Georgette Chedid

Georgette Chedid passed away peacefully at home on March 14, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Kherbet Kanafar, Lebanon on February 12, 1931, she grew up among her loving parents and four siblings, developing a deep devotion to her church and faith that shaped the values she carried throughout her life—hard work, humility, and an unwavering dedication to family and God.

Together with her husband George, she built a loving home and raised five children. Amidst the Lebanese Civil War, she immigrated with her family to New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1976. There she became a cherished member of the St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church, continuing to raise her family while placing faith and hospitality at the center of her life, always welcoming those who sought refuge into her home.

Georgette deeply believed that family was God’s greatest gift and devoted her life to nurturing and protecting that gift with unwavering care. She loved her children-in-law as her own and cherished the grandchildren and great-grandchildren who followed. Her greatest joy was seeing the generations gathered, knowing the roots she had planted would continue to grow.

She was preceded in death by her husband and the love of her life, George Youssef Chedid, her parents Elias and Wadiiah Chedid, and her siblings Wardieh Mcheileh, Josephine Aboufakher, and Tanos Chedid. She is survived by her brother Michel Chedid and his wife Adma, her children Nawal Richa and her husband Elie of Somerset, Henriette Chedid and her husband George of North Brunswick, Joseph Chedid and his wife Lisa of North Brunswick, Antoinette Chamoun and her husband George of North Brunswick, and Antoine Chedid and his wife Shadia of North Brunswick, along with 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, with three more on the way.

Those who knew Georgette remember her as a woman of quiet strength, steadfast faith, and boundless love. Her home was a place of warmth, prayer, and gathering. She will forever be remembered as the heart of her family, a woman whose faith was her foundation and whose love will continue to echo through the lives of all who call her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her legacy lives on in the faith she passed down, the values she instilled, and the love that binds her family together. May her memory be eternal.