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  • Birth

  • Departure: Went To The Village In Greece With Her Mother And 2 Brothers To Care For Her Mother's Sister's 3 Children(Karkoulis) As Their Mother Had Died In Childbirth

  • Arrival: Arrived On The Ship Megali Hellas At Age 13 To Live In VinalHaven,Maine

  • Residence: When The Family Returned From Greece They Moved To An Island Off The Coast Of Maine. Her Father Had A Pool Hall And Popcorn Stand On The Island And Mary Went To School Through The 3rd Grade Before Her Father Made Her Quit.

  • Residence: At Some Point The Family Moved Back To IN. And Mary Worked In The Family Restaurants

  • Engagement: Mary Had An Arranged Marriage. A Traveling Salesman Told Mary's Father About John In Cadillac. He Went To Benton Harbor And Met His Koumbadi And They Drove To New Castle. He Met Mary, Came Back 2 Weeks Later And They Were Married.

  • Marriage: Married By Greek Priest In A Hall

  • Residence: First Home In Cadillac Where John Worked For Relatives.

  • Residence: By 1933 Mary And John Moved To Soo Where John Worked For His Uncle Nick Lambros.

  • Residence: Moved To Mt. Pleaant And Worked For Moutsatson's There.

  • Residence: Moved To Midland And Purchased BlueBird Cafe. Cousin Peter Apostle Brought His Family From The Soo To Work With Them. After Peter Bought PJ's From Peter Moutsatson, Nick Sarantos Worked At The BlueBird. Mary's Cousin John Karkoulis Was There For A While

  • Job: After A Fire At The BlueBird(building Owned By Eleanor Meinstein) John And James Stamos Bought The Building Next Door(old A+P) And John Opened The M+S With Mary's Brother Gust.

  • Retirement: Sold The M+S Restaurant

  • Vacation: After Retirement, Mary And Family Took An Extended Vacation To Greece. Mary Remembered The Village And Her Childhood Home Occupied By Her Cousin Who Was Married To John Hios And Family.

  • Death

  • Residence

 
 
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