2906 Washington Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607
Owned and Operated by Mike Yeapanis, 1951-1986
Thanks, Bill!
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Central Restaurant 2906 Washington Avenue Newport News, VA 23607 Owned and Operated by Mike Yeapanis, 1951-1986 |
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Mike C. Yeapanis
NEWPORT NEWS - Mike C. Yeapanis,
81, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, after a brief battle with cancer. Mr. Yeapanis
was born in Famagusta, Cyprus, in 1925, and immigrated to the United States in
1948, living in North Carolina until he settled in Newport News in 1951. Mr.
Yeapanis was a well known and highly regarded local restaurateur in Newport
News. His Central Restaurant, located on Washington Avenue from 1951 until 1986,
fed many who worked in the Newport News shipyard and the judicial and financial
districts of the city. Mike, alongside his wife, continued to operate the
relocated Central Restaurant in Oyster Point until their retirement in 1994. A
dedicated member of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Newport
News, Mike was recognized as Steward of the Year in 2002. Additionally, he was a
50-plus year member of the Woodrow Wilson Chapter of the Order of AHEPA, and he
was recognized for his meritorious service to the organization in 2004. Mike was
preceded in death by seven brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife
of 49 years, Catherine Yeapanis of Newport News; his daughter, Demetra Yeapanis
Kontos, and her husband, Dr. Christopher D. Kontos, and their two sons, Michael
Hermes Kontos and Alexander Apostolos Kontos, all of Durham, N.C.; his sister,
Katina Hadjitheodosiou, of Limassol, Cyprus, and many nieces and nephews
throughout the world. A Trisagion Prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 60
Traverse Road, Newport News. Family will receive friends until 8 p.m. at the
church. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, also at
the church, and will be officiated by Father George Chioros, Father Peter H.
Makris and Father Andrew Koufopoulos. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial
Park. Memorials may be offered to Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox
Church or a favorite charity. Peninsula Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Published
in the Daily Press from 1/29/2007 - 1/30/2007.
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