John Alatis
January 9, 1924 ~ November 25, 2010
John Alatis, 86, of Weirton, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 in the Weirton Medical Center. Born January 9, 1924 in Weirton, he was a son of the late Efstathios and Bessie Galanos Alatis. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Marfolia Psaros Alatis on April 11, 2002, brother Manuel "Manny"Alatis and a sister, Ann Lucas.
Mr. Alatis owned and operated the Weirton Dry Cleaners for 20 years and with 32 years of service, he retired from Weirton Steel where he worked as a foreman in the Tin Mill.
He served in the US Army during World War II.
He was a member of the All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, where for 10 years; he was President of the Church and was a member of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis Council of Pittsburgh, PA for 10 years. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 10, VFW 2716, Osiris Temple, Scottish Rite, Masonic Lodge 22, All Saints Senior Citizens, Past Lieutenant Governor for the Kiwanis and was Past Supreme Governor and Past President of AHEPA Chapter 103.
John is survived by his sons Stathis Alatis and his wife Kathy and Manuel Alatis and his wife Julie all of Weirton; daughters Valerie Fellows and her husband Gary of Brilliant, OH, Kathy Evans and her husband Rich of North Royalton, OH and Toni Alatis of Ft. Worth, TX; brothers James Alatis of Washington, DC and Charles Alatis of Cleveland, OH; sisters Des Dandalides of Norfolk, VA and Frances Vlahos of Pittsburgh, PA; 10 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
Friends will be received Sunday 1-3 and 6-9pm at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton. AHEPA Services will be held in the funeral home Sunday at 8:00pm followed by Trisagion Services at 8:30pm.
Additional visitation will be held Monday from 10 until the 11am funeral services at the All Saints Greek Orthodox Church. The Reverend Father Frank A. Milanese will officiate.
Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton with Military Services being conducted by the American Legion Firing Squad.
Memorial contributions may be made to All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, 3528 West Street, Weirton, WV 26062.
To the family of John Alatis: My wife Kathy and I wish to express our deepest sympathy. Our sympathy and love go out to you. I will always remember his help and leadership during my ten years as Weir High Key Club adviser. May the sympathy of those who care make the sorrow of your heart less difficult to bear.
Kathy, I am sorry to learn of the loss of your father. Age doesn’t seem to ease the pain of losing a parent. My thoughts and prayers are with you, Rich, the boys, and your family. May God bless you all. Nickie DiCarlo
Kathy and Rich, I am so sorry that each of you have now lost both of your parents. Kathy, I will pray that God, in His infinite mercy, has allowed your mother and father to be together again, this time for all eternity. God bless you dad, Dave DiCarlo
Dear Stathis,Manuel, Valerie, Kathy, and Toni, I am so very saddened to read of your father’s passing. He was such a good man and always had a kind word and a ready smile.It was an honor to have had him and your mom as our neighbors as well as all of you. I often think back on those wonderful days of growing up on 16th and Wetzel Streets. All of you and your parents provided memories that have been with me for a lifetime. God bless you. Love and prayers, Mary Lou (LaMantia) James
Alatis Families, My sympathy and love to all of you! John will be missed by so many different groups of people. I know his church family will miss him. He touched so many people there, I watched it every day. John was my first friend there, I have so many wonderful memories of him, he influenced my life just like a father would have, I feel so blessed to have known him! I take comfort in knowing he is rejoycing with Jesus & Marfolia! God Bless all of you and keep you!
Sorry for the loss of a good man. He was such a sweet person. Meant John when his granddaughter Jessica and my son were dating. The one memory I have of John was when his granddaughter and my son got married, I was fine when the ceremony was over until I passed John, he had started crying, which caused me to break down. That is one of the thing I will remember about him.
Manny, Stath, & Family, I am sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad. He was one of my Dad’s card buddies @ the old coffee house on PA Ave. I’m pretty sure a game of pinochle will be in the works soon. I remember your Dad from the Tin Mill and he was a good man and a good boss. Memory Eternal. Jim Musulin
My deepest sympathy to your family. John made my days as a Kiwanian special. What a great and generous volunteer. He was a blessing to many.
Kathy, Jeff and I were very sorry to hear of the passing of your dad. He suffers no more and is with your mom…let that thought console you. Thinking of you, Jeff & Gail Calabrese
To the family of John Alatis, John will always be missed at the Kiwanis conventions in West Virginia. He was a wonderful caring man and a proud father and grandfather. Our deepest sympathy to the Alatis family.
We send our sympathy. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, The Fries Family
Stathis, Manuel, Valerie, Kathy and Toni Please accept our deepest sympathy on the loss of your father. He certainly exemplied a life lived to the fullest. Aside from being a part of the Wetzel Street neighborhood I am glad to to share that as a fellow Kiwanian your father never let anything just slide by at a meeting, he was always fully engaged and the Kiwanis Club was all the better for it. It has been an honor and a privilege to have known your mom and your dad for so many years. I am especially sorry that at this time I am not in the area to extend my personal condolences.
To all of John’s Family, I was very saddened to hear of John’s passing~~~~~~~I came to know him many years ago as a customer at Fed One~~~~~at first he was very intimidating to me, but we came to be good friends and we used to talk about his family, children & grandchildren, who all made him very happy. I know you’ll all miss him very much, God Bless you all, Janice Petrovich
To the Alatis Family, Our thoughts and prayers are being said for you. Your Dad was a great man and always a very kind gentleman.
Kathy, Rich, and family. So sorry for your loss. Will keep all of you in my prayers.
To the Family of John Alatis: Senta and I are very Sorry to hear of John’s Passing,We enjoyed he and his wife presents at all the Kiwanis functions until her passing We will miss him. John & Senta Webb
I knew John for many years. He was a well known and well liked person in the community. He will greatly missed by all who knew him. My prayers are with his family.
So sorry for your loss. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
Dear Manny, Julie, and all your family~ my family’s deepest condolences on the loss of your father. I am so sorry I didn’t hear or know about this when it happened or I would have found a way to be there for all of you. Please know you ALL are in our thoughts, prayers, and friendship. Please let us know if there is anything you need or if you want to talk. We love you all andare hear for you always! Wayne, Holly, Thomas, Austin,& Christopher