Harriet Coroneos' Obituary
CORONEOS, HARRIET KRITSELIS beloved wife of (Ret.) US Army Col. Paul P. Coroneos, went to the Lord after a blessed life, and brave battle with leukemia on June 9, 2014 in Garland, Texas. Harriet was born to Frank and Potia Kritselis on December 9, 1928 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Graduating from Sault Ste. Marie High School in 1946, Harriet worked in banking prior to attending the Chicago Art Institute as a Fashion Design major. She served as organist and choir leader at St. George Eastern Orthodox Church, and later as Bonds Department Manager at EI Paso National Bank in Texas. In 1953 she met and married US Army Lt. Paul P. Coroneos, stationed in Sault Ste. Marie, and enjoyed travel, cooking, family and friends. In 1960 in Heidelberg, Germany Harriet was appointed Secretary of the Senior Officers Ladies Club. Life took her and her family to the Pentagon, the War College in Carlisle, PA., Ernst Ludwig Kaserne in Darmstadt, Germany, and the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Panama where she served as President of the International Diplomatic Wives Club hosting many dignitaries participating in the Canal Treaty negotiations with graciousness and her signature charm. After her military adventures, she and Paul spent 16 years in Riyadh, Cairo, Kuwait, the Emirates and Greece. Without exception her true love was the warm confines of her seaside villa in Greece and sharing it with family, friends, and the love of her life, Paul. Blissfully married for 60 years, they were inseparable. Harriet leaves 2 sons, Peter P. (Panagiota) Coroneos, and their children Paul and Katerina, and Frank W. (Teri) Coroneos, and their children Paul and Christina, and great-grandson Sebastian. She is also survived by her sister Anne Malemes of Richardson, TX, and brother, William Kritselis of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Visitation will be from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Service will be at 10:30 AM, Monday, June 16, 2014 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church also. In lieu of flowers, we request donations be made in her memory to the Greek-American Rehabilitation and Care Center at 220 First Street in Wheeling, IL 60090.
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