Maria

Dramova

Maria Dramova, 80, passed away peacefully  Monday, July 3, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Greece, Maria evacuated as a child to Hungary during the Greek Civil War where she lived for nine years.  She then moved to Sofia, Bulgaria, to be re-united with her grandparents.

It was in Sofia, that she met the love of her life, Ilia.  They were happily married for 55 years until his passing in 2020.

Maria emigrated to the U.S. with her husband and daughters in 1989, settling in New Jersey near her brother and sister and later moving to Albertville, AL, where she enjoyed taking care of her grandson, Elias.

Maria was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother.  She loved her family and friends dearly and enjoyed cooking and crocheting.

Surviving are her two daughters, Tsveta (Anthula) Gondevas and her husband, Michael, of Albertville, AL, and Elena Scanlon and her husband, Richard, of Oakland, NJ.; four grandchildren: Elias, Richard, Nicholas and Maria; her sister Helen Naum of Sevierville, TN, and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, Maria was also pre-deceased by her mother, Trayanni Bogu, her father, Nikolaos Bogos, and her brother, Christos Bogos.

Services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Friday, July 7, at Ascension Greek Orthodox Church, 101 Anderson Ave, Fairview, NJ, with interment immediately following in Fairview Cemetery, 500 Fairview Ave.

Flowers can be sent to the Ascension Greek Orthodox Church.