Frances N. Venious

Frances "Fanny" N. (Kakogianos) Venious formerly of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at her home in Novi, Michigan. She was born September 4, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri to Nicholas Kakogianos and Panayiota (Papamichael) Kakogianos. Frances graduated from Central High School in Kansas City in 1939 and subsequently attended Business College. She met her future husband, George J. Venious, while he was in training for the US Army Signal Corps in 1943 and married him on March 3, 1946 following his return from World War II. They made their home in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan where they lived on South Street above the former location of Venious Grocery. In 1963, with the family grocery business in decline following the closure of the Northwestern Leather Company (tannery) in Algonquin, Frances started Associated Accounting with her husband, George, a business which grew and thrived as they served many small businesses and individual taxpayers throughout the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan until their retirement in 2006. Frances was an active member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Sault Ste. Marie where she served as an officer for many years and was active in the Ladies Philanthropic Society. Frances is survived by her husband of 64 years, George of Novi, Michigan, sister Georgia Varelas of San Antonio, Texas, daughter Patricia (Doug) Seward of Springfield, Virginia, son John (Cheryl) Venious of New Hudson, Michigan, and three grandchildren, Jody, Nichole and George Venious. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas & Panayiota Kakogianos, sister Helen (Kakogianos) Konomas and two sisters who died in infancy. Visitation will be held at the C. S. Mulder Funeral Home, 4951 South M-129 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 3 to 5:00 pm and from 7 to 9:00 pm with a Trisagion service at 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, May 14, 2010 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church with Father Iakovos Olechnowicz officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions in Frances' name be made to either St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 511 Court Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783 or the Sault Theatre Project at 534 Ashmun Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783.

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Frances N. Venious

September 4, 1921 - May 9, 2010