Hussein Gebara
(Retired OCDSB)

Passed away suddenly on November 10, 2008 at age 74.
Loving husband of 45 years to Naila Gebara.
Will be sadly missed by his children Neil (Denise), Nabil (Gina), Nawal Haymour (Nasser) and Mohamad (Mouna).
Dear grandfather to Nadine, Brianna, Kareem, Karina, Sara and Adam.
Survived by his brother Fahd and sisters Fatima and Alia.
Predeceased by his parents Atta and Salima Gebara and sisters Hajale and Shriefe.
Remembered by his many nieces and nephews.
Friends may pay respects at The Kelly Funeral Home 585 Somerset Street West (Centretown) on Tuesday from 4:00 to 9:00 pm and Wednesday from 10:00 am then to the Ottawa Mosque 251 Northwestern Avenue (off Scott) for Prayers at 12:30 pm.
Interment Pinecrest Cemetery.
The family would like to extend appreciation to Bassam and Nadia Jabara and their families in Paraguay and Argentina for all their love and support.
Donations in memory of Hussein to the Ottawa Mosque – Ottawa Muslim Association and the Ottawa Heart Institute would be gratefully acknowledged

Youssef Gebeily

Passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 14, 2011.
Beloved husband of Souad (nee Alam).
Loving father of Antoine (Liliane Karkafi) and Fadi Gebeily.
Dear grandfather of Jose Antoine Gebeily.
Faithful brother of Marie, Lodi and Antoinette.
Friends and relatives are invited to visit at the Beechwood National Cemetery of Canada , 280 Beechwood Ave. on Friday September 16, 2011 from 4:00 to 9:00 pm.
A mass of Christian funeral will be held on Saturday September 17, 2011 at 10:00am in Saint Charbel Maronite Church - 245 Donald St.
Interment to follow at Beechwood Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to
www.beechwoodcemetery.com

Hajj Ali Ghadban

Passed away Thursday October 5, 2006.
Loving father of Susan, Fouad, Amanda and Omar Ghadban.
Prayer services will be held at the Ottawa Mosque on Northwestern Ave. in the basement October 7, 2006 from 3:00pm till 6:00pm

Alia Ghadban
(Nee Gebara)

Peacefully Sunday March 29, 2009 at the age of 86.
Loving wife of Mohammed Ahmed Ghadban.
Pre-deceased by her parents Atta & Salime.
Caring mother of Fouad, Aiche, Rafiq, Farid, Nazira and Jamile.
Beloved sister of Fahd, Fatima and the late Hussein, Sharife & Hajale.
Loving grandmother of 25 and great-grandmother of 26 .
Funeral service will be held at 1:00pm on Monday March 30, 2009 in The Ottawa Mosque, 251 Northwestern followed by burial at Pinecrest Cemetery.
The Family will be receiving friends and relatives at The Ottawa Mosque Hall, Monday & Tuesday March 30 & 31 and Wednesday April 1 , from 6-9pm each day.

Hajj Mohammed Ahmed Ghadban
(Muktaar)

To God we belong, and to Him is our return" (2:155-156)

Peacefully surrounded by his family in Ottawa Thursday June 17, 2010 at the age of 92.
Dear father of Fouad, Aiche, Rafiq, Farid, Nazira and Jamile
Pre-deceased by his Wife Alia Ghadban (nee Gebara).
Pre-deceased by his parents Ahmed & Aiche, brothers Hussein & Abdullah
Loving grandfather of 25 grandchildren & 29 great-grandchildren
Funeral service will be held at 1:00pm on Friday June 18,2010 at The Ottawa Mosque, 251 Northwestern followed by burial at Pinecrest Cemetery.
The Family will be receiving friends and relatives at The Ottawa Mosque Friday June 18, Saturday June 19 & Sunday June 20, 2010 from 6-9pm each day

Ahmed Ghadie

Passed away in Lebanon February 20, 2010.
Loving son of Mohammed Ghadie and Fatima Khodor.
Beloved brother of Salah (Sal), Zakaria, Mustafa and Abdil Hakim Ghadie .
The family will receive friends and relatives at the Ottawa Mosque 251 Northwestern on Sunday February 21, 2010 between 3:00pm - 8:00pm.

Adele Ghantous

Peacefully in her home on Sunday, June 18, 2006.
Beloved wife of the late Essa. Loving mother of Samir (Amal), George (Salwa), John (Amal), Marcelle, Elaine (Glen Schruder), Tony and Catherine (Norman Howard).
Cherished grandmother of 16 and proud great-grandmother of one.
She will be sadly missed by her extended family.
Special thanks to Tony and Marcelle for their care and kindness during mother's illness.
Friends and family may gather at McEvoy Shields Funeral Home 1411 Hunt Club Road (one block east of Bank Street) on Tuesday, June 21, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral Service will be on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (Ridgewood Avenue at Riverside Drive).
Interment Pinecrest Cemetery.

Afif Mikhael El-Gharib

Passed away in Lebanon, January 2, 2007.
Beloved husband of Samia Abdallah El-Gharib (Sister of Nahida , Ottawa).
Loving father of Michel, Georges, Nicolas and Rowayda (Georges Semaan)
God bless his soul.

Isabelle Saliba El-Gharib

Passed away peacefully in Lebanon on November 30, 2007.
Widow of Mikhael El-Gharib.
Sister in-law of Gerious and Massaad El-Gharib.
Loving aunt of Elie, Nicolas, Rola, Michel, Rabih, Elias, Diana and Roy.
A memorial service was held on Sunday December 2, 2007 at St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 2975 Riverside Drive .
God bless her soul.

Mekhael Al Gharib

Passed away peacefully in Rashaya Al Fukhar, Lebanon Tuesday April 17, 2007.
Father of Sleiman, Jirji, Maryam, Saada (all of Lebanon) and Yousef.

Sayde Gharib

Passed away peacefully on April 8, 2011 surrounded by her loving brothers.
Beloved sister of Gerious (Nadia), Massad (Haifa), Zoha, Namoura, Rose and the late Mikhael Gharib
Dear aunt of Elie (Liliane Zoughaib), Nicolas, Michel, Robbie, Elias, Roy, Nahida Gharib, Roula (Elias Freije), Diana (Jean-Eric Sink) and Rita (Christian Forides).
She will be sadly missed by her many cousins and friends of the Gharib, Skaff, Haddad, Kehde and Parsalis families.
The family will receive friends at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 1411 Hunt Club Road, on Saturday April 9, 2011 from 7-9 pm and Sunday April 10, 2011 from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm.
Funeral service will be held on Monday April 11, 2011 at 11:00am in Saint Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 2975 Riverside Dr.
Interment Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Avenue.
In memoriam donations to Saint Elias Cathedral.
Condolences may be sent to www.mcevoy-shields.com

Abraham Ghattas

On Friday, July 31, 2009 at age 85.
Beloved husband of Adele Ibrahim Khalil.
Dear father of Phillip, Joseph (Leanne Morin), Edward, Mary and Eli.
Loving grandfather of Shawn (Jennifer), Lisa (J.J. Ham), Chandra, Alleana, and Corina.
Great Grandfather of Addison Ghattas and William Ham.
Dear brother of Maya Mansour and the late Aziz, Michel, and Fadwa.
Brother in law of Halem Saab and Latife Ghattas(nee Monsour).
Family and friends are invited to visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 315 McLeod Street on Tuesday, August 4 from 2-4 and 7-9pm.
Funeral Service will be held at St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 2975 Riverside Drive on Wednesday at 10:30 am. Interment Pinecrest Cemetery.
For those wishing, in memorium donations to St. Elias Church or the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated.

Dany Ghattas

Peacefully, after a lengthy struggle with cancer on Saturday, February 4, 2012.
Beloved son of the late George and Josephine Ghattas.
Husband of Rackal Baroud Ghattas .
Dear father of Bianca and Adrian.
Brother of Doris Kraimaty (David), Soraya Wassef (Salah) and Johnny Ghattas (Erin).
Loving uncle of Hanna, Dani, Isabella and Nicolas.
Family and friends may gather at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 1411 Hunt Club Road at Albion Road on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral service at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday in St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 2975 Riverside Dr., Ottawa.
Interment Hope Cemetery.
In memoriam donations to Saint Elias Cathedral would be appreciated.

"Your presence will be missed dearly, but we know you are in a warm and happy place."
"My dear dad I love him so much. Even though he is gone, he will always be in our hearts." (Bianca)

Jean Elias Ghattas

A Divine Liturgy was held in his memory Sunday March 21, 2010 at 11:00 am in Sts. Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church, 1161 North River Road.
Passed away in Lebanon March 3, 2010
Dear Husband of Ahlam Al Gharayeb.
Loving father of Elias.
Dear brother of the late Antoine, Lilly and Nawal.
Beloved nephew of Hikmat Charara (Samira Nemer) of Ottawa.
Dear cousin of Joseph Charara (Erika) and George Charara of Ohio; Sanaa Charara Hajjar (Bassam) of Lebanon and Nidal Charara Haley of Vancouver; Elham Karkache Saikaley (Eddy), Taghrid Karkache Khalil (Saleem), Saleem Karkache (Betty) and George Karkache (Iman), all of Ottawa.

Josephine Ghattas

Peacefully, after a lengthy struggle with cancer on Monday July 31, 2006 in her 72 years.
Beloved wife of the late George Ghattas.
Dear mother of Dany (Rackal Baroud), Doris Kraimaty (David), Soraya Wassef (Salah) and Johnny (Erin Jacobs).
Loving Tata of Hanna, Dani, Bianca, Adrian and Isabella.
Dear sister of Joseph, Elie and Tony Moukarzel, Therese Queik and the late Asaad all of Lebanon.
Family and friends may gather at McEvoy Shields Funeral Home, 1411 Hunt Club Road at Albion Road on Tuesday July 1st from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral Service Wednesday July 2nd in St. Elias Antiochian Cathedral 2975 Riverside Drive .
Internment Hope Cemetery.

Zobida Ghattas
(nee Makhoul)
Former Owner of Paul’s Super Market , Crystal Beach

Peacefully in hospital on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the age of 83 years.
Beloved wife of the late Halim Ghattas.
Loving mother of Samia Ghattas (Elias), Mary Zakhem (Gabriel), Paul Ghattas (Suzanne), Linda Hawkins (Rob), and the late Wendy McCarty.
Dear grandmother of Khalil, Paulo, Sandra, Jason, Steven, Natalie, Sasha, Tara, Justin, Nicholas, Laura, Alexander, Dayna, Ashley, Tyler, and the late Leila, and great grandmother of 11.
She is survived by her sister Sara, brother Mike, and many nieces and nephews in Canada and abroad.
She lived a full and happy life cherishing her 3 generations of family in which she took great pride.
God bless you, Im Boulos. Friends may call at the Garden Chapel of the Tubman Funeral Homes, 3440 Richmond Road, Nepean (between Bayshore & Baseline Road) on Monday, October 24th from 4 – 8 pm.
Funeral service will be held at St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 2975 Riverside Drive, on Tuesday, October 25th at 11 am.
Interment at Capital Memorial Gardens.
Those wishing may make a memorial donation to the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation or to the charity of your choice. Donations, Tributes and condolences may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com

Adele Ghobril

Passed away peacefully Sunday, October 21, 2007 at the age of 85.
Beloved wife of the late Joseph.
Dear mother of Siham Besharah (Kareem), the late Issam (Mina), Elham Kiame (Nasry), Jeanne D'Arc-Chamoun (Mahrous), Elias (Norma) and Leila El-Mohtar (Oussama).
Survived by her brother George Chamoun (Souad).
She will be dearly missed by her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
A visitation will be held at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home 1411 Hunt Club Road (at Albion) on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral Service will be held at St. Charbel's Maronite Church, 285 Donald Street on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Interment Beechwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Osgoode Care Centre, 7650 Snake Island Road, RR#3, Metcalfe, ON, K0A 2P0 or St. Charbel's Church. Condolences may be sent to www.mem.com.

Rima Noujaime Ghossein

Passed away on Saturday, July 18th, 2009 at the age of 39.
Daughter of Antoine Noujaime and Rose Harik.
Beloved wife of Emile Ghossein.
Cherished mother to Robbie Ghossein, Mario Ghossein and Rami Ghossein.
She leaves behind her brother Elie Noujaime (Fanny Bedard) and her sisters Nada Noujaime (Andre Arsenault)
and Iffat Noujaime (Antoine Abou Arraj) and her brothers-in-law Elias Ghossein (Violette Abou Issa), George Ghossein (Feryale Gerges) and her sisters-in-law Margo Ghossein (Micheal Ghossein), Afaf Ghossein (Charbel Ghossein),
Sabah Ghossein (Jamil Tannous), Elham Ghossein (the late Eddy Mansour) and many nephews, nieces and friends.
Family and friends may pay respect at Racine, Robert & Gauthier Funeral Home (180, Montreal Rd., Ottawa on Monday, July 20th, 2009 from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, July 21st from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
A funeral mass will be held on July 22nd 2009 at St-Charbel Church (245 Donald St. Ottawa) at 11a.m.
The family would like to thank the Ottawa General Hospital and the Montreal General Hospital for their good care.
Life stories and memories can be shared online at www.mem.com

Thomas Duncan Greenwood

Passed away Thursday August 25, 2011.
Beloved husband of Maha Greenwood (nee El-Farr) for over 28 years.
Loving father of Nancy.
Son of the late George and Nancy Greenwood.
Dear brother of Charles Greenwood (Dalis).
Thomas will be forever remembered by his extended family, as well as friends.
Trade Commissioner for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada for over 30 years.
Family and Friends are invited to visit at the St. Laurent Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 1200 Ogilvie Road (at Aviation Parkway) Saturday and Sunday August 27 & 28 from 3-6pm.
Funeral Service will be held on Monday August 29 at 11 am. in Sts. Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church - 1161 North River Road, Ottawa.
The family would like to thank the medical staff, especially the oncology team and their nurses at the Ottawa General Hospital for their compassion and care.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation or to Sts. Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church.