NATICK: Louise (Korynari) Nako, age 97, of Natick, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015.
She was the beloved wife of the late George Nako; loving mother of Donald Nako and his wife Diane of Natick, Janet Nako Andreo and her husband Andy of Simsbury, CT, and Joanne Nako of Natick; devoted grandmother of Andy Andreo, Melissa Reynolds, Meghan McGloin, Michelle Andreo, and Elizabeth Nako; and the great-grandmother of Eric, Connor, and Jane.
Louise was born in Massachusetts, and raised in Albania after surviving the great flu pandemic of 1918. She returned to the United States escaping the impending imperial expansion of fascist Italy during WWII and survived the Great Hurricane of 1938 while returning to the United States by boat. She later married and settled in Natick where she was devoted to her growing family and her church.
Louise’s funeral will be held in the Annunciation Orthodox Church, 37 Washington Street, Natick, on Thursday, December 31st at 11:00AM. Interment will follow at Dell Park Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be in the John Everett & Sons Funeral Home, 4 Park Street at Natick Common, on Wednesday, 4 – 8PM. .
Donations may be made in Louise’s memory to the Annunciation Orthodox Church at the above address or to Holy Trinity Albanian Orthodox Church, 245 D St., South Boston, MA 02127.