Dimitra “Dee” Tripodis, nee Kopan, beloved wife for 58 years of Marinos Tripodis; loving mother of Nick Tripodis, Alexandra (Spero) Smirniotis and Kathryn (Chris) Tripodis; proud grandmother of Stamati and Marina Tripodis; dear sister of Andrew (Alice) Kopan, Virginia (the late James) Drousias and the late Chris (Katherine), Gus (the late Estelle) and George (the late Sophie) Kopan; sister-in-law of Marika (the late Jack) Tripodis, Dorothy (George) Lardis, Minerva (the late Louis) Zerlentes and the late Calliope (the late Nikolaos) Collaros; fond aunt and Godmother of many. 68 year member of Ladies Hellenic Society, “Agia Paraskevi,” the St. Helen’s Philoptochos and life long member of S.S. Constantine and Helen Church. Visitation Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. at Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Home, 11333 S. Central Oak Lawn. Family and friends will meet Saturday morning at S.S. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 11025 S. Roberts Rd., Palos Hills, IL 60465 for funeral service at 10 a.m. Interment Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to S.S. Constantine and Helen Church, appreciated. 708-636-1200
