Marina Damko Sempeles
Marina Elizabeth Damko Sempeles, 72, of Winchester, Virginia, fell asleep with the Lord Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Winchester Medical Center.
Mrs. Sempeles was born in 1939, in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late George and Emilie Damko. She was a member of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church. Mrs. Sempeles was a Radiologic and Operating Room Technologist for Winchester Surgical Clinic in Winchester, retiring after 40 years of service.
She married George J. Sempeles on June 11, 1961. in Winchester, Virginia.
She will be missed by her beloved husband of 50 years, her daughter, Eleni Sempeles Goldsmith, two grandchildren, Greg and Maggie all of Falls Church, Virginia; her brothers John Damko and his wife, Deanna, of Stoneboro, Pennsylvania, and George Damko and his wife, Glenda, of Winchester, Virginia; many brother and sister–in-laws, nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church with the parish priest, Father Stephen Gousios and Father Stanley Voyiaziakis officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.
The family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 PM with a Trisagion Service at 8:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 1700 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia, 22601.
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