Stamatia “Stem” Dumas, 89, beloved wife of the late Constantine “Gus” Dumas, passed away at home on Saturday, August 13, 2022. Born in 1932 in the small village of Sianna, at the center of the island of Rhodes in Greece, she was the first daughter of the late Andrew and Evdoxia Stamos. When she was five years old, she immigrated to the US with her family, arriving at Ellis Island in New York City and settling in Hartford, CT. Stem graduated from Bulkeley High School in 1950. She loved to read and worked part time at the Campfield Avenue branch of the Hartford Public Library. While her parents did not plan for her to attend college - Stem’s supervisor at the library visited their home and convinced her parents to allow her to attend college. She continued her education at Bay Path Junior College, graduating in 1952. Stem started her employment as a legal secretary at Aetna, took a break to start her family and then worked for the State of Connecticut Housing Department as a Senior Secretary, which she loved and where she made many lifelong friends. Stem was known to be an organized and efficient employee who tended to take charge, sometimes being known as the ‘defacto boss.’ Stem had many interests, most especially, knitting, crafting and puzzles of all kinds and was a dedicated member of the Ladies Philoptochos Society at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Hartford.
Stem and Gus settled in Wethersfield in 1962 to raise three daughters and a son. Family activities were a highlight of their lives including vacations at Cape Cod, Greek Dances and celebrating all holidays together. Attendance at Sunday dinners was mandatory, but they were always filled with good food and fun. Stem is survived by her daughters, Pandora Wohler, and her husband John, Dana Sullivan, and her husband Timothy, and son Theodore Dumas, and his wife Nhu. Her favorite and most fulfilling role was Yiayia to her grandchildren - Diana (husband Andrey Dolinko), Alex (fiance Jamey Kent), Brianna (husband Tyler Violano), Tori Wohler, Kelsey Sullivan, Andrew John “AJ” and Serena Console, and Siana and Isla Dumas. She also leaves a special light of her life, her great-grandson, Jacob Dolinko, along with her sister Sylvia Stamos and her sister-in-law Mary Gamilis and several loving nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Gus, and her daughter, Vanessa. Stem had many friends who loved her sense of humor, loyalty and her occasional sassiness. She will be especially missed by Delores “Dee” Laurito, with whom she shared over 40 years of shenanigans, laughter and tears. Special thanks to her neighbors Bob and Chris Hughes for their care and generous love.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 11:00 am at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield Ave., Hartford, CT. Calling hours will be at the Cathedral immediately prior to the service from 9:00 - 11:00 am. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Ave, Hartford, CT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Warm Up America! www.warmupamerica.org. or The National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org. .For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com
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