Delray Beach, Florida
Age 91, fell asleep in the Lord on July 16, 2018. Born on October 2, 1926 in Marquette, MI to Greek immigrant parents George and Katina (Mesologites) Chapekis. The third of four siblings, Ted enjoyed an idyllic childhood in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, graduating from Graveraet High School in 1944. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy in Okinawa, Japan during WWII. After the war, he
joined his parents and brother Nick in Ann Arbor, helping to found Capitol Cleaners. He and his brother were fixtures in the Ann Arbor business community for over 45 years before he retired to Florida. He married his beloved wife of 65 years, Bert in 1953. They raised three sons, George, James and Theodore Jr. in Ann Arbor. During the 70’s, Ted served as parish council president at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and was a member of the parish council when he founded and chaired the first Ann Arbor Yasou Greek Festival. He was a longtime member of Ann Arbor Fraternity Lodge #262, achieving the rank of Worshipful Master. He also served on the event team at the U-M athletic department for over 30 years, ushering football games. Upon retirement, Ted, along with his wife, Bert, remained active members of the church at Saint Mark in Boca Raton, FL where he worked on the soup kitchen committee and the finance committee of the annual festival. In 2014, both received the Archangel Michael award from the Atlanta Metropolis rewarding a lifetime of service to the Greek Orthodox Church.
However, it was above all his great pride and joy in the accomplishments of his grandchildren, Captain Christopher Chapekis; an American Eagle airline pilot; Dr. Jonathan Chapekis, a resident physician; Christina Chapekis; a Marriott Events Manager and Alexandra Chapekis, a hospitality industry analyst; which truly sustained him.
He was predeceased by his parents, his son James Chapekis, and his sisters Angeline Sitarenios and Bess Douglas and his brother, Nicholas Chapekis, Sr. He is survived by his wife Bertha Chapekis, his sons George Chapekis (Kathy Bouzakis) and Theodore Jr. (Linda Semark) and his four grandchildren; Christopher (Dr. Michelle Wesley), Jonathan (Dr. Amy Bissada), Christina and Alexandra.
The first Trisagion memorial service will be held in Boca Raton, FL at the Babione-Kraeer Funeral Home on July 17, 2018 at 7:30 PM. with Fr. Mark Leondis and Fr. Steven Klund officiating. Visiting hours will be from 7 to 9 PM. A second Trisagion memorial service will be held at the Muehlig Funeral Home in Ann Arbor, MI on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 7:30 PM. Visiting hours from 7 to 9 PM. The funeral service will be held on Friday, July 20, 2018 at 11 AM at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 3109 Scio Rd., Ann Arbor, with Metropolitan Athenagoras of Central America, Rev. Dr. Mark Sietsema and Rev. Fr. Nicholaos Kotsis officiating. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery in Ann Arbor, MI with Naval honors. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Saint Mark Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 or Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor, MI or Orthodox Missions Mexico. Arrangements by the Babione-Kraeer in Boca Raton, FL and Muehlig Funeral Homes in Ann Arbor, MI.
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