1939-2025

Anastasia (Tasia) Mellas, age 86, passed away on July 12th, 2025 due to heart related issues. 

Tasia was born on February 12th, 1939 in Kopanakion, Greece to George and Konstantina Kollias. Tasia emigrated to Montreal, Canada in her early 20's and later moved to New York, where she met her husband, Peter Mellas. They had three children, George, Dean and Stella. Tasia is predeceased by her husband Peter Mellas, her son George Mellas and brother Sotirios Kollias. Tasia is survived by her sisters, Maria Kollias and Demetra Doumas, her son Dean Mellas and his wife Denise, daughter Stella Mellas Hadfield  and her husband  Scott and her four beloved grandchildren, William and James Hadfield and Eva and Ana Mellas.

Tasia was an incredible mother who showed strength and deep, unwavering faith in God after enduring the loss of her husband when she was only 35 years old. She raised her children selflessly with patience and the utmost love. She then suffered the unimaginable loss of her son George to leukemia when he was 31 years old.  Through the pain and hardship, she never gave up on her devotion to God and has been an active member of Prophet Elias Church and the Ladies of Philoptochos. 

Tasia will always be remembered by her family as a woman with a beautiful spirit, a smile that lit up the room and someone who would never stop trying to feed her guests. She will be greatly missed. 

Along with flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association, P O Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 in memory of Anastasia Mellas and to Prohet Elias Greek Orthodox Church, 15 Leroy Ave. Yonkers NY 10705.