Maria G. Baumert 1935 - 2016

BAUMERT, ANASTASAKOS, MELONAKOS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/12/2016 at 07:07:29

Sioux City Journal
7 October 2016

SERGEANT BLUFF | Maria G. Baumert, 81, of Sergeant Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at Floyd House in Sergeant Bluff.

Services will be 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Sioux City. The Rev. Dimitri Tobias will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a Trisagion service at 7 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Online condolences may be sent to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Maria was born on July 19, 1935, in Sparta, Greece, the daughter of George and Christanthe (Anastasakos) Melonakos. Maria grew up in Greece and came to the Tulsa, Okla. as a teenager.

She married John Sidney "Sid" Baumert in 1968 in Odessa, Texas. They lived in Sioux City for many years and eventually moved to Sergeant Bluff. Sid passed away on March 28, 2016 in Sergeant Bluff.

Maria worked at Fantles Clothing Store and later owned and operated Maria's Cafe in Sioux City.

She was an active member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. The church was a very important part of Maria's life. She sang in the choir, helped with the church dinners, and was a member of the Daughters of Penelope and Philoptohos. Maria also enjoyed gardening.

Survivors include her son, George Baumert (William Ford) of Roseville, Calif.; two brothers, Ted Melonakos (Ruby) of Howe, Texas, and Costa Melonakos (Eleni) of Katy, Texas; a sister, Bessie Lagoudakis of Athens, Greece; and several nieces and nephews.

Maria was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Sid; a brother, Poneote Melonakos; and a sister, Aglaia Naypomihali.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Sid and Maria Baumert Scholarship Fund at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.