Argiroula (nee Georgis) Revezoulis passed away peacefully on November 24th, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 20th, 1929, daughter of Panagiotis and Sophia (Demopoulos) Georgis in Solaki, Messinia, Greece.
Argie had a very strong and determined personality, boundless energy and was very hardworking- all of which proved to be essential in the many challenges she faced throughout her life. At the age of 9, when her mother became ill, Argie took on the responsibilities that few girls that age could have handled. In addition to caring for her mother, she left school and assumed all the duties of her household, raised her four siblings, and cooked and baked for several workers on her father’s land. All this, at the most difficult time of her life and one of the darkest eras of her homeland- the Nazi occupation (WWII) of Greece and the brutal civil war that followed.
In 1948, Argie emigrated to the United States and on June 19th, 1949, was united in marriage to George Revezoulis at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Sheboygan, WI. George and Argie had four children- John, Sophia, Voula and Anastasia. The Greek language was spoken at home, which was filled with warmth and beautiful Greek traditions. The family’s ties with their rich culture was further instilled by their travels to Greece on many occasions.
St. Spyridon Church played a significant role in Argie’s life. She was active in many areas at St. Spyridon including the preparation of prosforon (holy bread) for Sunday liturgy and the baking of countless breads and pastries for church festivals and numerous weddings. She also led the Greek dance group and served as president of the Philoptochos Society for many years. She loved to entertain and Sundays were always special at the Revezoulis home where delicious meals were served for family and often for many friends as well. She was well-known for her hospitality, kindness and generosity to all.
Though life was not always easy for Argie- especially after the untimely death of her husband George, she persevered, never giving up and living her life to the fullest and in the best way possible. She kept her family together- her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, who in her later years, were the joy of her life. She was especially proud that as 3rd generation Greek Americans, they spoke Greek.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband George, infant daughter, brothers Theodoros, Dimitri, and Theodosi, and sister Vassiliki. She is survived by her four children- John Revezoulis, Sophia Parker-DeToro, Voula (Alex) Degenhardt and Anastasia (Matthew) O’Hara. She is further survived by her grandchildren- Zoe (Manos) Kastanias, Aleka (Kiriakos) Kalpakidis, George Degenhardt, Elizabeth Parker, Natalia and Sergey O’Hara and her great-grandchildren- Dimitra-Argyro, Thomas Alexander and Panagiotos Kastanias and Yianni Kalpakidis. She is also survived by her dear brother John (Voula) Georgis, sister Angela Thiakos and many nieces and nephews.
Mom, we can’t begin to tell you what a void has been left in our lives by your passing and how much we will miss you. We are so happy that you are finally reunited with dad. May your memory be eternal.
A visitation will be held at Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home, 1535 S. 12th St., Sheboygan, on Friday December 1st from 4-8pm with a Trisagion service occurring at 7pm. Funeral services will be held at St. Spyridon Church, 1425 S. 10th St., Sheboygan, on Saturday, December 2nd at 12:30pm with a brief visitation from 12-12:30pm, the Reverend Paul Dinkov and other clergy officiating. In lieu of flowers, it was Argie’s fervent request that a memorial donation be made in her memory to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church.
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