- Date Of Birth: July 10, 1934
- Date Of Death: April 9, 2021
- State: Connecticut
Elaine Goumas, 86, of Hamden, Connecticut former longtime resident of West Haven, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021. Born in Derby on July 10, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Margaret (Kampanides) Goumas. She was raised in Ansonia and was a graduate of Ansonia High School. Her family co-owned Presto Lunch. In 1951, after her father died, Elaine and her family moved to West Haven. Elaine worked for the General Electric Company, then Pitney Bowes, where she was an office cleric for over 25 years.
Elaine had fond memories of her early years, when her mother would pack a food basket every Saturday during the summer and take her girls by bus to the West Haven beaches where they would spend the day with other Greek families they knew.
She was predeceased by her sisters Lucy and Anastasia and close friends Gene and Kitty Lightle. She leaves behind her cousins Demetrios (Eva) Campanides of Maryland , Triantafilos (Evi) Campanides of Greece, and Anastasia (Demetrios) Kottas of Greece and their children, family friends Gina Michaels and her sisters, as well as her caring friends Robyn Maher, Pam Smith, and James and Florence Sarigianis and their families.
