George N. Kretsedemas, 86, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Mesa. A viewing will be at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, with Trisagion service at 7 p.m. at Norvel Owens Mortuary, located at 914 Historic Route 66 in Flagstaff. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, located at 224 S. Kendrick St., in Flagstaff. George was born to Nicholas N. and Konstantina G. Kretsedemas on Sept. 1, 1931, in Peleta Kynourias, Arcadia, Greece. He immigrated to the United States on Jan. 9, 1947, and settled in Birmingham, Ala. In 1955, George moved to Winslow to become co-owner and manager with his two brothers of the Falcon Restaurant and Lounge on Historic Route 66. The Demos Brothers managed the Falcon Restaurant for 43 years until their retirement in 1998. In 1961, George met his beautiful wife Sophia Vassiliou. They were married on Feb. 11, 1962, in Albuquerque, N.M. George and Sophia lived in Winslow where they raised their five children. They relocated to Mesa in 2004. George was well known for baking the Falcon’s famous delicious pies and a talented self-taught artist. He also was an active member of the Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his wife, Sophia: children, Nicholas (Marie) Kretsedemas of San Tan Valley, Tina (Chris) St. Cyr of Elizabeth, Colo., Effie (Michael) Cecchini of Bay City, Mich., Plato Kretsedemas of Mesa and Georgia (Darrell) Padilla of Flagstaff; brother, Jim (Katherine) Kretsedemas of Chandler; sisters-in-law, Enid Kretsedemas of Marietta, Ga., Tammy Kretsedemas of Flagstaff, Polyxeni (Dennis) Tsoulos of Gold Coast, Queensland, and Dionisia (John) Vassiliou of San Bernardino, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Alexander Kretsedemas and Pete Kretsedemas; and an infant sister. Norvell Mortuary of Flagstaff handled the arrangements.
