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Chipokas, Akreve 'Voula'
Akreve “Voula” Chipokas, 89, left this life to spend eternity with God on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at the Higley Mansion. Funeral services, presided by Father Ciprian Sas, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 501 A Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, followed by urial at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, 4200 First Ave. NE, where Trisagion Prayers will be chanted at 7 p.m., followed by refreshments.
Voula is survived by her sisters, Alexandra Angelopoulos and Vasiliki Angelopoulos, both of Athens, Greece; brothers, Kosta Angelopoulos of Athens, Greece, and Fotis Angelopoulos of Montreal, Canada; and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Chipokas.
Voula was born Aug. 8, 1923, in Gargalianos, Greece, to Dionisios and Maria Angelopoulos. She married George Chipokas in Minot, N.D., on Sept. 19, 1954. She was a long standing member of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, the Daughters of Penelope, and Greek Ladies Philoptochos Society.
She was a kind and devoted wife and friend who loved her church and family.
The family suggests memorial contributions be sent to St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church or Iowa Hospice.
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Published Aug. 21, 2012 in The Gazette
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