Azzize Peter (Sittoo)

Azzize Peter, 97, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2024.

Born on January 7, 1927, in Kour, Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Hanna and Marina Saba.

She emigrated to the United States from Lebanon with her husband aboard the SS Mohamed Ali El Kebir on November 27, 1950. After the almost month long trip they disembarked in Philadelphia, PA on December 15, 1950. She arrived in Wilkes-Barre bundled up and certainly unprepared for the cold weather. She ultimately emersed herself into the community and taught herself to speak, read and write the English language. She was a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre, PA and member of St Anthony St George Maronite Church.

Throughout her life she enjoyed being with her grandchildren and great grandchildren and was always in the kitchen cooking her Lebanese specialties.

She could often be found drinking her very hot coffee and watching her “stories,” which over the years included Search for Tomorrow, The Edge of Night, As The World Turns, and The Guiding Light. Recently, with the TV volume on high, it was The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Judge Judy, and Fox News.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Simon Peter; daughter, Marcelle Lakkis; granddaughter, Leigh Ann Peter; and her four brothers all in Lebanon, Saba Saba, Fr. Michael Saba, Boutros Hanna, and Semaan Hanna.

She is survived by her family, which she cherished deeply. Her son, Simon Peter and his wife Frances (Wilkes-Barre); daughter, Michelle Weinstock and her husband, Richard (Jenkins Twp.); and was Sittoo to her beloved grandchildren, Chady, Ramonda, and Naji Lakkis; Richard and Rebecca Weinstock; and Simon Peter Jr.; and Great grandchildren, Gabrielle Lakkis, Gregory Holland; and Olivia and Cassidy Lakkis.

Mommy’s legacy, as she was affectionately referred to by many, will always be that she loved unconditionally.

Funeral service will be held on Thursday at 10:30 am from the Nat Gawlas Jordan Funeral Home, 89 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre with a services at 11:00 a.m. from St. Anthony's St George Maronite Church, Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. 

Interment will be held in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Twp., Pa.

Relatives and 

Friends may call Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Nat Gawlas Jordan Funeral Home.

Online condolences can be made by visiting Azzize’s obituary at www.ngjfuneral.com