Chrystal Zamantakis Kogianes, our beloved wife, mother, grandma and great-grandma passed away on December 6, 2022 at the age of 86.

Chrys was born on June 20, 1936 to Steve Zamantakis and Irene Kyriakakis in Price, Utah. She grew up in Price where she was a member of the Baton Twirling team and the Greek choir. She was proud to be a Carbon Dino and loved watching the Utes play football.

She married her lifetime love, Sam G. Kogianes on September 21, 1958. Together they shared 64 memorable years. They had two children, Sam Jr. and Irene, and while the two of them kept her on her toes—she loved and adored them.

Chrys worked for Utah State in various departments for 40 years and retired as a Corrections Officer at the Department of Corrections. Chrys had a great love for her Greek heritage and was very proud of it. She enjoyed cooking Greek dishes, Greek music, watching Greek cooking shows and was notorious for her dolmades and delicious Greek pastries that she loved to share. She enjoyed gardening, picking asparagus in the spring and had beautiful rose bushes. Most of all, she cherished her family and being a grandma.

Chrys leaves behind her husband Sam Kogianes, children Irene Kogianes and Sam (Lori) Kogianes Jr., five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, brother Mike (Lydia) Zamantakis and sister Mary (Rev. Gus) Hatzidakis She is preceded in death by her parents, sisters Aggie and Bessie, brothers Mark and George, and great-grandbaby Harlow.

Private family services will be held at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Price, Utah. The same church that she was both baptized and married in, on Monday, December 12, 2022 and laid to rest at the Mt. View Cemetery in Helper, Utah.  Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price and Huntington where friends are welcome to share memories online at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net

We express our sincerest thanks to the staff at Stonehenge of American Fork who loved and cared for Chrys during her time there.