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Sunday, September 24, 2023

In Memoriam: George D. Zeppos

George D. Zeppos, 77, of Wyomissing, passed away on September 20, 2023 at Reading Hospital.

George D. Zeppos

He was the loving husband of Diane Schrenko Zeppos. They were married on April 25, 1971, and enjoyed over 52 years of marriage.

Born in Vlahokerasia, Greece, he was a son of the late Demosthenes G. and Magdalene Katsafanas Zeppos. He immigrated to America in 1954.

George was a graduate of Reading High School in 1964, Penn State University in 1968, and did graduate work at Temple University.

He was a high school teacher in the Reading School District until 1973. Later he co-owned and operated Schmeck's Family Restaurant, The Hitching Post, and Perry Dutch Diner, retiring in 2000.

George was a member of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church and the Order of AHEPA. He was initiated into the Reading AHEPA Chapter 40 years ago.

George was a history enthusiast. He was very proud of his Greek heritage and had a great passion for the United States of America. He enjoyed traveling abroad with his family. George loved watching his children and grandchildren compete in various sporting activities.

In addition to his wife Diane, he is survived by two sons, Alexander (Colleen) Zeppos, Wyomissing, and Lt. Col. Christopher (Lt. Col. Laura) Zeppos, Columbus, MS; grandchildren: Aleko Jr., Sophia, Chloe, Jordan, and Luke; and siblings: Peter, Gus, Martha, and Alex. He was predeceased by siblings: George, Georgia, Taso, and John. George is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Services will be Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 1001 E. Wyomissing Blvd., Wyomissing, PA 19611, with burial to follow at Charles Evans Cemetery. A viewing will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the church. Contributions may be made to Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church at the above address. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is honored to assist the Zeppos family. Condolences may be expressed at www.kuhnfuneralhomes.com.


Monday, September 11, 2023

2023 AHEPA Ernie Orphanos Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament A Success

AHEPA Chapter 61 President George Giovanis, far right, congratulates the winning team at the 2023 Scholarship Golf Tournament. Pictured left-to-right: Kyle Bergh, Dino Kotsakis and Gus Kotsakis. Missing in the photo of the winning foursome is Vasili Kotsakis.


READING AHEPA SCHOLARSHIP GOLF CLASSIC

The 14th Annual Ernie Orphanos Memorial Golf Classic was held on Saturday, August 19, concluding another successful year for the Reading AHEPA chapter.  

Congratulations to the 2023 tournament foursome champions – Gus Kotsakis, Vaz Kotsakis, Dino Kotsakis, and Kyle Bergh. The second-place tournament winners were Steve Silverman, Jim Leupold, Dave Landau, and Putter Lutz.  

We were truly blessed with beautiful weather and all participants had a most enjoyable day of golf, fellowship and good food. 

In addition to the 66 golf participants, 45 individual and business sponsors helped bring in $14,975.00 in revenue, resulting in a net profit of $9,235.94. 

This is great news, AHEPA once again was able to raise more than $9,000 for the scholarship fund and other worthy AHEPA charities in our Berks community and beyond!  

The proceeds from this annual event provide scholarships for our Berks County youth to continue their education following high school graduation. These young men and women have gone on to successful academic and professional careers that give back to our same community that supported them with these AHEPA scholarships.

 Previous Reading AHEPA Chapter Scholarship Award Recipients

  • 2011 – Jonathan Thompson and Evangelia Shunk
  • 2012 – Alexandra Dikos, Grayson S. Helm and Maria Phyrillas
  • 2013 – Olivia Damore and Bern Donahue
  • 2014 – Stergios Dikos, Stephen Lambriodes and Andrew J. Lountzis
  • 2015 – Jessica Craciun, Stavanna C. Donahue and Anastasis S. Phyrillas
  • 2016 – Michelle Craciun, Jocelyn Dialectos, Alexander Lountzis and James Phyrillas
  • 2017 – Guerino D. Caloiero, Nicholas Lecatsas, Alexander Midouhas and Chrisovalantis A. Siozos
  • 2018 – Karissa A. Dialectos, Patrick A. Phyrillas, Vasilis S. Phyrillas and Chris C. Sterious
  • 2019 – Anthony Futrick, Angeliki Miranda-Ganas, Joanna Lee Helm, Eleni Sterious and Zoe Thompson
  • 2020 – Anna Caloiero, Antonia Dikos, Alan Futrick, Jr., Gabe Koumaras, Mackenzie Kraras, Peyton Kraras, Amara Midouhas and Dante Porcaro
  • 2021 – Stephen Mitchell
  • 2022 – Carly Futrick, Nick Lountzis, Demetrios P. Scantzos, Amanda Tilley and Alexander “Aleko” G. Zeppos
  • 2023 – Courtney Futrick, Alexia Polyak, Maria Sasaran, Dionysia D. Sterious and Brian Wadsworth.