Thomas George Buterakos Sr.

July 21, 1926 - December 10, 2014

Thomas George Buterakos, Sr., 88, of Winchester, died Monday, December 8, 2014 in Berryville, VA. He was born July 21, 1926 in Charles Town, WV the son of George N. and Mary Strosnider Buterakos. He was married to Janice M. Buterakos for fifty-six years. Mr. Buterakos served in the US Navy and traveled throughout the world with the Merchant Marines. Surviving in addition to his wife are three sons, Lewis Allen Buterakos and his wife Kathleen of Bluefield, VA, Anthony Wayne Buterakos of Winchester and Thomas G. Buterakos, Jr. and his wife Sandra of Winchester; two daughters, Angela Michele Buterakos of Front Royal and Susan Annette Shelton and her husband Scott of Denver, CO; two sisters, Helen Swartz and Georgia DeMayo both of Winchester; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Two sisters, Despina Calos and Mary Rybaczuk and a brother, Lewis Allen Buterakos are all deceased. A funeral service will be Sunday, December 14, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. in Phelps Funeral Chapel, 311 Hope Drive, Winchester with Rev. C. Steven Melester officiating. Friends may call on Sunday, December 14, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Memorials may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601. www.phelpsfunerals.com