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Lagakos Family Group - a composite photo from about 1900

One half year prior to Helen and Bill's Wedding
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William and Helen Lagakos, Bellevue - Stratford Hotel Philadelphia, November 21, 1943

Susan Barbara Lagakos
August 11, 1952
Upper Daraby, PA
 
Helen Rengepes                  married                           William Stephen Lagakos
October 12, 1915                                                        July 8, 1908
Wilmington, Delaware                                                Kastania, Lakonia, Peloponyssos. Greece
                                                                                   March 8, 1985
                                                                                   'Kastania', Kresgeville, Pennyslvania
daughter of                                                           
                                                                                         son of
Anastasia Liacouras
born 1897
Harakopio, Kalamata, Greece                                     Panayiota Arfanis
died 1927                                                                   1888
Kalamata, Greece                                                       Kastania, Lakonia, Peloponyssos, Greece
                                                                                   died 1954
   married  to                                                               Kastania, Lakonia, Peloponyssos, Greece
 
                                                                                                                    married to
George Pericles Rengepes   
 born 1886                                                                  Stephen William Lagakos
Kalamata, Greece                                                        born 1882  
died 1949                                                                    Kastania, Lakonia, Peloponyssos, Greece
Upper Darby PA                                                           died  1946
                                                                                    Kastania, Lakonia, Peloponyssos, Greece
 
Other family notes:
Helen Rengepes with her father George and mother Anne lived at 4625 Woodland Avenue in West Philadelphia, until moving to Upper Darby.  George is listed as being a restaurant owner.  George immigrated to the US in 1899.
 
Helen's mother Anne died some time in the 1930s of tuberculosis.  The children were James, born 1912, fraternal twins Angeles and Helen, born in 1915, Cleopatra (Claire born in 1916, and Frank born in 1920.  George Rengepes's brother, John is listed in 1930 Census as living near by at 4632 Woodland Ave with his wife Besse and daugher Jenney.
 
Both Helen and twin sister Ann were sent by their father to the Palm Business School at 52nd and Market Streets to learn business skills.  Helen worked in offices for several years, but Ann did not like this kind of work, and switched to war time factory work.   After working in offices, Uncle Jimmy Liacouros asked Helen to work at his grocery at 10th and Spruce Streets where she worked for 9 1/2 years.
 
Uncle Jimmy's store started as a meat store, and then he added other groceries and later deli items.  The students from Jefferson Medical University were high volume customers.  Jimmy and Stella's children were  Helen, Vilma, Aliki, and Peter Liacouras. 
 
Helen's Father Geoge had two brothers who stayed in Greece.  One was Costa (Gus was a university professor, and the other attended college in Athens.
 
Helen's brother Jim Rengepes was married to Rose Halkias.  Rose had one sister, named Christine who had one daughter Georgette Demas. 
 
Bill Lagakos worked for Uncle George Arfanis at Geroge's restaurant, "The Hunter" located on Madison Avenue in Manhatten
 
Uncle Jimmy:  James Liacouras born in Greece, September 14, 1890, died Gladwyne, PA March 1977.
 
Aunt Stella:  Stella Liacouras born October 2, 1902, died in Philadelphia January 9, 1989.
 
Stavroula Liacouras
SSN: 172-50-1429
Last Residence: 19026  Drexel Hill, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Born: 20 Sep 1893
Died: Jul 1986

State (Year) SSN issued

Maria Liacouras
SSN: 162-50-3858
Last Residence: 19082  Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Born: 2 Mar 1892
Died: Jan 1986

State (Year) SSN issued

Name: Vaitsa C. Liacouras
SSN: 170-34-4904
Last Residence: 19026  Drexel Hill, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Born: 15 Mar 1894
Last Benefit: 19063  Media, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 7 Jul 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1959-1961

Name: George C. Liacouras
SSN: 186-05-5358
Last Residence: 19087  Wayne, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Born: 6 Jul 1920
Died: 28 Jan 1999
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before

William Lagakos
SSN: 092-05-7118
Last Residence: 18333  Kresgeville, Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States
Born: 7 Jul 1908
Died: Mar 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 )

Uncle Bill Lagakos:

William G. Lagakos
SSN: 151-20-3440
Last Residence: 08033  Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey, United States
Born: 2 May 1911
Died: 11 Oct 1993
State (Year) SSN issued: New Jersey (Before 1951 )

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Front: Dean Arfanis, Yiayia Arfanis, Argiroula
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Back: Loula Arfanis Lagakos, Evangelis, Peter, Maria Arfanis (Gumas), Stella Arfanis

At home of Uncle Jimmy & Aunt Stella, Yeadon PA
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April 16, 1944 Helen and Bill Lagakos Wedding Reception
Uncle Jimmy Liacouras home in Yeadon, PA
 
In foreground of picture, left to right, Uncle George Lagakos, Minerva's Dad and his wife Stavrula Lagakos, Bill Lagakos, George Arfanis.
 
In second row left is Uncle George Arfanis's brother Paul and his wife.

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