“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die” (John 11:25)

Isabelle El-Saikali
(née Nahas)
Passed away peacefully at Saint-Vincent Hospital, Ottawa on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the age of 86.
Beloved wife of John Awad El-Saikali.
Loving mother of Awad (Mona Ayoub), Aziz (Elizabeth Lubbos), Marie-Fleur (Shaheen Kouri), Imad (Christiane Nahas) and Mounir.
Dear sister of late Joseph (Fahima Saikali), late John (Nadia Sayyar), late Farajallah (late Huda Ayoub), late Jeanette (Salem Saikaly), George (Souad Hajjar), Massoud (Silva Fahd), Georgette (Fariz Mawas) and Marie (Joseph Assaad).
Cherished sitto of Mirna, Lara and  Aboudi Kouri;  Samer, Vera, Faten, John, Danny, Selena, Mateo, Ricardo, Mariana, Leonard, Chris, Perla and Romy-Ange Saikali;  and five great grandchildren.
Isabelle will be dearly missed by her family, relatives and friends in Canada and Lebanon.
A special thank you to the doctors and nurses at the Saint Vincent Hospital for their compassion and care.
Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, a private funeral service  limited to the immediate family will be held at St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral. on Friday, February 5, 2021 at 11:30 am.
A live streaming of the funeral service may be viewed on St. Elias  Cathedral Facebook
In memory of Isabelle, donations to  St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral and Saint-Vincent Hospital would be greatly appreciated.