Obituary of Edward Mansour

Edward Mittias Mansour, 90, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2022. Predeceased by his spouse Naema (nee Aziz Fahmy El Masry), 2016. He is survived by his son Sam (wife Joanne), and his grandchildren, Jennifer, Gregory (wife Maggie), Michael, Caroline and great grandson, Felix. He was born on November 13, 1931 to Mittias and Hanem Mansour in Asiut, Egypt. He attended Ain Shams Cairo, Egypt University receiving his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1953. In 1958 he married Naema (Hoda) and in 1959 they welcomed Sam Edward to the family.  The family immigrated to Canada in May of 1967 first living in Montreal and  then moving to Ottawa in 1976. Edward completed a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Sir George William University in 1973. Edward loved the Lord and was very involved with the Coptic churches in Ottawa. He was the main engineer overseeing the construction of Ottawa’s First Coptic Church St. Mary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpC-vbEhHDQ ). You could not spend more than 10 minutes with him without him referencing a scripture verse.  He was a generous kind man who loved all and was loved by all. His special passion was the youth of the church. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. May the Lord repose his soul in the paradise of joy. Family and friends may pay respects at the visitation at Pinecrest Visitation Centre, 2500 Baseline Rd, Ottawa, ON K2C 3H9 on Friday, September 2, 2022 from 5-9 PM. Services will be held at St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Ottawa, 1 Canfield Road, Nepean, ON K2H 5S7 on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 12:00 noon. Condolences and sharing memories at www.colefuneralservices.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The Coptic Fund .