With heavy hearts we announce the passing of John Servinis, age 81, who passed away peacefully on April 11, 2020. Beloved husband, Loving father, Proud Grandfather and Dear Great-Grandfather. He is survived by and will be dearly missed by his beloved wife of 55 years Maria Markopoulos Servinis, adored children Tommy Servinis (Soula) & Christina Servinis Miguel (Tom), Grandchildren Nicholas Servinis Miguel (Martina) & Angela Christina Spagnuolo (Michael) and Great-Grandchildren Alessandra Spagnuolo & Anthony Spagnuolo. He is predeceased by his parents Christina Cristou & Stephano Servinis and sisters Fana & Eleftheria. He is also survived by and will be missed by his brothers Pandeli Servinis, Panayotis Servinis & Pascalis Servinis and was adored by all his nieces and nephews.
John was born in Agia Paraskevi, Greece on October 9, 1938 where he later served in the army for 2 years as Chauffer to the General, before migrating to Canada in 1964 and marrying Maria Markopoulos Servinis in 1965. They settled in Toronto where they had two beautiful children, son Tommy & daughter Christina. He worked as a Foreman at J.H. Lock & Sons Limited for 27 years where he later retired at the age of 49.
Following his retirement, he spent most of his time enjoying life with his grandchildren who he loved dearly. He drove them to school daily from kindergarten to Highschool and quickly became recognized as Detho to all his grandchildrens friends, he was like a grandfather to them all. He was involved in every aspect of his grandchildrens lives, from daily routines to after school activities and special milestones, he was there for them all and took great pride in being their Grandfather. He was a real family man, he loved spending time with his family and always put family first.
John built a beautiful cottage in Balm Beach along with his Wife Maria where he made many wonderful friends. Together with his wife, he spent weekends and holidays at the cottage and they eventually made it their retirement residence. He treated everyone with utmost respect and kindness and welcomed anyone he met with open arms. He was a true gentleman and loving soul, who will always be remembered for his honorable genuine character.
In 2008 he began spending winters in Florida along with his wife and again made many more friends. Everyone he met loved spending time with him as he was always smiling, and his uplifting spirit made any time spent with him enjoyable. He had a certain charisma that is forever unforgettable and carried himself with much pride in the humblest way, he was loved by so many. He was the most selfless man and always did anything he could for others, he was truly one of a kind. John will always be remembered for the wonderful man that he was, and he will be missed dearly. His legacy will live on for eternity and he will always be in our hearts.

Flowers may be sent to Meadowvale Cemetery:
7732 Mavis Road
Brampton, ON L6Y 5L5
Tel 905-451-3716


Friends and family will be able to access the webcast in the day of the service via the memorial page. Once the webcast is live, there will be a link available at the top of the page for friends and family to click on to view the service.

The direct link to the website is below:
https://mountpleasantgroup.permavita.com/site/JohnServinis.html