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Pavlos Aronis (Tsitsilios) born 22 November 1853 in Aronaidika to Michalis Aronis (Tsitsilios) and Agapi Samio.
Died 1 September 25 in Aroniadika, aged 71. He was preparing to go to his field and loaded his horse in the courtyard of his house, including his hunting weapon. As the horse moved towards the exit the weapon slipped and as it hit the ground it fired, getting Pavlos in the groin. He probably bled to death.
Kiriakoula Lourantou born 10 August 1925 in Lourantianika to Dimitrios Lourantos and Haritoula Petrohilou.
Died January 1933 in Lourantianika, aged 7. She was walking home from school with her brother when she was swept away by a rushing torrent of water caused by torrential rain. Her body was found some distance from the village.
Panagiotis Veneris born 6 December 1915 in Drymonas to Theodoros Veneris and Chrisi Vamvakari.
Died about March 1946 near Vani, aged 30. He was "fishing using mines instead of dynamite" when a mine exploded prematurely due to negligence. Half the right side of his body and half his head were never found.
Anastasios Souris born 21 April 1882 in Gerakari to Panagiotis Souris (Anagnostopoulos) and Stavriani Sougiani.
Died 20 December 1945 in St Louis, America, aged 63. Had a heart attack while dancing. He was celebrating the return of his sons who had fought in the American armed forces.
Theodosios Kastrisios born 22 May 1926 in Kastrisianika to Dimitrios Kastrisos and Triantafilia Lagonai.
Died about October 1950. He was working on electrical equipment in his shop and was electrocuted. He left behind a wife and child and only a few months earlier he was dismissed from the Greek Army where he took part in the Battle of Grammos.
Damianos Frilingos born 2 May 1900 in Frilingianika to Panagiotis Frilingos and Stamatiki Moulou.
Died about 22 January 1947 in the shipwreck of the S.S. Heimara in the Aegean Sea. The ship sank on19 January. Damianos was working on the ship as a second chef onboard and was rescued and taken to a hospital in Athens. He died three days later from his injuries and the exposure to cold. There were about 400 casualties in total and this is still the deadliest maritime accident in Greece's history. Due to the large death toll it was known as the Greek Titanic.
Painting of the S.S Heimara and photo of Damianos Frilingos who was onboard when she sank
Andreas Bratsalis born 17 July 1902 in Fatsiadika to Emmanouil Bratzalis and Ekateria Fatsea.
Died 29 January 1949 , aged 46. He left his house in Chora to visit his mother and other relatives in Fatsadika. While he was there he drank too much. At around 10pm he left to go home when he fell into a well. He either drowned or died from the cold. He was missing for a few days until his body was found five days later after a police investigation.
Kerani Stathi born 4 December 1871 in Fratsia to Athanasios Stathis and Paskalia Kalinikou.
Died about October 1951 in Frastia aged 79. She had been suffering from a nervous illness. She committed suicide by dousing her bed with rubbing alcohol, laying on top, then lighting it on fire and she burned to death.
Panagiotis Kasimatis born 24 August 1885 in Drymonas to Georgios Kasimatis and Gligoria Kasimati.
Died 1 March 1941 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, aged 55. At about 8:20am on 28 February 1941, Peter was in his cart on his morning round selling fish when a plane flew overhead and frightened his horse. The horse bolted. As the horse had lost its winkers, the reigns had no control of the horse and Peter was helpless. The wheel of the cart hit an electricity pole, throwing Peter five yards. He suffered severe head injuries. He was taken to hospital unconscious, but died the following day.
Kesar Ioannis Lasitiotis born 30 May 1862 in Chora to Antzolos Lastiotis and Sofia Kalligerou.
Died 14 March 1931 in Chora, aged 68. That morning he left his house and went to his shop. He did not return home at noon for lunch as usual and his wife started to worry. When he failed to return at the end of the day she went to his shop to look for him. She found his shop closed. Fearing some evil had befell him she called the police. They went to the shop and found the door closed and locked from the inside. They shone a light through a window and found Ioannis hanging from a rafter by the neck. The police officer went up to the second floor and found his way into the building. The gathered crowd saw a horrible sight. Ioannis' eyes were wide open and his tongue was sticking out. One leg was hanging and the other was resting on a case which he used as a scaffold. His neck was stretched and bruised from the tightening of the rope. Once the legal formalities had be conducted his body was taken to his home and he was buried the next day. Earlier, he was neurasthetic after family troubles and had fallen into financial problems. He would often ask people how you could commit suicide. Everybody tried to talk him out of these "gloomy thoughts' with encouraging words, but it seemed they were not enough.
Nikolaos Leontsinis born 13 September 1899 in Keramoto to Kiriakos Leontsinis and Eleni Leontsini.
Died 18 June 1958, aged 58. On 11 June he was in his field picking pears when he was kicked in his abdominal area by his donkey. He had a hernia and the kick caused it to bleed internally which caused peritonitis. His children pleaded for help as there was no way for him to get the necessary treatment in Kythera. An American helicopter was to transport him to Athens on 15 June. Unfortunately, due to the prevailing windstorm, the helicopter did arrive in Kythera but was unable to land. A sea plane was then dispatched and Nikolaos was taken to Kapsali to meet the plane, but the rough seas made it impossible for the plane to land. Nikolaos was taken back to Keramoto. On 16 and 17 June a new efforts were made to transport him, but the windstorm continued. On 18 June it was decided to take him to Gytheon by gas tanker and a surgeon would go there from Athens to operate. He was placed on the boat and they set sail, but due to the rough sea and the time that had passed Nikolaos' condition became desperate. The boat returned to Kapsali, but a few hours later Nikolaos passed away. The following day the winds had died down and a helicopter had arrived, but Nikolaos had already been buried.
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