Elaine Kourafas Obituary
We bid farewell to Elaine Kourafas in Fresno, California, born in San Francisco, California, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on September 20, 2025 at the age of 95. Elaine touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Pappas and Julia Pappas; her husband Nick Tom Kourafas; and her siblings, Gus Pappas, Patricia Caras, Doris Chapralis and Angelo Pappas.
She is survived by: her children, James (Regina), George (Jan), Christopher (Patricia Boukidis) and Joanne Weaver (Bill); her grandchildren, Nick Kourafas (Aimee), Alexa Longfellow (Mike), Brooke Zeiler (Tony), Candace Kourafas, Andrea Covarrubias (Edgar), Alexis Kourafas, Adrianna Kourafas Ketterer (Trent), Eleni Kourafas, Michael Weaver (Jessica) and Lauren Weaver; and her great grandchildren, Catherine, Carissa Kourafas, Emerson, Everett, Elliott Brazil and George Ketterer.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that remembrances be made to Saint George Greek Orthodox Church, 2219 N. Orchard Avenue, Fresno, CA 93703.