Mary Hakim Grandmaison, born August 19, 1925, went home on September 4, 2021 to join her beloved husband Roland Joseph Grandmaison, her parents David Simon Hakim and Martha AbuRached Hakim, her siblings Simon David Hakim and Rose Hakim Mattar, and her nephews Leroy Mattar (Doris) and Joseph Mattar (Samea).
Mary was a proud Lebanese American, born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and a WWII civilian worker, as well as a devoted housewife. She worked on aircraft manufacturing during the war and as a dispatcher on the naval base on North Island in San Diego where she met the love of her life “Rolly”, her husband of 57 years.
A loving sister-in-law, ‘Auntie’, and Godmother, Mary is survived by her nephews Paul Mattar (Salwa) and David Hakim; her nieces Julie Hakim-Larson (Curtis), Martha McCarthy (Michael), Rosemary Hakim Fedorchuk (Robert), Elizabeth Hakim Yates (Karl); her sisters-in-law Jean Crain (Bill), Mary Grandmaison, and brothers-in-law Tom Grandmaison and Dan Grandmaison (Sandy). Mary is also survived by her great nieces Lee Ann Yette, Yvonne Harris, Lorraine Schlumpberger, Ann Marie Prieto, Mariam Carian, Sarah McCarthy, Anna Rose Fedorchuk, and Samantha Sworst, and her great nephews Louie Paul Mattar, Simon Mattar, Danny Mattar, Michael McCarthy, Gabriel McCarthy, Nicholas Fedorchuk, and Joseph Sworst and their spouses and children. On the Grandmaison side, Mary is survived by 14 nieces and nephews and their spouses and children.
Visitation is Monday September 13, 2021, 4:00-8:00pm with the Rosary at 7:00pm at Funeraria del Angel Chula Vista, 753 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Funeral Mass on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 10:00am at St. Ephrem Maronite Catholic Church, 750 Medford St., El Cajon. Internment following at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 4470 Hilltop Dr., San Diego, CA 92102.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.humphreymortuary.com for the GRANDMAISON family.
Family requesting in lieu of flowers please consider donating to the listed organizations in memory of Mary Hakim Grandmaison.
St. Ephrem Maronite Catholic Church, San Diego, CA www.stephremchurch.com
Bliss Senior Care Foundation, Joyful Heart Serving Seniors - www.blisscarefoundation.org
PALLBEARERS
Paul Mattar
Simon Mattar
Dan Mattar
Brian Yette
Curtis Schlumpberger
Simon Mattar Jr.
Louie Mattar
Andrew Yette
Justin Morgan
Cody Morgan
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