GUS MILONAS

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN GUS'S NAME TO: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE www.cancer.gov VISITATION: SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 10AM TO 1PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME PRAYER SERVICE: SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 12NOON DURING THE LAST HOUR OF THE VISITATION STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME PRIVATE FINAL DISPOSITION Gus Milonas, 86 years, of Mount Dora, Florida, formerly of Melbourne, Florida, passed away peacefully in New Jersey on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 surrounded by his family. He was born on June 7, 1938 in New Brunswick, NJ to the late Florence (nee Drulis) and the late George Milonas. Gus proudly served in the US Army from 1961 to 1967. He will best be remembered for his good nature humor and a friend to all with a tremendous heart, as well as his love of golf, softball, and dancing. He was predeceased by his first wife Marilyn Milonas; his second wife Maryellen Milonas; his parents: Florence and George Milonas; and his step-daughter Eileen O’Leary. Gus is survived by his children: Nickos Milonas and Analiese Lowry and her husband Dennis; his stepsons: Patrick O’Leary and his wife Lora, William O’Leary and his wife Anna, and Michael O’Leary and his husband Michael; his grandchildren: Tyler Milonas and his wife Colleen, Dylan Milonas, Katrina Milonas, Julia Lowry, Jillian Essig and her husband Michael, Brook O’Leary, Tara O’Neal and her husband Nick, William O’Leary and his wife Brianna, and Michael O’Leary; his great grandchildren: Maeve Milonas, Loralye, Ashley and Logan Homme; Kennedy and Brayden O’Neal; and William and Blair O’Leary; his nieces: Lori Cogliano, Amber Naiduk, Alana Naiduk, Simona Hamilton, and Rachelle Hamilton; his nephews: Jimmy Keating, Casey Joe Naiduk, Richard Hamilton, and Ryan Sempkowski; his friend Erin Brinck; his brothers-in-law: Richard and Roger Hamilton; and his sister-in-law Michele Naiduk. The family will receive visitors on Sunday: September 29, 2024 from 10am to 1pm with a prayer service at 12noon during the last hour of the visitation at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 LaRue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435. Final disposition will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Gus’s name to the National Cancer Institute: www.cancer.gov On line condolences and directions: www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com.

GUS MILONAS

June 7, 1938 - September 25, 2024