Ed Michael Wynakos
August 5, 1918 - April 8, 2010
Obituary
Age 91, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2010. Born August 5, 1918 in Aegion, Greece. He Arrived in New York City – 1949, and settled in Seattle – 1951.
A machinist by trade and known to many as ‘Mr. Fix-it’. Ed was also a sailor in the Greek Navy during WWII.
Ed is survived by his beloved wife Beryle and Children: Effie Angelo Pappas, Michael Cindy Wynakos, Stacy Smalls, and Jennie Jay Lorenz. His grandchildren, Marina Pappas, Elizabeth Hunt,
Michael Vergonet, Kathryn Vergonet, Zachary Wynakos, Alexander Wynakos and
Lukus Lorenz; and 5 great grandchildren.
He is also survived by his brother in Greece – Vasilis Yiannakopoulos
and many wonderful nieces and nephews in the U.S. and Greece. Preceded in death by daughter, Maria Vergonet and grandson Dean Pappas.
A Trisagion will be offered Monday, April 12, 7:00 pm at Bonney-Watson Funeral Home Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA. Services will be held Tuesday April 13, at 11:00 am at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, 1804 13th Ave, Seattle, WA.
Remembrances may be made to the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption Building Fund. Please sign Ed’s online obituary at www.bonneywatson.com
Dear Jennie
Accept our warm sympathy and send them to all of you.
I believe, and this is, that God will accept your father to his embrace.
My family and me, we love you and mentally we are near to you all.
May the Lord accept him in Paradise and give him the Eternal Life.
May his memory be eternal.
With love
Kiki Giannakopoulou,
Efi, Tassos, Leonidas and Angeliki Kampouris
Ed,
I will never forget your kindness and generosity. From the time I was a boy all the way to adulthood you were always someone I could count on. I can’t remember the number of times I have relayed stories of my wonderful “Greek” neighbor and how he “even took me to get my drivers license when I was 16”. You are a true gentleman sir. Rest well you will be greatly missed.
I want to extend my deepest sympathies to Beryle, Effie, Mike, Cindy, Stacy, Jennie and Jay, all of the grandchildren, and extended family. My heart aches for all of you. Stacy has talked quite often about how hard her Dad worked while she was growing up. He was a wonderful provider and a man of integrity and strong morals. God Bless each and every one of you while you are grieving.
God is watching over Ed as well as all of you during this difficult time.
Dear Berle and family, sending you my heartfelt sympathy for your loss of Ed, and best wishes for future peace and happiness. Love Roberta and family
Our very sincere sympathy. May his memory be eternal.
Mike and Dona Papadimitriou
My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Wynakos aka Mr. Fix-it. I never had the pleasure to meet Ed, but I know his daughter Stacy and she speaks proudly of her father as a good hard working man that was dedicated to his family and friends. Stacy tells me he could make anything work and had a real knack for figuring out how to do just that when others could not; a valuable quality that served him well I am sure. I just wanted to let Beryle, Stacy and the rest of the Wynakos family know that I am lifting you up in constant prayer.
God Bless you all at this difficult time.
~Theresa Young
May his memory be eternal. And may our gracious Lord grant him eternal rest.
With love,
George Hatziantoniou & Elizabeth
Economou
Beryl, Stacy, Mike and Cindy, Jenny and Jay – our thoughts and prayers are with you. It doesn’t seem possible that Ed is gone. As Stacy said, he was so strong it felt like he would live forever.
The beautiful part of families like yours, is that he truly will live on in all of you.
It was always fun being at your house and listening to your dad. I don’t know if I ever understood a word he said to me, but he always took time to talk to me if he was home. May all your memories of him bring you joy.
With our love,
Rick, Jenn, Heather, and Susan
I have very fond memeories of Mr Wynakos as a child. What a kind and gentle soul he was. My heart goes out to all of you, may he rest in peace. Love Tami