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Mrs. Lilavati Emmanuel Master passed away on January 28, 2017 in Brooklyn, NY.

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Mrs. Lilavati Emmanuel Master passed away on January 28, 2017 in Brooklyn, NY.
Funeral service:
Place: Christ United Methodist Church, 673 45th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220
Date: Monday, February 06, 2017
Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery, 355 Linden Avenue, Linden, NJ 07036

Information : Viral, Steven Borsada, Neeraj Gamadia.
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91-year-old priest who fought 38 years for Indian citizenship, passes away. – News from The Times of India.

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TNN | Jan 27, 2017, 11.33 PM IST – Printed from The Times of India. 

NAVI MUMBAI: The affable Jesuit priest of Spanish origin, Father Federico Sopena Gusi, who had struggled for 38 years to become a naturalized Indian citizen last year, passed away due to old age related ailments on Wednesday. He was 91.
Raigad-based activists and social workers have expressed sorrow at the passing away of Fr Sopena, since he had actively worked for the welfare of the poor Katkari tribals in the region for several years.
Talking to TOI, the Pen based activist Vaishali Patil said: “We are all very sad to hear about the demise of Fr Sopena, who was a phenomenal human being working for the downtrodden. I knew him for over 25 years while closely working for the welfare of the poor adivasis (tribals) in Raigad. Born in Barcelona (Spain), Fr Sopena had been living in India since 1948, but he got the Indian citizenship only in April 2016 and he was so happy that he shouted ‘Bharat Mata ki jai!’, while we were in the office of Mumbai suburban district collectorate last year.”
Patil had personally intervened and helped the Jesuit priest acquire the Indian citizenship by writing several letters to the government department concerned, and painstakingly collating all the required documents, since the original file with all the certificates of Fr Sopena was earlier misplaced and declared as missing by the government bureaucrats.
A member of Society of Jesus, Fr Sopena was “in love” with India and had a good command over the Hindi language. 
Fr Sopena had in last April said “I can now die peacefully in my India. I love India, as I have spent over 67 years here.” He had further elaborated: “The great Indian poet, Kabir, had once said that you will be at peace if you have repaid all your loans and died in your motherland. That is why i am ‘bahut khush’ (very happy) to become a naturalized Indian!”
Patil recalled: “Two decades ago, Fr Sopena had lost one leg in a motorcycle accident while he was going from Pen to Panvel on the Mumbai-Goa highway. Despite living with an artificial Jaipur foot, he was always enthusiastic about life and his work. All the people and activists in Raigad have fond memories of him. May his soul rest in peace.”
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Mr. John Lavji Christian departed this earth for the heavenly abode at about 7:00PM on November 15, 2016.

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Mr. John Lavji Christian departed this earth for the heavenly abode  at about 7:00PM on November 15, 2016. He recently celebrated his 97th Birthday with a large family. He was always smiling and never missed an opportunity in praising our lord by singing hymns. May his soul rest in peace.

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Please pray for his family. Though it is a sad time but keep in mind that he would have wanted us to rejoice and celebrate his life just as it has been said to us in Luke 15, verse 32, ” But this was a day to be happy and celebrate. Your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found.”

 

Funeral information:

 

Please share your memories and send condolences to his family 

 

Memorial Service:
Friday, November 18, 2016
6:00PM
1320 Chicago Avenue
Naperville, IL 60540
Grace Pointe Church

 

 

Visitation:
Saturday, November 19, 2016
8:30AM – 9:30AM
Grace Pointe Church
1320 Chicago Avenue
Naperville, IL 60540
http://www.gracepointenaperville.us/

 

Funeral Service:
9:30AM onwards
Grace Pointe Church

 

Internment (Burial) to follow
Naperville Cemetery
705 S. Washington St.
Naperville, IL, 60540

 

 

Information : Mr. Shailesh Christian, Mr. Chirag Christian through Mr. Babu Varma.
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Mr. Luther Christian passed away – Funeral details.

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Funeral Details for Mr. Luther Christian are as follows :

 

Livestream will be available to watch at www.gcfponline.org/live

 

Memorial Service & Viewing :
Saturday, Nov 12, 2016
9:30 AM (Memorial Service) | 10:30 AM (Viewing)
Grace Trinity Church
5200 Oxford Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19124

 

Burial Service :
Saturday, Nov 12, 2016
12:00 PM
Lawnview Cemetery
500 Huntingdon Pike,
Jenkintown, PA 19046

 

Celebration of Life (Time for sharing) / Lunch :
Saturday, Nov 12, 2016
2:00 PM
Gujarati Christian Fellowship of Philadelphia
425 Central Avenue,
Cheltenham, PA 19012

Obituary of Luther Gulabchand Christian

Luther Gulabchand Christian, better known as Kaka, was born on September 2,1923 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India to (late) Gulabchand and (late) Marthaben Christian. Kaka had one older sister, one older brother, and one younger brother. Kaka went to Dholka Boarding School in Dhokla, Gujarat. He then graduated from IP Mission High School in Ahmedabad. Following that, he studied Civil Engineering. Kaka worked as an architect in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for more than thirty five years. While working as an architect, Kaka also ran his own construction business, SKJ Construction. Along with the numerous houses that he built, Kaka built three churches during this time; two in Maninagar, Beulah Church,St. Joseph’sChurch, and the third in Behrampura, Beersheba Church. He was dedicated to serving his community and was known to be an extremely hard worker and humanitarian. Kaka loved God and served at Simpson Memorial Church as their treasurer.

 

Luther married Marthaben Gohel, better known as Ma, in 1946 in Ahmedabad. They had five children, two girls followed by three boys. With the exception of his eldest son, Simpson, who passed away on June 4, 2016, his four living children, twelve grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren all reside in the greater Philadelphia area. Ma and Kaka took great pride in the higher education levels of their children and grandchildren. Ma and Kaka first visited America in 1978. They eventually moved to Philadelphia in 1989 and lovingly lived with their sons and grandchildren. They took care of the family business while helping raise their grandchildren. Kaka was actively involved with the Gujarati Christian Fellowship of Philadelphia and regularly gave sermons on Sundays. Kaka was a man of very strong character and determination. When he was young he loved playing and watching cricket, running, shot put throwing, and drawing. He also loved God, his churches, singing hymns, his family and most especially his grandchildren.

 

At the blessed age of 93, Kaka went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016.Kaka is survived by his children – daughter Evenjelina Christie, wife of Silvanus Christie, daughter Stella Christian, wife of Lucious Christian, daughter-in-law Patricia Christian, wife of the late Simpson Christian, son Kenneth Christian, husband of Enita Christian, and son Joy Christian, husband of Uma Christian. He is also survived by his grandchildren – Sweetee Christie, Stuti Frank, ShefaliDas, Sheena Vania, Navil Christian, Vanessa Macwan, Kevin Christian, Elmer Christian, Enoch Christian, Sarah Christian, Noel Christian, and Joel Christian.He is also survived by his great grandchildren – Glory, Sinaya, Suhaani, Serena, Kezia, Caleb and Shalom.