Ethel Pauline Kordomenos Catranis

Sunday, March 5, 2017. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Ethel was a lifelong resident

of Mobile. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and dear friend to many.

Ethel attended Spring Hill College and graduated in the second class that included

women with a degree in Education. She was the first lay teacher at Convent of Mercy

High School. She was a founding member of St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in

Gulf Shores and a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile. A devout

Christian, Ethel was dedicated to her faith, family, friends, and service to others. She

served on The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta Council and awarded The

Metropolis Archangel Michael Medal for service to her parish. Ethel was a member of

The Philoptochos Society, Daughters of Penelope, a co-founder of the original board of

Penelope House, and chairperson of The Clay Foundation. Ethel was also involved in

their family business, Korbet’s Restaurant.Ethel was preceded in death by her parents, Katie and George Kordomenos; her brother,

Nicholas “Sonny” Kordomenos, and her precious daughter, Chrisanthy Catranis

Sperantsas. She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Nicholas Catranis; sons

Dr. Theodore Catranis (Connie), George Catranis (Anna); grandchildren, Nicholas

Catranis, Constantine Catranis, Elizabeth Catranis, Ellie Ana Sperantsas, and many other

family members and dear friends.

The family will receive friends at St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Gulf Shores

on Wednesday, March 8, 6-8 p.m. with Trisagion Service at 7 p.m. and again at Radney

Funeral Home, 3155 Dauphin St., on Thursday, March 9, 6-8 p.m. with Trisagion Service

at 7 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile

on Friday, March 10, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Pine Crest Cemetery.

~ May her Memory Be Eternal ~

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ethel’s memory to:

Blue Dome Foundation, Inc., (Supporting Greek Orthodoxy in South Baldwin County),

2033-D Airport Blvd., Mobile, AL, 36606, The Clay Foundation (For Penelope House),

P.O. Box 9127, Mobile, AL, 36691, or Mitchell Cancer Institute, Office of MCI

Development, 300 Alumni Circle, Mobile, AL, 36688. Arrangements under the direction of Radney Funeral Home-Mobile, Mobile, AL.