Olga Pappas

Wayne, NJ-

Olga (Kouroupis) Pappas, of Wayne, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home on August 28, 2025. She was 92 years old.

Olga was born in Queens, New York, on April 10, 1933, to parents who had immigrated from Deskati, Greece. When her father developed Parkinson’s disease and could no longer work as a furrier, the family returned to Deskati when Olga was one year old, later enduring the Nazi occupation of Greece.

At age 19, Olga moved back to the United States with her mother and sister to Inwood, Manhattan, where she worked as a seamstress in Union Square. In 1957 she married Konstantinos Papakonstantinou (Kosta Pappas), with whom she shared 60 years, and had three children: Angie, Philip, and Nicholas. The family moved to Palisades Park, New Jersey, and then to Wayne, New Jersey, where they resided for almost 50 years. Olga and Kosta also spent winters in Trinity, Florida.

Olga was an avid seamstress, embroiderer, and cook. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially in Halcott Center, New York, with the Anagnos, Pierce, and Bouton families.

She is preceded by her parents, Giannoula and Nicholas Kouroupis, her sister, Dorothea Kouroupis, and her husband, Kosta Pappas.

She is survived by her daughter, Angie Pappas, her sons, Philip Konstantine and Nicholas Pappas, Philip’s wife, Mary Konstantine, two granddaughters, Jenna and Sophia Konstantine, Jenna’s fiancé, Michael Kaluzny, goddaughter, Dina Rainey, and godson, Leo Siris, as well as cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. 

A graveside service will be held in Halcott Center on Friday, September 5, at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Halcott Community Fund or the Halcott United Methodist Church.

You may share a special memory, photo, or condolence on Olga's Tribute Wall at www.gormleyfuneralhome.com  The E. B. Gormley Funeral Home 87 Main St. Phoenicia is assisting the family with the funeral arrangements.

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