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August 17, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, August 21, 2017 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 from the funeral home, then to St. Paul's RC Church, 124 Union Ave., Clifton, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will follow at the East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.
Houda Sabeh, 83 of Clifton, died on Thursday, August 17, 2017. She was raised in Aleppo, Syria and immigrated to the United States in 1980.
Houda and her husband Hikmat were married on May 1, 1960 in Aleppo, Syria. They honeymooned in Damascus, Syria and began to raise their family in Aleppo. Hikmat’s sister had moved to America during the 1970’s and he became inspired to move his family to America as well, seeking a brighter future. After waiting nearly ten years for the Visa to be approved, Houda, Hikmat and their five children packed their bags and came to the United States. They settled in Clifton, NJ where they have resided ever since. They started off in a small two family house, but then grew their family into a one family home
Houda has always been the family’s matriarch and has instilled strong, traditional family values in her children. Today, they all enjoy a close relationship with one another, based upon her loving example. She was a wonderful cook, passing down all the traditional Syrian recipes to her daughters, and she spoiled her boys as a loving mother enjoys doing. She’s knitted countless garments, hosted wonderful family get-togethers, and shared more hugs and kisses than anyone can count. Houda was also a dedicated wife to her beloved Hikmat. The two of them recently celebrated their fifty-seventh anniversary and their love continued to grow even stronger! Throughout the years, they have travelled back to Syria on several occasions to visit family and friends, as well as vacations to Hawaii, Florida, Caribbean cruises, and summer vacations to the Jersey Shore. Their roles switched nearly twenty years ago when her health took a turn, and he has been lovingly caring for her each day since. Their devotion to one another never faltered and Hikmat will miss her dearly.
Houda was blessed with eighteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, each of whom brought her immeasurable joy. With such a large family, there was reason for a celebration nearly every week of the year, and Houda was always there to take part. Nothing made her happier than being with them all, and her passing leaves a void that will be difficult to fill.
Houda is survived by her devoted husband; Hikmat of Clifton, five children: Albert Sabeh and his wife Rimonda of Parsippany and their children Hikmat and Nadia, Sylvana Sabeh of East Hanover and her children Elias, Lila, Diana and Selena, Gilbert Sabeh and his wife Najla of Wayne and their children Hikmat, Nadia, Jessica, Jennifer, Andrew and Crystal, Alan Sabeh and his wife Mayla of East Hanover and their children Houda, Lani and Hikmat, and Auror LoRe' and her husband Derek of Wayne and their children Mia, Alana and Vienna; and two great-grandchildren: Ethan and Kataleah. She was predeceased by her brother; George Zalat in 2011.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, August 21, 2017 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 from the funeral home, then to St. Paul's RC Church, 124 Union Ave., Clifton, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will follow at the East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.
August 17, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, August 21, 2017 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 from the funeral home, then to St. Paul's RC Church, 124 Union Ave., Clifton, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will follow at the East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.
Houda Sabeh, 83 of Clifton, died on Thursday, August 17, 2017. She was raised in Aleppo, Syria and immigrated to the United States in 1980.
Houda and her husband Hikmat were married on May 1, 1960 in Aleppo, Syria. They honeymooned in Damascus, Syria and began to raise their family in Aleppo. Hikmat’s sister had moved to America during the 1970’s and he became inspired to move his family to America as well, seeking a brighter future. After waiting nearly ten years for the Visa to be approved, Houda, Hikmat and their five children packed their bags and came to the United States. They settled in Clifton, NJ where they have resided ever since. They started off in a small two family house, but then grew their family into a one family home
Houda has always been the family’s matriarch and has instilled strong, traditional family values in her children. Today, they all enjoy a close relationship with one another, based upon her loving example. She was a wonderful cook, passing down all the traditional Syrian recipes to her daughters, and she spoiled her boys as a loving mother enjoys doing. She’s knitted countless garments, hosted wonderful family get-togethers, and shared more hugs and kisses than anyone can count. Houda was also a dedicated wife to her beloved Hikmat. The two of them recently celebrated their fifty-seventh anniversary and their love continued to grow even stronger! Throughout the years, they have travelled back to Syria on several occasions to visit family and friends, as well as vacations to Hawaii, Florida, Caribbean cruises, and summer vacations to the Jersey Shore. Their roles switched nearly twenty years ago when her health took a turn, and he has been lovingly caring for her each day since. Their devotion to one another never faltered and Hikmat will miss her dearly.
Houda was blessed with eighteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, each of whom brought her immeasurable joy. With such a large family, there was reason for a celebration nearly every week of the year, and Houda was always there to take part. Nothing made her happier than being with them all, and her passing leaves a void that will be difficult to fill.
Houda is survived by her devoted husband; Hikmat of Clifton, five children: Albert Sabeh and his wife Rimonda of Parsippany and their children Hikmat and Nadia, Sylvana Sabeh of East Hanover and her children Elias, Lila, Diana and Selena, Gilbert Sabeh and his wife Najla of Wayne and their children Hikmat, Nadia, Jessica, Jennifer, Andrew and Crystal, Alan Sabeh and his wife Mayla of East Hanover and their children Houda, Lani and Hikmat, and Auror LoRe' and her husband Derek of Wayne and their children Mia, Alana and Vienna; and two great-grandchildren: Ethan and Kataleah. She was predeceased by her brother; George Zalat in 2011.
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