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Peter Demas &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dec. 1, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Peter Demas, 93, of Forest Road, Mountaintop, died Thursday morning at the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains TownshipBorn in Sparta,
Greece, on Nov. 6, 1901, he was a son of the late Steven and Vasiliki
Panagoulias Demas. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He came to this country in 1922. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He owned and operated the Hart Restaurant on Hazle Street in Wilkes-Barre
owned for more than 40 years before retiring in 1978. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He served in the Greek Army in 1920 and was wounded during his time of
service. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wilkes-Barre,
and was a member and past president of its council. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was also a member of the AHEPA and the Philoptochos Society. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving are his wife, the former Helen Mitrakos; son, Steven Demas, New
York City; daughter, Vasiliki Demas, Seattle, Wash. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday from the Luther M. Kniffen
Funeral Home, 465 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, with funeral services at 11 a.m.
in the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church with the Rev. James L. Karalexis,
pastor, officiating. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Memorial contributions may be made to the Annunciation Greek Orthodox
Church, 32 E. Ross St., Wilkes-Barre, 18702, or to the American Diabetes
Association, 63 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 18701. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Peter Demas 
Dec. 1, 1994 
Peter Demas, 93, Of Forest Road, Mountaintop, Died Thursday Morning At The 
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

Peter Demas Dec. 1, 1994 Peter Demas, 93, Of Forest Road, Mountaintop, Died Thursday Morning At The Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.