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Edmond Eid
Passed away in Beirut Saturday February 4, 2012.
Son of the late Shafic Eid and Annie Samara.
Beloved husband of Nazek Kamel Abou Samra.
Loving father of Bassam and Yola (Mrs. Ramzi Zeidan).
Dear brother of Dr. Edward, Dr. Nemer, Yvonne (Mrs. Late Hayel Hourani), Yvette (Mrs. Late Iskandar Wehbe) and the late Emile.
Funeral service will be held on Monday February 6, 2012 at 11:00am in Sayidat Al Niyah Orthodox Church - Ras Beirut, followed by a mass at 3:00pm in St. Georges Orthodox Church in Jdeidet Marjeyoun.

Najat Aziz Gholmieh
Passed away in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday January 21, 2012.
Beloved wife of the late Khalil Zouki
Loving mother of Souad, John and Naji Zouki.
Dear sister of Retired Major Issaaf, Dr. Jeryis, Inaam and the late Jamileh (Mrs. Edward Naufal), Mansour, Jamil and Dr. Akram.

Edith "Kathryn" Kraker
Passed away in Oklahoma City on January 20, 2012 .
Daughter of the late Monsour & Saleema Kraker.
Dear sister of Dorothy Kraker.
Loving aunt of Mark Tayar and wife Stacey, Joe Tayar and wife Gaylene; Linda Kraker; great-aunt of Ferris Tayar; Kim Kremer, Danielle Robertson, Carley Tayar, and Pebbles Nugent.

Hayat Adeeb Jabara
Passed away in Beirut January 17, 2012.
Beloved wife of the late Habib Hourani.
Loving mother of Dr. Mokbel Hourani (Samia Salem), Engineer Ramzi Hourani (Daad Estephan), Engineer Sami Hourani (Enaz Esfado) and Samia Bekhaazi (Dr. Anwar).

Amira Iskandar Barakat
Passed away in Beirut January 1, 2012.
Dear sister of Zein, Retired Major Farhan, Souad, Jihad (Mrs. Late Colonel Edmond Wakim), Nouhad (Mrs. Issam Farhoud) and the late Massaad.

Raheel Shakib Nayfeh
Passed away in Beirut, Thursday December 29, 2011.
Dear sister of Laure, the late George, Antoine, Georgette (Mrs. Late Radwan Nayfeh), Violette (Mrs. late Saleem Kherbawi) and Yvonne (Mrs. Sabeh Khneiser)

Moussa Nicola Jubran
Passed away in Jdeida December 24, 2011.
Beloved husband of Siham Jalbout.
Loving father of Kaleem, Ramzy, Omar, Ramza (Mrs. Shakib Swaidan)and Rima (Mrs. Andre Chammas).
Dear brother of Nicola, the late Karam, Nelly (Mrs. late Esper Haddad) and Lilly (Mrs. Late Saeid Aoun).

Massoud Kesserwani
Passed away in Jdeida, December 22, 2011.
Beloved husband of the late Elaine Butros.
Lovinfg father of Beshara, Charbel, Fatina (Mrs. George Nahra) and Fadia (Mrs. Nabil Samara).
Dear brother of Saeid, Naziara, Farida and the late Yousef, Habib, Labiba and Rose

Mary Harroz
Passed away December 6, 2011 in Oklahoma City, OK.
Beloved daughter of the late A.C. and Osie (Ad-ams) Addis
Dear wife of Nick Harroz.
Loving mother of Bruce and Tina Harroz of Edmond; Sydney and Michael (Mickey) Homsey and the late Gary.
Dear sister of Charlotte Jabara of Wichita, the late Don Addis, Jack Addis and Ruth Albert.
Dear grandmother of Nicholas and Keegan Harroz III, Nick and Christina Duthie, V. Rev. John and Valerie Salem, Sammy and Dini Homsey, Meagan Homsey, Briana and Cole Harroz,; great-grandmother of Michael and Christina Salem, Nate Duthie and Zeina Homsey

Saad Ghanem
Passed away in Damascus December 5, 2011.
Beloved husband of the late Samira Hafeez Bayoud
Dear uncle of Noor (Mrs. Late Ghassan Bayoud)

Juliana Musallam
Passed away in Beirut December 3, 2011.
Beloved wife of the late Dr. Phillip Salim Musallam.
Loving mother of of Diana (Mrs. Shaker Sharbel) and Rosie (Mrs. Emad Mkahhal).

Henry Hanna Khoury
Passed away in Jdeida November 28, 2011.
Beloved son of the late Rosa Hamra.
Loving husband of Shadia Haddad.
Caring father of Johnny and Joey.
Dear brother of Raymond

Kahla Abdo Nayfeh
Beloved wife of the late Yaaqoub Deeba.
Loving mother of Hayat, Retired Major Ezzat, Layla Reid (Lou) and the late Dr. Elias.
Dear sister of Victoria Nayfeh, the late Radwan Nayfeh, Rasmiya Nayfeh and Adma Nayfeh.
Funeral service will be held in Saint Georges Orthodox Church in Jdeida on Monday November 21, 2011 at 12:00 Noon.
The family will accept condolences after the funeral and on Tuesday November 22 from 10:00am to 6:00pm in their home in Jdeida and on Wednesday November 23 in Sayidat Al Niyah Orthodox Church, Makhoul Street, Ras Beirut
from 10:00am to 6:00pm

Fouad Hadba
Passed away In Jdeida Saturday November 19, 2011.
Beloved son of the late Yousef Hadba and Maryam Musallam Hadba.
Dear brother of Oussama (Mariam), Florence (Late Ghassan Musallam), and the late Georgette,
Gladys (Late Dr. Michel Gebara) and Emile.
Loving uncle of Khaled (Paul) Gebara, Maha (John Lamb) Marwan (Peter) Gebara, Maya Hadba and Yousef Hadba
Funeral service will be held in the Evangelical Church in Jdeida on Sunday November 20, 2011 at 12:00 noon.
The family will accept condolences after the funeral and on Monday from 10:00am to 5:00pm in the church hall.

Darya Eugenie Farha
(March 24, 1965 - November 16, 2011)
We are heartbroken to announce the death of our beloved Darya on November 16, 2011, from metastatic breast cancer.
Darya's spirit will be carried forward by so many: partner Maarten Van Wyk; parents Fred Lafi Farha and Marina Kun (Stefan Pisosky); sisters Soraya Farha (Frank McLaughlin), Juliana Farha (Kit Malthouse), and Leilani Farha (David Wiseman); nephews and nieces Ben, Jamie and Gemma McLaughlin, Ruby and Hayden Malthouse, and Cleo and Luke Farha; stepmother Fee Hughes and half-siblings LT and Aleka Farha; dear friends Janieta Eyre (daughter Sadie, and Kunga Sherab), Julia Gotz, and Gabrielle Pop-Lazic (Markita Fleming); her many other friends, and her cat Squeak. Darya was a poet, artist, teacher, youth worker, clothes designer, film maker, and Gestalt therapist.
She was profoundly sensitive and empathetic and had a brilliant mind.
Perhaps Darya's greatest gifts were her capacity to form deep connections and to accept people as they are. Darya felt she received excellent medical care.
Special thanks to Dr. Robert Dinniwell of PMH, Dr. Maureen Trudeau of Sunnybrook-Odette, Dr. Lorraine Wood of Mt. Sinai, and Dr. Mark Clemons.
Our family is grateful for Cristina Marra's friendship and loving care of Darya.
Visitation will take place at Mt. Pleasant Visitation Centre, 375 Mt. Pleasant Road (East Gate entrance) Toronto, (416) 485-5572 on Saturday, November 19th from 4:00-7:00 pm.
The funeral will be held in the Visitation Centre Chapel on Sunday November 20 at 11:00 am.
Condolences may be posted on Guestbook
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture.

Tribute by Hanna Farha

Souad Semaan Al Murr
Passed away in Windsor, Canada November 11, 2011.
Dear wife of the late Youssef Daabous.
Daughter of the late Naima Eid Mahfood and Semaan Al Murr.
Adored mother of Janette & husband Elias Hajjar (London), Yvette & husband Larry Gordon, Violette, Elizabeth & husband Ivica Grgec (Vancouver), Georgette & husband Robert Balint, James & wife Susan.
Beloved sittee of Jennifer, Robert, Melissa, Natalie, James, Amy, Andrew, Marcus, Caitlin, Laura, Dillon, Jordan, Benjamin and Maddie, and great-sittee of Kevin.
Dear sister of Clemence, Yvonne and the late Jamil.

Boushra Saad Hourani
Passed away in Beirut Monday November 7, 2011.
Beloved wife of the late Joseph Toufik Skaf.
Loving mother of Samir, Nabil, and Ramzy.
Dear sister of Adnan Hourani, Fayek Hourani and the late Hayel Hourani.

Linda Najib Shadid
Passed away in Zahle November 4, 2011.
Beloved wife of the late Elias Khalil Abou Zeid.
Loving mother of Kameel, Emad and Joumana Makdisi (Late Khalil).
Dear sister of Najat Al Nashef (Late Wadih) and the late Edmond.

Eli Halwani
Passed away in Damascus , Syria October 2011.
Beloved husband of Souad Hanan Hasbany (Daughter of the late Eleanor Habib Abou Samra).
Loving father of Talal & Bushra Halwany.

Mary Haddad
Passed away in Jdeida October 30, 2011.
Beloved wife of the late Philipe Haddad.
Loving mother of Eid, Latifa and Sonia.

Mary Farah Hashem
Passed away in Jdeida October 27, 2011.
Beloved wife of the late Khalil Salloum
Loving mother of Hafeez, Shibly, Simon and Amal Salloum.
Dear sister of the late Sami, Yousef, Emile and Kalim Hashem

Alex Noffel, Jr.
Passed away in Fulton, KY on October 17, 2011.
Beloved son of the late Alex Noffel, Sr. and Josephine Haman Noffel.
Dear brother of Jerry Noffel and his wife Martha of Mims, Florida.
Uncle of Alisa Noffel Laramy and husband Ron of Bloomington, Minnesota and Ann Noffel Blush of Port St. John, Florida.
Cousin and best friend of Bill and Mike Homra, of Fulton

Jamil Shafic Hamra
Passed away in Beirut October 13, 2011.
Beloved husband of Christine.
Loving father of Fredrick and Christopher.
Dear brother of Afeef, Diana and the late Afaf, Jamal and Souad

Dr. Amal Kurban
Passed away in Boston on Tuesday October 11, 2011
Dear husband of Helena Kurban.
Beloved son of the late Kalim Kurban and Margaret Musallam.
Loving father of Dr. Andrew and family, Dr. Ramsey and family, Suhail and Family, and Margaret wife of Tony Abu Hamad and family.
Dear brother of Violet, wife of late Amin Jiryes, The late Leila , wife of late Dr. Prather Barakat
A private ceremony will be held by the family on Friday, October 14 and Public Tribute on Saturday, October 15, 2011
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Nawwaf Daher El-Khoury
Passed away in Beirut on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, surrounded by his family and friends.
Beloved husband of Helen Constantine Touma.
Loving father of Paula (13 years).
Dear brother of the late Assaad (Aida Barakat), and late Fawwaz (Souad Khoury).
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 22 at 12:00 PM, in Niyah al Sayida Orthodox Church, Makhool Street شارع المكحول, Ras Beirut followed by Prayers of Incense on his soul at 4:00 pm in Saint Georgios Orthodox Church in Jdeidet Marjeyoun.
The family will receive friends and relatives before the service in Beirut on Thursday, September 22, 2011, between 10:30am and 12:30pm in Niyah al Sayida Orthodox Church, Makhool Street, Beirut, and on Friday, September 23, 2011, between 10:30 am and 5:00 pm in Saint Georgios Orthodox Church Hall in Jdeidet Marjeyoun.
Also on Saturday September 24, 2011, between 10:30am and 6:00pm and Sunday, September 25, 2011, between 1:00pm and 7:00pm in Niyah al Sayida Orthodox Church, Makhool Street, Beirut

Esther Massad Samara
Passed away in Oklahoma City Monday September 5, 2011.
Wife of the late George Samara
Daughter of V. Rev. Ex-Arch George Massad and Khouria Bediyah (Hamra) Massad.
Mother of Pam Brooks, Mark Samara and Richard Samara and wife Chelle.
Sister of Mike Massad in Dallas, Minerva Cohlmia in OKC and the late Omar Massad and Alex Massad

Lucy Mansour Kotite
In Beirut September 2, 2011.
Sister of Dr. Raymond Kotite and the late Dr. Joseph Kotite.
Aunt of Ghassan, Jocelyne, Wissam, Vincent and Nada Kotite, Roger, Liliane, Raymond, Alan and the late Henry Bitar

Hanola Abou Mrad
In Beirut Thursday August 25, 2011.
Wife of the late Hayel Abou Mrad
Mother of Iskandar, Wissam, Alexandra (Mrs. Milad Abou Mrad), Aida (Mrs. Emad Hashem) and Rima (Mrs. George Rahme).
Sister of Jamil, Samir and Shukrallah Jabbour of Brazil.

Najib Fares Wehbe
In Beirut Wednesday August 24, 2011.
Husband of Vera Halim Haddad
Father of Fares, and Rima (Mrs. Joseph Salameh).
Brother of Nassib and May (Mrs. late Elie Zaroubi).

Talaat Hanna Obeid
Retired General

Passed away in Syria August 18, 2011.
Brother of Mahat (Mrs. Late George Mitri Farha).

Dr. Moufid Shafic Haddad
Retired Major

Passed away in Beirut August 12, 2011.
Husband of Hugette Jarjoura Abou Rjeily.
Father of Samer, Samar (Mrs. Ramzi Shweiri) and Amer.
Brother of the late Saied and Fouad

Wendell W. Rahal
Passed away in Tulsa OK, July 31, 2011.
Son of the late Fozie and Jennie Rahal of Tulsa, OK. Husband of Nancy.
Father of Gregory, of Boston; Jason and wife Lynn of Chicago and Jordan and wife Laura, of Colorado Springs.
Grandfather of Hannah, Alec, Jessica, and Jenna.
Brother of Fred Rahal, Jr., of Tulsa; Faith Ablah, of Wichita and Barbara Bird, of Oklahoma City.

Ned Shadid
Passed away July 20, 2011, in his home in Altus.
Son of the late Elias Abraham Shadid and Nehama "Taylor" Shadid.
Brother of Olga Shadid Hawkins of Altus and the late Jack Shadid, Hoyt Shadid, Coy Shadid, Abe Shadid, and Philip Shadid and Edna Shadid Dakil
Uncle of Randel Shadid of Edmond and his wife Dana, Barry Shadid of Edmond and his wife Doreen, Steven Shadid of Norman, Jay Douglas Shadid of Panhandle, Texas and his wife Patrice, and Dr. Tanell Dakil of Altus and his wife Mary Jo; Robin Shadid Wray of Altus and husband Chris, Joan Dakil Tanner of Denton, Texas and husband R.B., Eleanor Dakil and Linda Dakil of Denton, Texas.

Virginia Bird
Passed away in Wichita Falls, Texas, Sunday, July 10, 2011.
Daughter of the late Edward Wehba and the late Abreeza Eid Wehba.
Wife of the late Mike D. Bird
Mother of Dan Mike Bird of Quanah, Texas, Robert Mike Bird of Atlanta, Ga., Terry Mike Bird of The Woodlands, Texas; and Trudy Beth Wilcox of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Sister of Betty Jean Huston of Wichita Falls, Texas, Kathleen Wehba of Rye, Colo.; and the late Edward Wehba Jr., Marvin Wehba and Charles Wehba.

Khairallah Mahfouz Khoury
Passed away in Beirut on Saturday July 9, 2011.
Husband of the late Souad Alhajj Salameh Sobhie.
Father of Leila (Mrs. Samir Eid), Ramza (Mrs. Marwan Diad), Amal ( Mrs. Torbjorn Thomsen) and the late Massoud.
Brother of Rizkallah, Lutfallah, Abdallah, Bassem, Theodora and Bassema

Almaas Edith Mahfood
Passed away July 3, 2011.
Daughter of the late Kemal Najeeb Mahfood and Helen W Snider
Beloved wife of Floyd Clifton Wacasey.
Loving mother Danielle Dawn Wacasey and Alexandra Wacasey

Fayad Halim Haddad
Passed away in Ottawa June 22, 2011.
Husband of Raeife Mahfouz Haddad.
Father of Halim, Chadi & Nisrine.
Brother of John, Sonia (Mrs. late Souheil Hamra), Salima (Mrs. Late Fouad Haddad) and Vera (Mrs. Najib Wehbe)

Nabih Mekhael Hashem
Passed away in Bekfaya June 16, 2011.
Husband of Agne Habib Trad.
Father of Kamal, Jimmy, Nada and Rana.
Brother of Adib, Amine, Nabhan, Issa and the late Iskandar and Jamil

Atef Jiryis Samara
Passed away in Beirut June 11, 2011.
Husband of Ragheda Emile Zankoul.
Father of Michel and Marie-Nicole
Brother of Iskandar, Afif, Afaf (Mrs. George Maatouk) and Salma (Mrs. Late Farid Samara)

Dr. Walid George Gholmieh
Passed away in Beirut June 7, 2011.
Husband of Elham George Nadda.
Son of the late Yvonne Hamra.
Brother of the late Nouhad

يغيب المبدع وتبقى أعماله مشرقة لا تغيب

انتقل الى رحمته تعالى المؤلف الموسيقي

الدكتور الوليد جورج غلميه

رئيس مجلس إدارة المعهد الوطني العالي للموسيقى (الكونسرفاتوار)
مؤسس وقائد الاوركسترا الوطنية الفلهارمونية اللبنانية والاوركسترا الوطنية اللبنانية للموسيقى الشرق عربية
حامل وسام الاستحقاق اللبناني من رتبة فارس
ووسام مار بطرس وبولس من غبطة البطريرك اغناطيوس الرابع هزيم
والوسام الذهبي لرئيس النمسا لعطاءاته العالمية الموسيقية والوسام الذهبي من مؤسسة البيبليوغرافيا الاميركية الدولية
زوجته الهام جورج نده والدته المرحومة إيفون مخايل حمرا زوجة شقيقه المرحوم نهاد شفيقة شمعون وولداها المهندس جورج والدكتور سمير غلمية (في المهجر) وعموم اهالي جديدة مرجعيون في الوطن والمهجر ينعونه بمزيد من الاسى يحتفل بالصلاة لراحة نفسه الساعة الثانية عشرة ظهر السبت 11 حزيران 2011 في كنيسة القديس نيقولاوس للروم الارثوذكس (مار نقولا ) في الاشرفية وينقل جثمانه الى مسقط رأسه جديدة مرجعيون، حيث تقام صلاة التريساجيون في كنيسة مار جرجس للروم الارثوذكس ثم يوارى في مدفن العائلة.
تقبل التعازي ايام الاربعاء والخميس والجمعة 8 و9 و 10 منه في صالون كنيسة القديس نيقولاوس للروم الارثوذكس (مار نقولا) في الاشرفية من الساعة الحادية عشرة قبل الظهر حتى السادسة مساءً، ويوم السبت قبل الدفن من الساعة العاشرة صباحاً، ثم بعد الدفن في صالون كنيسة مار جرجس – جديدة مرجعيون، ويوم الاحد 12 منه في كنيسة القديس نيقولاوس للروم الارثوذكس (مار نقولا) في الاشرفية من الساعة الحادية عشرة قبل الظهر حتى السادسة مساءً.
الرجاء اعتبار هذه النشرة اشعاراً خاصاً واستبدال الاكاليل بالتبرع للكنيسة

Tributes

Fouad Sijaan Khoury
Passed away in Birut Saturday May 30, 2011.
Widow of the late Nuhad Ibrahim Smiley.
Father of Ghada (Mrs. Elias Harfoush), Amal, Viviane (Mrs. Elie Karam)
Brother of Michel, the late Shakeeb, Nasri and Holanda

May Qaisar Rashed
Passed away in California Saturday May 28, 2011.
Widow of the late Labib Sukkarieh.
Mother of Michel (Carla), Nagi (Rania) and Marina( Mrs. Ramzi Nassoura).
Sister of Zahi, Bassam, Georgette (Mrs. Assaad Helou), Haifa (Mrs. Atef Hazar) the late Alexandra, Iskandar, Josephine, Richard and Joseph

Mamdouh Salameh Bayoud
Passed away in Beirut, May 26, 2011
Husband of Lamis Malah.
Father of Khaled, Salah El Din, Tariq and Mirna.
Brother of Georgette (Mrs. Adib Rahbani), Siham (Mrs. Yousef Hamam), the late Fouad, Sami, George, Adel and Rosette.

Victor Michael Samra, Jr
Passed away in New York home on Monday May 23. He was 69 years old.
Son of the late Victor Nicola Samra and Temam Kotite
Husband of Alexandra Sherrer
Father of Victor III and his wife Laurie Maher-Samra and Christina and her husband James Karper, Jr.
Grandfather of Owen Samra.
Brother of Lorraine Samra Maloof

Miriam David Kotayt
Passed away in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 21, 2011
Daughter of the late David Mansour Kotayt and Hafiza Jabara.
Widow Of Suleiman Gulmiyeh.
Mother of David, Jihad, Malek, Kawthar, Darlene and Nadia.
Sister of the late; Chafic, Ramziya, Salwa, Sami, Emeline, Nassib, and Helena Kotayt.

Eid Halim Smiley
Passed away in Beirut on Wednesday May 18, 2011.
Husband of Amal Shawqi Al Hage.
Brother of Aida (Mrs. Fahd Khoury) and Hala (Mrs. Raef Haddad)