Obituary: Perry Sumas

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — A funeral liturgy was held last week for Perry Sumas, co-founder of Village Super Market and of its cooperative, Wakefern Food Corp. Sumas died at age 94 on Aug. 7. He and his late brother, Nick, co-founded Village in 1937 after Perry immigrated to the United States from Greece in 1928. He was born in Vithos, Macedonia, Greece. Sumas is predeceased by his wife, Olga, and is survived by four children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. “Village will grieve the loss of Perry as both a strategic and emotional leader,” James Sumas, chairman of Village Super Market's board, stated in a press release. “His energy, business sense and fearless personality have driven a local grocery store into a $1.2 billion supermarket company. He will be greatly missed.”