Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

  It with great sadness, but with hope in the Resurrection, that we announce the falling asleep of our sister in the Lord,  Estelle Carabateas Kandara . May her memory be eternal. Estelle Carabateas Kandara passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born in Charlotte, NC, on January 27, 1939, to John Eustratios Carabateas and Bessie Costakos Carabateas. Her parents, her husband, Nicholas Gus Kandara, and her sister-in-law, Katherine Weatherly, preceded her in death. She is survived by a daughter, Terri Kandara Rix (Tom); a son, John Nicholas Kandara; a sister, Angela Crawford (Jim); niece Carol Ann Weatherly Lawson (Steve), niece Patti Weatherly Phillips; niece Julie Pharr Baker (Chris); a grandchild, Cory Rix; and many other relatives and friends who knew and loved her. Estelle graduated from Central High School in Charlotte, where she was Captain of the basketball team; she was also an avid tennis player. She graduated from Woman’s College, now ...

It  with great sadness, but with hope in the Resurrection, that we announce the falling asleep of our brother in the Lord, Stavros “Steve” Bill Johns . May his memory be eternal. With heavy hearts that we announce the passing and a long life well lived of beloved husband and father, Stavros “Steve” Bill Johns, age 98, who departed from this world on November 4, 2026.   He was born on May 10, 1928, in the Evrytanian mountains of Greece to Vasilios and Evanthia Mitsogiannis. After living through the German occupation of Greece during WWII, the Greek Civil War, and completing his service in the Greek National Army, Steve embarked on a courageous journey for the “American Dream” immigrating from Greece to America in search of new opportunities and a brighter future. His determination and resilience allowed him to build a beautiful life for his family in his adopted homeland. Professionally, he was the operating manager for Staley’s Restaurant and Town Steak House #1 and a part...

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Gary Dennis Jensen  October 11, 1944 – October 14, 2026 It is with great sadness, but with hope in the Resurrection, that we announce the falling asleep of our brother in the Lord, Gary Dennis Jensen. May his memory be eternal. Gary Dennis Jensen, a resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, passed away on October 14, 2026, at the age of 82, following a courageous two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Born in McMinnville, Oregon, on October 11, 1944, Gary was the son of Donald H. and Wilma June Towle Jensen. He grew up in Yamhill and Warrenton, Oregon, graduating from Warrenton High School in 1962. In 1961, he met his wife, Aphrodite (Afroula) Tsekoura, when she arrived from Corfu, Greece, as an American Field Service exchange student. Although she soon returned to Greece to earn her bachelor’s degree, the two stayed close through an eight-year correspondence while she completed her studies and later returned to the U.S. as a Fulbright Scholar to obtain her master’s degree in lin...