Peggy Olah passed away on February 1, 2022 at her home in Ewing, NJ with her loving children, James and Katherine by her side. Peggy is survived by her two children James (Lynn) Karas and Katherine (Sam Holzhammer) Karas-Seals; her sister Marina (Van) Kotselas; her grandchildren, David (Angel Salava Difalco) Karas, Michael Karas, Renee (Vincent) Varallo and Andrew (Nicole Chamberlin) Karas; her great-grandchildren Dakota Karas (mother Christina Taylor), AJ Difalco, Izzy Difalco, Madison Varallo, Courtney Varallo, Peyton Varallo; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Constantine and Katerina (Kopoulos) Liakopoulos; first husband, Andrew Karas and second husband Joseph Olah; siblings Olga Yiannopoulos, Father Peter Elias Liakopoulos, Dimetra Lagos and Georgia Julius.
She was born March 18, 1929 in Sella, Greece and lived through Nazi occupation until after World War II. She moved to the United States at age 19 where she met her first husband Andrew Karas and started her family in Newark, NJ where she gave birth to her two children. In 1959 the family moved to a new home in Ewing, NJ where Peggy resided for the rest of her life. She worked a variety of jobs at Hamner Electronics, Optel and Argus International to name a few. After the death of her first husband she married Joseph Olah and continued to reside in Ewing NJ. Peggy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who cherished spending time with her family and her dog Harlie. Peggy had a love of cooking and you would always be greeted by a special Greek dish when visiting. She generously shared her cooking skills with friends and family at gatherings and family always anticipated her delicious koulourakia and kourabiedes cookies. .
Peggy will truly be missed as a loving mom, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. There will be a private service at a future date to be determined. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org.
I’m truly saddened to learn of Aunt Peggy’s passing. She was a beautiful, lovely woman and a wonderful wife to my uncle Joseph. He was blessed to have her. We were all so happy when they got married. My mother Ethel, passed this past October, Joe’s sister. All of Joe’s siblings are gone now and all the Olah children are with their parents and spouses and now are all together with aunt Peggy. She was a wonderful hostess and such a wonderful cook. You always felt so welcome in her home. She always made you feel like she was glad you were there. She was so beautiful, both inside and out. My heartfelt sympathy to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. You were all blessed with a wonderful, loving Dear Mother. May she rest with the angels.