Dateline: St. Louis, MO
Stella Boukas, 88, died at 12:25 a.m. on Friday, December 29, 2023 at her residence. She was born April 8, 1935 in Lamia, Greece the daughter of the late Georgios and Georgia (Kyrkou) Tasiopoulos. She was a member of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Swansea, IL. On July 20, 1960 in Lamia, Greece she married John Boukas and he preceded her in death on December 23, 2020. Surviving are one daughter, Maria Boukas (Panagiotis Fikas) of St. Louis, MO., three grandchildren, John (Ally) Fikas, Vanessa Fikas (Konstantinos Hiotis), Stelios Fikas, two great grandchildren, Daphne Fikas and Zoe Fikas, one brother, Konstantinos (Ellen) Tasiopoulos and one sister, Katina Koutikia. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 2, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral at 12:00 p.m. noon at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Burial will be at Upper Alton Cemetery. Father Achilles Karathanos will officiate. Memorials may be made to Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church. Additional information and online guest book may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com .