Obituary of Stella Poulos

Stella Poulos, a retired manager and housewife passed away peacefully on Friday, August 17, 2018. She was 93 years old. Stella was born in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of Greek immigrants, Kostas and Dimitra Papadopoulos. She grew up in Flushing, NY. She then went to Brooklyn College where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree. She worked as a manager for a number of years for American Airlines in their Sky Chef division. She gave up her working career when she became a mother. She was the proud and loving mother of Dean Poulos of Burlington. She was the loving mother-in-law to Dina Poulos. Stella was predeceased by her three siblings; Loui and Anne Pappas and Catherine Tsetsekos. Relatives and friends are invited to pay their respects to the family at the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn Street, Burlington (exit 34 off Rt. 128/95, Woburn side) on Thursday from 11 to 11:30 a.m. A funeral service will begin at the funeral home at 11:30 p.m. Services will conclude with a burial at Pine Haven Cemetery in Burlington, MA. Stella Poulos was born in NY, the second daughter of Greek immigrants, Kostas and Dimitra Papadopoulos. Born April 11, 1925 she went home to be with the Lord on August 17, 2018. After a long life of 93 years, she left this world peacefully while sleeping. After college she took on a role with American Airlines managing a unit of Sky Chef. She left AA early. Along with her two sisters and brother, she volunteered to stay home since as her mother aged, she was stricken with Alzheimer’s. Stella’s brother Louis and sister Anne also were afflicted by the same horrible disease. Her sister Anne was also stricken with an aggressive type of diabetes, very difficult to manage. It seemed once Stella left work to take care of her ailing mother, her natural compassion and love seemed to make it much easier to take care of her siblings as well. Before she left this world, it seems she took after her father and while she was getting older, still possessed clarity of thought, and stood her ground in a debate. She is missed by many.