Farida S. Toma,

Farida S. Toma of Staten Island passed away on Saturday evening, July 27, 2019 at the Staten Island University Hospital South. Born in Cairo, Egypt to Sorial Flimon and Helena Iskander, Farida was trained as an Accountant. In July 1977, she married Aziz Tadros Toma. They had two daughters, Suzanne and Sally Toma, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1981 via the lottery system. She worked as a Senior Accountant at JP Morgan Chase and Barclays Banks for over 30 years. Moving to Staten Island in 1993, she was determined to see her daughters receive the best secondary and university education. While raising two daughters, Farida tirelessly served the Coptic community, helping to establish the second Coptic Church on Staten Island, St. Mary and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Tottenville. Aside from her church service, responding to the call of the Holy Spirit, she selflessly devoted herself to helping new Coptic immigrants as if they were members of her own family. She supported countless families and youth in their first years of struggle: helping them find decent-paying jobs and affordable homes, placing their children in school, learning English, and even coming to the aid of those who were in desperate need of health care and other government services. Farida's generosity knew no bounds. Even as her health declined, her spirit thrived. She never abandoned the people who depended on her for assistance, most of whom came to call her 'mother' or 'sister'. At her passing, she was surrounded by her family and gently taken to Heaven after a life lived for Christ and in the service of others. ----------------------------------------- The wake will be held on Thursday, August 1st, from 7:00-8:30 pm at St. Mary and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church at 190 Main Street in Tottenville. The funeral will take place at the same location on Friday, at 11 am. The burial will be held at Frost Woods Memorial Park at 384 New Brunswick Avenue in East Brunswick, NJ immediately after the funeral service. Loved ones are welcome to make donations in her honor to Coptic Orphans to help the millions of fatherless Coptic children of Egypt at https://copticorphans.org/programs/donate-now/

Farida S. Toma,

November 15, 1949 - July 27, 2019