chapter, 6350 Center Drive, Suite 102, Norfolk, VA 23502.

The arrangements are in the care of Peninsula Funeral Home. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.

Published in Daily Press from October 23 to October 24, 2012