Growing up in a small village in Lebanon, she met the love of her life, John Rask. Nazha and John later married in 1954, a few years later they started their family. In 1966 John flew to New York to find some distant cousins that lived in the States, he ended up settling with them here in Portland. A few years later, Nazha and their 4 children moved from Lebanon to Portland, Oregon where their family continued to grow. The two of them had 5 children, 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Nazha or lovingly known to many as “Sitti” (grandmother in Lebanese), was more than just a mother and a grandmother. Sitti was a friend, a mentor and a counselor, she had a way of making people feel comfortable. You could go out dancing with Nazha and feel like you were having fun with a friend, not just your mother. Sitti loved hosting and feeding her entire family, she was an amazing cook making Lebanese dinners that everyone enjoyed. Nazha’s faith was very important to her, she was very involved with her church, St. Sharbel Catholic Church where she baked bread and volunteered. Some of her favorite pastimes were, visiting the beach, knitting, fishing with her husband John, gardening (flowers and vegetables), and bingo with friends.
Preceded in death by her husband, John C. Rask.
Left to cherish her memory: children; Joe Rask (Laura), Karma Galloni (Dan), Leila Arnold (Terry), Ray Rask (Sheila), Laura Rask-Allrutz (Bob); grandchildren; Jennifer Lingelbach (Austin), John Rask (Lindsey), Nick Rask (Chelsea), Sarah Rask, Christopher Galloni (Allison), David Galloni (Angie), Kyle Galloni (Alexis), Andy Arnold (Sara), Adam Arnold (Monica), Ashley Peters (Matt), Mitchell Rask (Kayla), Alex Rask (Brii), Dylan Rask (Kassidy), Robby Allrutz (Makenzie), Justin Allrutz (Jennifer), Tyler Allrutz; great-grandchildren, Kaidence, Amira, Mason, Connor, Emma, Tyson, Tanner, Taylor, Carson, Mia, Dominic, Eva, Norah, Natalie, Douglas, Weston, Raylin and Rosalee.
Nazha, touched so many lives and she will be forever in our hearts.
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