Elsie Barbara Ashooh, a beloved sister, cousin, and aunt, who proudly counted more than 200 nieces and nephews-great, grand, and great-great passed away on August 3, 2019. Elsie was born on February 12, 1932 to Elias John Ashooh and Rasheedy (Maroon) Ashooh and was raised in Manchester.
Elsie graduated from Central High School in 1949 and worked for more than a decade in Manchester. Church has always been a priority in her life and Elsie was a founding member of Our Lady of the Cedars Melkite Church which opened in 1957. Elsie moved to Northern Virginia in 1962, where she lived in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax with her lifelong friend and cousin, Elizabeth D. Ashooh, most recently at Goodwin House Alexandria. Elsie worked as an administrative assistant to Congressman Melvin R. Laird (R-WI) in the U.S. House of Representatives and as a congressional liaison at the General Services Administration for some 30 years before retiring in 1990. A founding member of Holy Transfiguration Melkite Greek Catholic Church in McLean, VA, she devoted countless hours each year as a member of the Ladies Guild and to assisting with the Fall Food Festival and the Lebanese Holiday Sweets Sale fundraisers.
In McLean Virginia, Elsie was remembered at Holy Transfiguration at a 10:30 a.m. visitation, followed by an 11:30 a.m. Funeral Service on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.
In Manchester on Friday August 9, Elsie was remembered at Our Lady of the Cedars Melkite Catholic Church 140 Mitchell St. Visitation began at 10am followed by the Funeral Service at 11am. Burial followed in St. Joseph Cemetery, in Bedford. The McHugh Funeral Home was entrusted by the family with her care.
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