Calliope K. "Poppy" (Roditis) Marangos

Calliope K. “Poppy” Marangos, 92, of Wheeling, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Good Shepherd Nursing Home.  She was born on January 2, 1931, in Pireus, Greece a daughter of the late Konstantinos and Harikleia (Hatziantoniou) Roditis.  She was a member of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church in Wheeling and the Martins Ferry Greek Orthodox Church of the Life-Giving Fountain.   Poppy loved cooking and baking especially Greek recipes.

She is survived by her daughters, Darleen (Michael) Archer, and Carrie (Gus) Polikandriotis; two sisters, Esther Roditis, and Maria Roditis; seven grandchildren, Nikki, Tommy, Holly, Mikey, Maria, Nicholas, and Tjannis; three great grandchildren, Mia, Nikolas, and Kita; and several nieces and nephews.

Poppy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Nicholas Marangos in 1986; a son, Minas M. Marangos; and two sisters, Lemonia Panagiotou and Sylvia Roditis.

Friends may call Thursday from 10 to 11 am in the Martins Ferry Greek Orthodox Church of the Life-Giving Fountain, 314 N. 5th St., Martins Ferry.  Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 am in the church.  Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling.

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