 Pattakos died of a stroke on 8 October 2016 at the age of 104.His funeral took place on 11 October 2016,in Crete.Despite his requirement to his family to keep the funeral small when his death came on the news, a lot of people were quick to attend it.Among them was Christos Pappas (member of the parliament and member of the ultra-nationalist party Golden Dawn and many others.