Katherine Strakes, 97, of Hudson, NH, died Tuesday March 1, 2011 in D'Youville Senior Care in Lowell, MA. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 9, 1913, a daughter of the late Nick and Elpiniki (Roditis) Devreotes. She had been a resident of Hudson since 2005, formerly living in Howell, NJ. Mrs. Strakes enjoyed traveling with her husband and going out on boat rides with her brother and sister-in-law. She also loved animals, especially her dog Webster.
She is survived by her granddaughter, Cathryn Walsh and her husband Michael of Londonderry, NH; her grandson, Jason Strakes of Newport News, VA; her daughter-in-law, Leslie Strakes, Beaverton, OR; three great grandchildren, Andrew, Dylan, and Nikki; and one nephew, Peter Devreotes and his wife Aline of Towson, MD. She was predeceased by her husband Louis Strakes in 1992; her son, George Strakes; her daughter, Nikki DeMaria; and her brother, Peter Devreotes and his wife Lucille.
Calling hours were held on Thursday, March 3th from 5 - 7pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. Funeral services were held on Friday at 10:00am in St. Philip's Greek Orthodox Church, 500 West Hollis St., Nashua, NH. The burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Freehold, NJ under the direction of: Freeman Funeral Home, 47 E. Main St., Freehold, NJ 07728. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01710.