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Ban Zayona
February 5, 1972 - August 3, 2014
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<div itemprop="description">Dear Family and Friends, <br /> <br />It is with heavy hearts to announce that our beloved Ban Zayona has left us. Ban at the age of 42, passed away on August 3, 2014 at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on February 5, 1972, in Iraq, the daughter of Ismail Zayouna and the late Nafia Akrawi and the wife of Rafat Zayona. A Loving wife and mother, great daughter, and an amazing friend. <br /> <br />She is survived by her husband: Raafat; sons: Salam and Fahad; father: Ismail; brothers: Basil and Bashar ,mother-in-law: Awatuf, sisters-in-law: Suhair, Salwa, Rand, and Asal; brother-in-law: Rasim. <br /> <br />Ban was a courageous and strong person, who has touched many people with her love and pure heart. She was a true angel sent from God to fill the lives of Rafat, Salam, Fahad and many others who had the pleasure of knowing her. <br />Please join with us as we gather to remember our loved one and celebrate her life! <br /> <br />Visitation services will be held Friday August 8, 2014 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Highland Funeral Home ~ Markham Chapel, 905-887-8600, 10 Cachet Court, Markham, Ontario, L6C 3G1. <br />Funeral services will be held Saturday August 9, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, 9116 Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3R9. <br />She will be laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery, 8361 Yonge, Thornhill, ON L3T 2C7. (Entrance to the cemetery will be off of Bayview and Langstaff). Followed by lunch at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Hall. (located behind the church) <br /> <br />Donations are welcome in memory of Ban to St. Behnam Syriac Orthodox Church, envelopes will be available at the funeral home on Friday August 8, 2014. <br />Family of Ban and Rafat Zayona <br /></div>