Anna Ferentinos Antipas Bouboulis

Camp Springs, Maryland - Anna Ferentinos Antipas-Bouboulis passed away on Thursday, October 27th, 2022 at the age of 100 years old. She was predeceased by her beloved husbands, Charles Antipas and George Bouboulis. Anna was born in the small village of Komitata on the island of Kefalonia, Greece in 1922. She was the youngest of 7 children born to George and Catherine Ferentinos. Anna’s mother died soon after she was born and she was raised by her step-mother Theodora, whom she loved deeply. The Ferentinos children left one by one from Komitata to find their life in America, but Anna stayed to help her parents in their village shop. Through WWII, Anna lived through the occupation of enemy soldiers in their village. Life was hard and they persevered, Anna survived the devastating earthquake of 1953 that destroyed Kefalonia and soon after the earthquake, she departed for America in 1954. Anna moved to the U.S. to stay with her family, but she continued to help her community in Greece. She said that her proudest moment in her life was when she became a Citizen of the United States of America! Anna owned and operated several restaurants, most notable Rector's Restaurant in Washington D.C. near the Capitol, then moving to Marlow Heights, Maryland. She told stories of the congressman and senators that dined and socialized in her establishment. The tales she would tell! Anna was adored by everyone who knew her. She was kind, generous, loving and has great affection for her dogs. She had a long and adventurous life filled with lots of love and laughter. Anna leaves behind her loving family of nieces, nephews, cousins and wonderful friends in America and Greece. Services will be held at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral located 2815 36th Street, NW, Washington D.C, on Thursday, November 3rd, with viewing at 11:30am and Mass immediately following at 12:30. Following Mass all are invited to proceed to Washington National Cemetery at 4101 Suitland Rd, Hillcrest Heights, Maryland for graveside services. In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be offered for Anna F. A. Bouboulis to Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral at https://www.saintsophiadc.org/stewardship/donations/or by mail. Funeral services have been entrusted to the Pinkel Funeral Home, 1 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex, NJ 07461. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.pinkelfuneralhome.com

Anna Ferentinos Antipas Bouboulis

October 23, 1922 - October 27, 2022