Obituary – Nahi Rahal Chaar

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16)

Nahi Chaar
(née Rahal)
Born in Lebanon on January 1, 1930.
Passed away peacefully in Ottawa on Saturday, August 26, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 93.
Beloved daughter of the late Nicholas Chedid Rahal and Wadiha Khalil Sara.
Devoted wife of the late Wadih Chaar.
Loving mother of Georges (Linda Mallouk), Milia (late Joseph Farhat), Jamil (Leila Rahal), Abdallah (Micheline Shawah), Youssef (Adibé Youssef), Jacob, Jad (Joline Daou), Marzouk (Saoussan Chaar), Ferial (Kamel Younes) and Assaad (Vera Kiwan).
She will be greatly missed by her 39 grandchildren: Chahine, Dr. Darine (Jad Ghie), Joelle, Caroline (Alexander Learned), Patricia (Michael Malone), Eli, Michelle (Pierre Haddad), Christian, Caroline (Assaf Chaar), Suzanne (Paul McCarney), Elias, Hélène, Christine, Suzanne (Gabriel Aramouni), Mélanie, Wadih, Grace, Jacob, Sarah-Lee (Tristan Vilon), Michael, Anthony, Christopher, Wadih (Martine Lacroix), Diana, Dany, Lina, Reine, Jessica, George, Anthony, Josephine, Joyce, Johanne, Marianne, Pascale, Rita, Georges, Joseph, Wadih and her 24 great-grandchildren.
Dear sister of Mariam Rahal; predeceased by her siblings, Fares, Habib, Adib, Saada and  Adibé Rahal.
She will be missed and remembered by her nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends in Canada and in Lebanon.
The family will receive relatives and friends on Monday, August 28, 2023 from 5:00  to 9:00 pm at the Beechwood Funeral Home, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1L 8A6.
Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 11:00 am at St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 2975 Riverside Dr. Ottawa.
Interment at Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa.
For those wishing, in lieu of flowers in memoriam, donations to St. Elias Cathedral would be appreciated.