Zouboulia Vrentzos Obituary (1930

On Thursday, January 4, 2024, Zouboulia Vrentzos of Silver Spring, MD passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Vasilios Vrentzos; loving mother of Eleni (the late Petros) Zervas, George (Soula) Vrentzos, and Nikos (Popi) Vrentzos; cherished grandmother ("Yiayia") to Christopher, Vicky (Michael), Litsa (Kevin), Lena (Achilleas), and Irene; and treasured great-grandmother to Alex, Gregory, Anthony, Niko, Leo, Melina, and Michaela. Born on the island of Crete in Greece to Christodoulos and Vasiliki Markogiannakis, she was the youngest of eight children. In 1947 she married her husband, Vasilios, and started a family. Zouboulia and her husband eventually joined their children in immigrating to the US. Zouboulia enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking, tending to her garden, knitting, reading religious books, making people laugh, and made the best bread. Her greatest joy was being a Yiayia, as she was affectionately called by all who knew her. She believed deeply in God, and was renowned for her love and kindness. Visitation will be held at Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 721 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD on Monday, January 22, 2024 from 9 am to 10 am, followed by the funeral service at 10 am. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church of Washington, D.C., 721 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905, or online at www.schgoc.org.