Lois Athena Nionakis
Lois Athena Nionakis, beloved mother and grandmother and proud matriarch of her family, Lois passed away in Nashua at the age of 79. She leaves her devoted daughters Maria Stephanos and Nicole Kieser, her beautiful grandchildren Isabella and Liam and her beloved Red Sox.
Lois grew up in Dorchester, MA, attended Roxbury Memorial High School for Girls and later moved to Milton, MA, where her parents Theodore and Mary Metrakas owned the Metrakas Deli, a fixture on Pleasant Street in Milton. She went on to attend the Cambridge School of Business and later worked at MIT Instrumentation Laboratory where she worked on the Space program.
But the most important job to Lois was being a devoted wife and mother raising her daughters in Groveland, Mass. That’s where she carried on her father’s tradition of faithfully walking up to 8 miles a day. She also made sure she told anybody and everybody she met about how proud she was of her daughters Maria and Nicole.
Lois was as passionate about her family as she was about the Red Sox, the Celtics, and the Patriots, in that order. Her indomitable spirit will live on in every single person who had the privilege of knowing her.
In addition to her daughters and her grandchildren she leaves behind her two beloved sons-in-law Dale Charles Stephanos and David Michael Kieser, her brother Christos Metrakas and his wife Maryann, her sister Elaine Krommydas and husband Father Nick Krommydas and brother Charles Metrakas and his wife Eugenia, her beloved aunt Daphne Tsanotelis, several nieces and nephews and a network of dear friends including Linda Trowbridge.
To honor Lois’ memory, her family asks that you clip and save this obituary. She was a voracious newspaper reader and had a habit of clipping and saving obituaries. Her empathy knew no bounds.
Family and friends are invited to her funeral service at Saint Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church, 119 Common Street, Braintree, MA, Wednesday November 30 with visitation beginning at 10:00 AM and the service at 11:00 AM. Burial services will be private.
Guestbook Entries
There are no words to express your loss!
My condolences to you and your family. May you forever find peace in your memories of her.
Our sincerest condolences to you and your family. Thinking of you during this difficult time. May all dear memories bring you a smile and peace.
Howie, Jane, Roberta and Bernstein Family
So very sorry for your loss..prayers to your family
Dear Nicole,
Your many friends in the Salem State University community are grieving with you as you mourn your mother’s passing and celebrate her life. Thank you for sharing the amazing person that she was.
Sincerely,
Cynthia
Our sincere condolences to all who loved this wonderfully dignified lady. She will be remembered by many. Kim and Richard Eubanks
Maria and Family,
My sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you go through this time of passing.
Maria, I will be keep you and your family in my prayers, as we pray Our Daily Rosary at the Basilica of Perpetual Help in Mission Church every day after Mass.
Much Love,
Carolina I. Cole Allen Suazo
Dear Maria,
I just heard about the loss of your mom. My thoughts & prayers are with you during this sad time. It takes a special person to be a good mom, but it takes an even more special person to be the mom of a wonderful daughter. You are proof of your mom’s great character. Please accept my heartfelt condolences.
Sincerely,
Ann McCarron
Dear Maria, Nicole, and Family:
We are so very heartbroken for all of you. Your Mother was a beautiful woman inside and out. Her smile lit up a room. Her loving way made everyone feel welcome. Her legacy will forever live on through you girls. Sending all our love and prayers.
I am saddened to hear of your mother’s passing. An accomplished women, mother and grandmother. May her memory be eternal. Ox
Maria. Words cannot express the sorrow and great loss I feel for you and you family. I was always a viewer when u were on Fox4 Boston. We would banter back and forth on twitter. Heartfelt thoughts and prayers to you and your entire family during this sad time. I remember you did a segment or showed you and your Mom together. You both started laughing about something and I looked at my husband and said they laugh the exact same way. So every time you laugh as time goes by and you think of your Mom as she gave you that laugh we all loved that about you. She will always be around you laughing and you will always feel her, her touch, her smell and feel her love. You’ll know it when it happens as it happened to me when my Mom passed 15 years ago. These next few days, weeks, months and every Firsts will be difficult at best. You will always have her in your heart, on your Mind and of course…. Every time you Laugh. It’s a Celebration of Life and her legacy…. Stop, Slow down and that’s when you’ll know she’s right near you. I have never met you in person but someday you come to Naples Florida I’d love to hear your Mom’s gift to you. I’ll listen as I walk down 5th Ave and I’ll hear your laugh someday. With great Sympathy, Thoughts and Prayers ~ Alisa @almatfla
My condolences to you and your family. So sorry for your loss sending prayers.
Maria, I was saddened to hear of the loss of your beloved mother.
My prayers and thoughts are with you.
David Hufnagle
Maria,
We are sorry for your loss. Our deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Paula and Bill Ebben
My Dearest Maria and Nicole,
I am so sorry about your beautiful Mother. She was so wonderful and made a huge difference in the lives of everyone she met. You are both amazing legacies in her honor. May God help you deal with your grief. I will keep praying for all of you and everyone who loves your Mother. God bless you….and I am here for you. xxoo Marsha DG
So sorry to hear about you losing your mother. It’s so difficult to cope with the loss of a close friend or a relative, but even harder to lose a parent, especially your mom. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your whole family during this difficult time. God bless.
My love and prayers are with you all during this extremely sad time. Blessings and love to you.
Carol
To the family of Lois Nionakis….I was a friend of Lois growing up in Sunday School in Boston and recognized the photo that I too have of her from high school. She was always a quiet lovely lady with an infectious laugh and beautiful smile. I remember her just that way. She will surely be missed by her family and friends. May her memory be eternal. So very sorry for your loss. Angela Theodore
Maria and family
I’m so sorry for your loss. Your Mom sounded like a wonderwoman and must be so proud of you.
May God grant her eternal peace and comfort all of you who mourn her loss.
With sincere sympathy
Bob Connors
Maria, I just heard the news of your moms passing. I am so sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers to you and all your family at this difficult time. Love & Hugs, Smiley <3
My sincere sympathy to you Maria and to your family.
May your hearts heal.
So sorry for your loss!! MAY MOM’s MEMORY BE FOREVER ETERNAL!! ❤️🙏💔❤️🙏💔
Elaine,
So sorry for the loss of your beloved sister Lois. I loved hearing
the stories about you and Lois growing up. I pray your wonderful memories will keep her spirit alive in your thoughts.
Kathy and Don DiMauro
Maria and Nicole,
So sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. Your mom sounded like an amazing woman whose values and determination were instilled in her two daughters. May she rest in peace.
With deepest sympathy,
Linda DiStefano
Maria….
We were sorry to hear about your Mom. Our prayers and thoughts are
with you and your family. May her memory be eternal.
With much love
Angelo and your friends at the Hatch Shell
Maria and Nicole,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Your mom sounded like a amazing woman whose qualities and values clearly were instilled in her two daughters.
With deepest sympathies,
Linda DiStefano
Maria&Nicole
I am the social worker who had the pleasure of meeting and caring for your Mom while at Courville. She was a gem and we all fell in love with kindness and spirit. We are all so sad at this news and send our prayers to your entire family.
Maria and family:
Wishing you and your family strength and peace . May angels walk with you now and always. May your dear mother rest in peace.
Zoi se sas….sorry for the phonetics….
your Worcester fan club.
So very sorry to hear about Lois. She will be missed. Our Prayers are with all of you at this sad time.
My deepest condolences to all of you. I was blessed to have been able to spend some quality time with Lois when she had a short stay at the rehab in Nashua New Hampshire. She brought myself and many others much laughter and you’re just entering her room. She shared many stories and many memories with me that I will never forget she was an extraordinary woman and I feel very blessed to have had her touch my life. She talked about her daughter’s on a daily basis and how proud she was of both and how much love and admiration she had for her two grandchildren. I am deeply saddened to hear of your loss please accept my deepest sympathies.
Maria, Sorry to hear of the loss of your mother.
John & Pat Sullivan 8 Whittier & X of CRP HC
Dear MAria and family so sorry to hear of the loss of your
beautiful “MOTHER” she is with you always look in the mirror in your eyes. She is with you always. “In the Arms of the Angels”
You are our favorite reporter, we watched you forever on Fox and now on 5. You are a kind beautiful young lady and bring smiles to so many thank you.
The Renzi Family
Meredith,Nh 03253
With heartfelt sympathy for beloved Lois.She was a wonderful person and will be greatly missed. Always in our hearts.
Vasilios Pervanas Nashua NH
Relation: 2nd cousin to your grandfather Theodore
Maria,
We are so sorry to hear about the loss of your beautiful mother. Our deepest sympathies to you, Dale, Isabella, Liam and the members of your family.
My sincere condolences to the family. I met Lois years ago when she was going through a very private hurtful time. I was impressed by her and what a great beauty she was. I have the privilege of knowing her brother, Christos.