Christ is risen! Truly He is risen.

With hearts filled with both sorrow and the unshakable hope of the Resurrection, we announce the falling asleep in the Lord, of the servant of God, my father, Elias Youssef, who was born on January 5, 1941, and departed peacefully to Christ this morning, Tuesday, October 28, 2025 in Montreal Canada. 

Arrangement for services as follow:

Funeral services will be held on

Thursday, October 30th

• 10:00 AM – Viewing

• 11:00 AM – Funeral Service at St. Mary Orthodox Church – Montreal

120 Gouin E

Montreal, QC H3L 1A7

Canada

Burial:

Jardin Urgel Bourgie de Laval

2500 des Perron, Auteuil Laval

Canada

Mercy Meal to follow:

Zyara Restaurant

1004 Rue du Marché-Central

Montreal, QC H4N 1K4

Canada

In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted in memory of the servant of God, Elias Esber Youssef, to St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church in Montreal, Canada or Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Redeemer 380 Magdalena Ave Los AltosHills, CA 94024

www. Orthodoxredeemer.org

We entrust his soul to the mercy of our Lord God, and Savior Jesus Christ, who has trampled down death by His own death and granted life to those in the tombs.

Memory Eternal.