She moved to the capital, Skopje, in late 1945, after having learned of the deaths of her family members. There, she married , who had also survived the occupation of Bitola, in June 1947. The couple had a son, Samuel, and were married until his death in 2007. However, tragedy struck again in 1963 when Kolonomos lost her 18-year-old daughter, Mira, in the Skopje earthquake.