Hetty Girgis

Hetty Girgis, 95, moved to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ, in her eternal heavenly home on April 12, 2022. She was born 12-22-26, the daughter of Fouad and Shafika El-Daief. She was the second oldest of 9 children and was born in El-Minya, Egypt. She received her R.N. degree and studied nursing in various American schools in Egypt including a 6 month course in operating room nursing at the American University Hospital in Lebanon. She worked as an operating room nurse in Egypt and Kuwait before getting married to Makram Girgis on August 22, 1959 and moved to the USA on June 20, 1969 with her husband and three children (Hany, Mary and Mona). She worked as a registered nurse at Riverside Hospital before working for the State of Illinois in 1971. She worked at Kankakee, Manteno and Tinley Park Mental Health Centers. After retiring from the State healthcare system in 1988, she began volunteering at St. Mary’s Hospital and was soon thereafter hired as a nurse for St. Mary’s. Hetty was a philanthropist (helping put young children to school as well as a host of causes to advance the Kingdom of God). She was an active member of Bradley Church of the Nazarene. Surviving are her son, Dr. Hany Girgis of Kankakee, daughter Mary and husband Daniel Coughlan, and grandchildren Sean and Lexi of Naperville and daughter Mona and her husband Bennett Manning of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is survived by her brother, Dr. Felix El-Daief and wife Dr. Fouzia El-Daief of Kankakee. She is also survived by niece Wendy Ayoub of Bradley, niece Jeanette, her husband David Ibrahim of Bourbonnais, and their daughter Rebecca and husband James Dickey of Washington D.C., nephew Fareed and his wife Annette Ayoub of Farmington New Mexico, their son Nathaniel of Bristol, Connecticut, daughter Amanda of Glasgow, Scotland, daughter Chrissy of Farmington, New Mexico, son, Tony Carr and his wife, Angi Dean-Carr of Chicago, and a host or relatives in Egypt. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband (Makram), son (Ilham -six months old) three brothers Anwar, Karem and Koryem and sisters Lilly and Isis Ayoub. In Lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to “Bradley Church of the Nazarene.” Visitation will be held 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Schreffler Funeral Home in Kankakee. Funeral service will be held 12:00 Noon on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Bradley Church of the Nazarene.

Hetty Girgis

December 22, 1926 - April 12, 2022

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December 22, 1926 - April 12, 2022

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