Obituary of Adouleh Gazawie
Adouleh Gazawie (nee Khoury), 86, of Paterson, passed away on October 19, 2021. She was born in Latakia, Syria on December 9, 1934 to the late Najib and Bedra (Michaels) Khoury. In addition to her role as a loving homemaker to her husband and children, Adouleh worked as a seamstress in Paterson for many years. She will always be remembered by her large and growing family as helpful, loving, generous of spirit, kind and giving. Adouleh was predeceased by her parents, 4 siblings, her husband Tewfik, her son Adel "Eddie", and her daughter Salwa "Sally" Orlando.
Adouleh was the cherished mother of Joseph Gazawie and his wife Eileen, Aida Hajjar and her husband Anthony, Antonios "Tony" Gazawie and his wife Holly, Sahar Daniel and her husband George, Nadia Ghazzawieh, Abdullah "Albert" Ghazzawieh and his wife Wendy and Marilyn Khoury and her husband Elias. She was the adored grandmother of 24 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren, the dear sister of Mary Khoury and aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 5:00-8:00pm. A funeral service will begin on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 10:00am at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, 237 Long Hill Road, Little Falls, NJ. Burial will follow at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton.