Obituary of Maria (Malapanis) Moutsoulas

Maria (Malapanis) Moutsoulas, 78, of Peabody, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, surrounded by her daughters, at Salem Hospital, following a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of the late George Moutsoulas with whom she shared over 47 years of marriage. Born in Poliani, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Nikita and Zaharoula (Prasinos) Malapanis. She was raised and educated in Greece and in July of 1966, she immigrated with her family to the United States and has lived in Peabody ever since. She enjoyed cooking, knitting, gardening, and was a long time member of St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church in Peabody, but most of all, she enjoyed raising and taking care of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her for her kind heart and generosity. She is survived by her children and their families, Stavros Moutsoulas of Salem, Chrisothemi Konstantilakis of Salem, Efstathia Lazarou of Lynn, Stavroula Moutsoulas of Peabody, Zaharoula Moutsoulas of Fla., Antonios Moutsoulas of New Hampshire, Vasiliki Moutsoulas of Peabody and Stekoulas MacMaster of Peabody, four brothers, Georgios, Panagiotis, Andrea, and Constantino Malapanis, three sisters, Stavroula and Panagiota, both of Greece and Argero of Australia, and is also survived by 20 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 9:00 AM from the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody Facility, followed by Services at 10:00 AM in St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church, Peabody, to which relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held on Monday from 4:00 until 8:00 PM. Burial in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem.