Tina J. Caras

Tina J. Caras (nee Lamprinakos) of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey passed away on April 30, 2021 at the age of 90. Born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1931 to James Lamprinakos and Virginia Coniditsiotis Lamprinakos she attended the Asheville public schools and was valedictorian of her high school class. She was a graduate of Mary Washington College, the women's college of the University of Virginia, and upon graduation returned to Asheville to teach in the Asheville City School System. She was the organist at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Asheville. Following her marriage to her husband, William, she settled in Englewood Cliffs where she lived for 57 years. She was a substitute teacher for years in the Englewood Cliffs school system and worked as a bookkeeper and payroll analyst at William Caras, CPA in Hoboken, New Jersey. She was a member of St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tenafly where she taught religious music to the Sunday School students. For many years she was an active member and served as an officer of the Mother's Club, a member of St. Philothea Philoptochos Society and the Kali Parea, the church's seniors' club. She was fiercely independent, a true "spartan fighter" until the end, taking care of herself, her home and all of her family until her last several months when she was well cared for by her devoted caregiver, Lia Galdavadze, whom she admired greatly. She was the beloved wife of the late William, to whom she was married for 52 years, a loving mother to sons Nicholas Peter and his wife Carolyn of Glen Rock, and James William of New York City, devoted Yiayia to her cherished grandson William Christopher and loving sister to her dear big brother George James. She leaves behind her cousin, Maria and many nieces and nephews, whom she loved dearly. She was predeceased by her sister Maria and her brother Paul. Visitation at Barrett Leber Funeral Home, 148 Dean Dr. Tenafly, NJ, Monday May 3, 2021 from 4-8PM. Funeral Service Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Tenafly, NJ. Interment to follow at East Ridgelawn Cemetery, 255 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Cathedral, (www.stjohntenafly.org) or Weill Cornell Medicine Hematology and Oncology, (www.weillcornell.org).

Tina J. Caras

May 1, 2021