Obituary of Shafiq D Handal

Handal, Shafiq D. age 81 of Totowa at rest in Totowa on Thursday, March 7th, 2013. Beloved husband of the former Lily R. Hasboun of Totowa. Loving father of Doris A. Kotsis and her husband James of Brooklyn, NY, Diane M. Civitello and her husband Kevin of Totowa, Susan H. Eaton and her husband Craig of Brooklyn, NY, Robert D. Handal and his wife Juliet of Melbourne, FL, and Richard J. Handal and his wife Ilene of Totowa. Brother of Domingo Handal of Totowa, Elaine Handal of Urbana, IL, George Handal of Amman, Jordan, and Olga Handal of Fairfax, Va. Shafiq is also survived by 13 grandchildren. Born in Chamelecon, Honduras, he lived in Amman, Jordan for 17 years. Shafiq was always interested in his fathers' business. He settled in Baghdad between 1948-1955. In 1957 he married his true love, Lily Rose Hasboun and moved to the United States. He was the owner of Iceberg Overseas Supplies, Manhattan, NY, for over sixty years before retiring in 2000. Mr. Handal was the treasurer of the Scholarship Fund of the Bethlehem Association. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa on Saturday at 8:00 AM. Funeral mass to follow at St. James R.C. Church, Totowa, at 9:15 AM. Entombment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Mausoleum, Totowa. Visitation will be Friday, 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations are being accepted in honor of Shafiq, who's grandson Vincent has a rare bone disease. Donations are being made to the MHE research Foundation - for more information, please respond to the following email, mhefuntasia@gmail.com. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.