Obituary of Justine Demlakian

JUSTINE DEMLAKIAN 1908-2005 Passed away peacefully at her home with her family at her side on Sunday, September 25, 2005; devoted wife of the late Shafik Demlakian, loving mother of Nairi, wife of the late Abraham Souvalian and of Tom with his partner Victor So; doting grandmother of Paul and Mark Souvalian; Haig and Aram Churukian, Nairy El-Keilani and their families in Cairo; Sime, Zaven, Vazken, and the late Peter Demlakian and their families in Sydney, Australia; Rita Apkarian and her family in Seattle; Vahan Demlakian and his family in L.A.; sister of the late Dr. Gilbert Ibrahim of Cairo and the late Victor Ibrahim, her nieces Justine Piper and Salma Randall and their families in Reading, England; and numerous family members and friends in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, England, the U.S., Australia, Montreal and Toronto. Born August 3rd, 1908 in Mosul, the Ottoman Empire, to the Reverend Thomas Ibrahim and Salma Spear, Justine spent her youth in Mardin, Turkey and her late teens in Egypt, graduating from the American University at Cario in the 1930�s with a B.A. in Education and became a teacher in the English Mission College, Heliopolis. Married Shafik Demlakian of Mousa Dagh in 1941 and devoted her talents to the Armenian Red Cross and the Housaper Club in Cairo.In 1974 she joined Tom and Nairi with her family in Toronto and made Canada her home. With her poise, patient determination and nurturing nature she taught her children and grandchildren discipline, perseverance and true values. She will live forever in our hearts. The family extends its special gratitude to the CCAC staff, the Mt. Sinai Palliative Care Program, the North York General Hospital and her family physician, Dr. David Tannenbaum of Mt. Sinai Hospital for many years of compassionate care. The family will receive friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue, from 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm on Wednesday , September 28th. Funeral service in the Chapel at 1:00 o�clock. Interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.