Alma Julia Kattan was born April 6, 1928 in Honduras. She was the youngest of the six children of Julia and Carlos Kattan. At the age of 5, Alma and her family moved from Honduras back to their home in Bethlehem, where she grew up. Alma was a member of the Powla Club youth organization, along with her sister Rose, and enjoyed playing with her siblings.
Alma married Elias Abokhalil in 1951, and relocated to Jordan where they had three children: Dori, Sami and Diana. This young family immigrated to the United States in 1956, joining Alma’s siblings: Rose and Emilio. In the US, they had two more children: Eddy and Christina. They resettled from Los Angeles to Torrance in the early 1960s.
Alma attended nursing school and worked as an LVN at UCLA Harbor General Hospital for many years. Both she and Eli retired in the 1980s and moved to Paradise, CA. Alma and Eli were very active in the Elks Lodge and St. Thomas More Catholic Church, and Alma enjoyed her French Club. Alma remained in Paradise until 2016. She lived the remaining four years of her life in assisted living in Santa Clarita, CA, where she made great friends and continued to enjoy life.
After a couple of years, her health began to fail and she became bedridden. She passed peacefully in her sleep on September 12, 2020.
Alma was always the life of the party. She liked to dance and she loved to flirt with all the men. She was very feisty, was a good friend, and was loved by all who knew her.
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