Individual Details

Nicholas James Tragos

(19 Dec 1924 - 22 Sep 2018)

Nicholas James Tragos, 93, of Wilmette, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Nick was born on December 19, 1924, and he was a lifelong resident of Chicagoland. He is survived by his beloved wife, Tove, his daughter Camille Rybar, her husband CDR Aaron Rybar, grandchildren Cameron Rybar (11), James Rybar (7) and Carys Rybar (3), his sisters Betty Murphy and Katherine (Peter) Nikias, nieces, nephews and loved relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents James and Helen Tragos and brother Sam Tragos. Nick will be forever remembered as a very devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a graduate of Lake Forest College, a businessman, and a proud Army Air Corps pilot during WWII. Visitation will be Saturday, September 29, at 9:00 am, Funeral Service immediately thereafter at 10:00 AM, at Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glenview, IL. Internment at Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Greek American Rehabilitation and Care Centre in Wheeling, IL (https://www.greekamericancare.org/donations).

Events

Birth19 Dec 1924Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Census (family)-shared23 Apr 1930(James Nikolas Tragos and Helen P. Monanderos) Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Residence1 Aug 1993Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois
Death22 Sep 2018Illinois
BurialElmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum, River Grove, Cook County, Illinois

Families

SpouseLiving
ChildLiving
FatherJames Nikolas Tragos (1883 - 1958)
MotherHelen P. Monanderos (1903 - 2003)
SiblingBessie Tragos (1923 - 2015)
SiblingSam Perikles J. Tragos (1928 - 1979)

Notes

Birth

Nickolas Tragos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 19 Dec 1924
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Registration Date: 29 Dec 1924
Registration Place: , Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's Name: James Tragos
Father's Birthplace: Mavriki Greece
Father's Age: 40
Father's Estimated Birth Year: 1884
Mother's Name: Ellen Monaytaras
Mother's Birthplace: Tripoli, Greece
Mother's Age: 22
Mother's Estimated Birth Year: 1902

Census (family)-shared

James N Tragos Head M 46 Greece - Manager, food products Co.
Helen Tragos Wife F 26 Greece
Bessie Tragos Daughter F 6 Illinois
Nicholas Tragos Son M 5 Illinois
Perikles Tragos Son M 1 Illinois
Jennie Kardos Sister-in-law F 21 Greece

Residence

532 Skokie Blvd

Endnotes

1. "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSH-1665 : 18 May 2016), Nickolas Tragos, 19 Dec 1924; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 56388, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm ..

2. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSPT-4B2 : accessed 24 December 2014), Jennie Kardos in household of James N Tragos, Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1480, sheet 41B, family 762, line 56, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 479; FHL microfilm 2,340,214..

3. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K1Z2-DPJ : 23 May 2014), Nicholson J Tragos, Residence, Wilmette, Illinois, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information..

4. Find A Grave Memorial 195667618.