Submitted by: John C. Monk

 

Bertha M. Terry

 April 13, 1931 - April 12, 2010
MISHAWAKA - Bertha Magrames Terry, 78, of Mishawaka, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2010, at 9:35 a.m. in the Sanctuary at St. Paul's, South Bend. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 16, 2010, in St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, South Bend. Rev. Fr. George D. Konstantopoulos will officiate. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Mishawaka. Friends may call on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka, where a Trisagion service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Bertha was born on April 13, 1931, in Mishawaka, daughter of Frank and Helen (Tourlis) Magrames. She "grew up" in the Candy Kitchen on N. Main Street in Mishawaka, which her parents operated in the 1940s through 1960s. Bertha graduated from Mishawaka High School and attended Indiana University, Bloomington. She worked over 30 years in the payroll department of Dodge Manufacturing. She was a lifelong member of St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church and Gaia Chapter #60 of the Daughters of Penelope. She married Kosta Kapatanakes in 1954, and later John Terry Sr. Surviving are four children and their families, Mantea and Jack Schmid of Dubuque, Iowa, Helene and Paul McCormick of Mishawaka, Louis Frank Kapatanakes of South Bend, John and Tammy (Patillo) Terry of South Bend. Also surviving are five grandchildren who were especially dear to Bertha, Paul J. McCormick (fiancé, Lindsey Allison) and Anthea McCormick, John and Alex Schmid, and Cameron Terry. She is also survived by a brother and sister-in-law, John and Angela Magrames, and their children, Michael and Laura Magrames, Christopher Magrames, Kristina and Rich Borkowski; and a nephew and his wife, Pete and Vanessa Morphis. Her parents and sister, Mantea Magrames Morphis, preceded her in death. Bertha loved to spend time with family and friends. She was an animated conversationalist and made friends easily. Bertha was fun to be around. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church or to Hospice. The family would like to thank the supportive staff of the Sanctuary at St. Paul's.

Published in South Bend Tribune on April 14, 2010