Was born into eternal life on October 20, 2017. Age 83. Devoted father of Madelyn Ganos, Christopher (Alexa) Ganos and Nicholas (Alexis) Ganos. Proud grandfather of Alexander Ganos Flake, Michael Ganos Flake, Anya Ganos and Katya Ganos. Son of George and Magdaline Giannakopoulos. Preceded in death by his parents and siblings Kalliope (Makrikostas), Stephanos Giannakopoulos, Joanne (Mastrandreas) and Adam Gianos. Survived by his partner Katherine Nelson and siblings Evangeline (Krauss), Christina (Fahouris), Tasia (Martin) and Canella (Niederer).
Visitation at Krause Funeral Home, 21600 West Capitol Drive, Brookfield on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Trisagion 6:30 PM. Additional visitation at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 9400 West Congress Street, Wednesday, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. Service 10:00 AM. Memorials appreciated to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church or AHEPA Chapter #43.
After emigrating from Greece at age 13, Chris embarked on a wonderful journey. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and developed a successful career in real estate and construction. Along with his former wife Elaine (Angelou) Ganos, they instilled in their children the concept of hard work and community service. Chris served as president of Annunciation Church and was extremely active in AHEPA. He learned golf as an incentive to quit smoking, and it became his favorite activity. Chris enjoyed traveling but never forgot his roots. He returned to Greece every year – spending months enjoying life with his family and childhood friends. A special thank you goes to Katherine Nelson, his partner who spent these last many years loving and caring for Chris.