| Dena Constantine Pappafotis Melzer |
Dena C. Melzer
August 30, 1928 - March 27, 2019
Dena Constantine Melzer, formerly Konstantina
Pappafotis, 90 passed away peacefully on March 27,
2019 at Sunrise Assisted living in Severna Park,
Maryland.
Dena was born August 30, 1928 to the late John and
Anna Pappafotis who immigrated from Greece in the
1920’s.Dena was raised on Indiana avenue of
Washington, D.C. where she attended Eastern High
School (1947). She married the late Stanley H. Moreland and they had three children.
She retired from the Internal Revenue Service in 1983 after 35 years of service. She
spent her retirement years traveling the world, enjoying good food and good wine. She
had a profound love of theater, opera and ballet. She loved and enjoyed spending time
with her family most of all.
She was preceded in death by her loving partner of 35 years, John Menzel, her sister
Mary Pappafotis, her brothers Emanuel and Spero Pappafotis.
She is survived by her loving children, Mary Preston (Dennis Preston) of Wake Forest,
N.C., John Moreland (Joyce Moreland) of Dunkirk, Md and Linda Moreland of Crofton,
Md. Other survivors include her siblings Despina Kinnahan and George Pappafotis, 13
cherished grandchildren and great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A service will be held on Monday April 1, 2019 at 1:00pm at the Severna Park United
Methodist Church 731 Benfield Rd. Severna Park, Md 21146.
The interment will be held on Tuesday April 2, 2019 at 12:00pm at Columbia Gardens
Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
.
August 30, 1928 - March 27, 2019
Dena Constantine Melzer, formerly Konstantina
Pappafotis, 90 passed away peacefully on March 27,
2019 at Sunrise Assisted living in Severna Park,
Maryland.
Dena was born August 30, 1928 to the late John and
Anna Pappafotis who immigrated from Greece in the
1920’s.Dena was raised on Indiana avenue of
Washington, D.C. where she attended Eastern High
School (1947). She married the late Stanley H. Moreland and they had three children.
She retired from the Internal Revenue Service in 1983 after 35 years of service. She
spent her retirement years traveling the world, enjoying good food and good wine. She
had a profound love of theater, opera and ballet. She loved and enjoyed spending time
with her family most of all.
She was preceded in death by her loving partner of 35 years, John Menzel, her sister
Mary Pappafotis, her brothers Emanuel and Spero Pappafotis.
She is survived by her loving children, Mary Preston (Dennis Preston) of Wake Forest,
N.C., John Moreland (Joyce Moreland) of Dunkirk, Md and Linda Moreland of Crofton,
Md. Other survivors include her siblings Despina Kinnahan and George Pappafotis, 13
cherished grandchildren and great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A service will be held on Monday April 1, 2019 at 1:00pm at the Severna Park United
Methodist Church 731 Benfield Rd. Severna Park, Md 21146.
The interment will be held on Tuesday April 2, 2019 at 12:00pm at Columbia Gardens
Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
.
