Youlia P. Youkana

Youlia passed away on October 17, 2020. She was born in 1932, in Iraq to a Christian Assyrian family part of the Assyrian Church of the East. She is one of 5 siblings, who lived in Chicago for 22 years and moved to Arizona. She worked as a nurse in Iraq and later worked in the auto industry in America. She loved to sing, dance, and was a happy, outgoing person, very generous, loving mother and friend. She was loved by many and now she is in the hands of Christ our Lord and Savior.

She was predeceased by her Deacon father Petrous Youkhana, mother Soreya, her older sister Sanam Khziran, her brothers Youkhana and Emanuel.

Youlia will be lovingly remembered by her son Ninos and his bride Vivian Youkhana, and grand children, Faith, Seth, Grace, Hope, her sister Shamerian Arsanis and children, Sona, Charlie, brother Youkhana’s family, Alice, Ashur, Jessie, Nargel, Neal, Natalie, Andrew, Hind and their children, Brother’s Emmanuel’s family Sharlet Oshana, Robert, Carol, and family Beronia, Nehrain, Stalone, Roco, Cash, Ninevah, her sister Sanam's family, Mariam, Sarah, Jayleen.

She had a love for the Bustany, Black and Daoud family among so many others.

Forgive me if we didn’t mention all relatives.

Youkhana Family