SHAHID, ZAHIA

Funeral mass was performed Jan. 24 at St. George Coptic Church, Jersey City, for Zahia Shahid, 79. She passed away Jan. 21. Born in Cairo, Egypt, she moved to the United States in the mid 1970s where she settled in Jersey City. Zahia was very active in St. George Coptic Church, Jersey City. Zahia is survived by her brothers George and Victor Shahid; sisters Amal Wahba and Alice Barsoum; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers Maurice, William and Lewis Shahid. Services arrabged by the Evergreen Funeral Home, Jersey City.

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