Mrs Serafim with her nephew, Randwick mayor John Procopiadis
Born on February 11, 1910 in Asia Minor, Mrs Serafim migrated to Australia from Greece in 1928. She married Azaria Serafim and the couple settled in a house in Queens Park, the same house Mrs Serafim resided in for 75 years.
A housewife for most of her life, Mrs Serafim also helped out for her husband by working at the family-owned milk bar turned restaurant. Mrs Serafim, whose husband passed away in 1969, has two sons, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Her son, George Serafim, described his mother as very creative: “She is extremely good at crocheting and flower arranging. She also speaks three languages: Greek, Turkish and English”.
Mr Serafim recalled one of Mrs Serafim’s fondest memories as being a trip back to Greece and Istanbul in 1953 where she was reunited with her mother, whom she hadn’t seen for 25 years.
(source: southern courier)
