Obituary

Angele Beter Saouan
(July 20, 1926 - August 27, 2017)

Angele Beter Saouan, 91, widow of Mike Beter Saouan, passed away Sunday August 27th, 2017. She was born July 20, 1926 in Salima Lebanon. She was the daughter of the late Kattar and Shafica Kassab.  In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and a sister. Angele met and married Mike when he went to visit his mother in Lebanon after immigrating to the United States. She came to Huntington in 1947. In 1958, she obtained her U.S. Citizenship after completing the Citizenship Training Study Course in government.She loved and respected her adopted country. Angele was a professional typist in three languages. She worked for a camp of the British Army stationed in Beirut, Lebanon during World War II.  Angele helped her husband with the operation of a grill and sandwich shop in Huntington.  She was Broker owner of Angele Saouan Realty, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and numerous organizations.  She is survived by the love of her life, three children: Najette Delaney (Kevin) of Columbus, Michael Saouan of Huntington, and Janina Michael (Greg) of Huntington, three grandchildren: Dr. Bridget Feldmann (Chad) of St. Louis, Theresa Hughes (Eric) of Cincinnati, and Michael Delaney of Columbus. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren: Lydia and Liam Hughes, and Christopher, Kevin and Daniel Feldmann, and many nieces and nephews in the United States and in Lebanon. Funeral Mass will be conducted by Father Dean Borgmeyer and Monsignor Lawrence Luciana at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 11:00 am, Thursday, August 31, 2017. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 6 - 8pm at Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the St. Joseph's High School building fund.