Nahie A. Steffan of North Miami, Florida, passed away on July 30, 2014, at Aventura Hospital at the age of 88. Nahie was born in Kfeir, Lebanon, on December 19, 1925, and immigrated to the United States upon her marriage to Sol Steffan of Williamson, West Virginia. She resided there until shortly after her husband’s death, when she moved to Miami, Florida. In her later years, she resided with her brother Fouad Abourizk and his wife, Rahme.
She is survived by her stepdaughter, Vivian Woods; her sisters, Evelyn Thabet and Euginie Thabet, both of Lebanon; her sister-in-law, Rahme Abourizk; and many nieces and nephews locally and in Canada and Lebanon.
A wake and service will be held on Thursday, July 31, at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 320 Palermo Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The service, celebrated by the Rev. Fr. Fouad Saba, begins at 7:00 p.m., followed by a mercy meal.
Final visitation will be held on Friday, August 1, at 10:00 a.m. at St. George Cathedral. The Trisagion service begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by burial at Fred Hunter’s Hollywood Memorial North, 3001 N. 72nd Avenue, Hollywood, Florida.
At the request of the family, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Nahie Steffan to St. George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 320 Palermo Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 33134.



