Mary David, age 93, a resident of Chicago, IL, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. She was born February 18, 1921 in Iraq to Nathan and Sarah Abraham.
She is survived by three children, Peter (Pat) David, Grace David and Jim (Linda) David, daughter-in-law Pat David, her grandchildren, Lisa (Chris) St. John, Julie (Ben) Asper, Nathaniel (Karrie) Theoharis, Nicholas (Erin) Theoharis, and Noelle Theoharis, great-grandchildren, Noah, Samuel and Daniel St. John, Grace, Rachel, Timothy and Elizabeth Asper, Kendrick, Sawyer, Remington, Hadley, Elyse and Nolan Theoharis, and two brothers, Samuel (Surma) Abraham and Andrew Abraham.
She was preceded in death by her husband Paul in 1988 and four sisters, Beke Abraham, Bertha Talya, Katherine Joseph and Susan Powell.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 20, from 10:00 until 12:00 noon, with a funeral service at 12:00 at Northwest Bible Chapel, 5555 North Lotus Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in River Grove, Illinois.
Memorial gifts may be directed to Northwest Bible Chapel.

A Tribute to Our Grandma

Courageous:
She left her home country, her family, her native language to follow her
husband to America. At age 18. With a 2-month-old baby.

Devoted:
She lived a life of unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior.
Always praying, always rejoicing, and always giving thanks.

Disciplined:
She loved God's Word and spent morning after morning pouring
over its pages and feasting on the truth.

Hospitable:
She generously and continuously opened her home, dishing out
warmth, kindness, and *delicious* food to all who entered in.

Humility:
She constantly tended to others' needs before her own. She was the last
to sit down and the first to get up.

Loving:
She loved people so well. We always felt as if we were her favorite. And yet,
so did everyone else. We will be forever grateful that this woman,
who modeled the love of Jesus, is our grandma.