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OSCAR MIKE GEBRAN

FUNERAL HOME

Francis J. Collins Funeral Home, Inc. - Silver Spring

500 University Blvd. West

Silver Spring, Maryland

OSCAR GEBRAN Obituary

OSCAR MIKE GEBRAN (Age 92)
On Friday, July 27, 2018, of Bowie, MD. Beloved husband of the late Lois E. Gebran; cherished father of Gail Williamson (David); adored grandfather of Regina Thomas (Bryan), Renee Williamson and David G. Williamson (Samantha); great grandfather of Spencer Thomas and brother of Gladys Haggar, Grace White, and the late May Fillah, and Patricia Thibodeau. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Thursday, August 2, 2018, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Grace Church, 15661 Norbeck Blvd., Silver Spring, MD, on Friday, August 3, 2018 at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to St. Thomas Orthodox Church, 1100 Jones Street, Sioux City, IA 51105, Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area, 11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 402, Fairfax, VA 22030, or Hospice of the Chesapeake, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD 21122.www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com

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Published by The Washington Post on Aug. 1, 2018.

Memories and Condolences
for OSCAR GEBRAN

12 Entries

August 6, 2018

Phil and Mark Hanna send our condolences to the Family. Phil put $50.00 toward the St. Thomas Orthodox Church in Sioux City, IA. in his memory to be Eternal. God Bless you Gail and all your family. He will be missed by many but not ever forgotten.

August 2, 2018

Psalm 90:10 says that the days of our years are 70 years, And if because of special mightiness they are 80 years. May the memories of the wonderful times you shared together bring a smile and joy in your heart.

August 1, 2018

I am so sorry for your loss. May the God of all comfort help you during this time. Ann

August 1, 2018

Gail, I was so sorry to hear about Oscar's passing. I will always have fond memories of him always having a big smile on his face and always asking how I am doing" Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Sara Martin xo

Joint Easter and Passover Portrait

Oren Kaplan

August 1, 2018

Lois and Irene Sneak a Smoke in Public

Oren Kaplan

August 1, 2018

Kaplans Stealing a Lovely Immaculate Manicured Spring Moment @ 10107 Brunett Ave

Oren Kaplan

August 1, 2018

Irene and the Gebrans with Little Liran Kaplan

Oren Kaplan

August 1, 2018

"Great Aunt" Lois and "Great Uncle" Oscar with Liran and Hadar Kaplan

Oren Kaplan

August 1, 2018

The 1964 World's Fair in Queens NY

Oren Kaplan

August 1, 2018

Khawadjas Oscar and Jair Kaplan Enjoying a Moment at 1964 World's Fair in NY

Oren Kaplan

August 1, 2018

Reunion @ Ledos

Oren Kaplan

August 1, 2018

Dear "Uncle" Oscar,
I am sorry that I can not be present to offer a final act of respect that you so richly deserve. As the last of our childhood neighborhood parents' generation your passing is the hardest to accept and not the least of which because:

How you called "Aunt" Lois, "Hon".
How you traded a good humored running dialogue and quips back and forth with Tony over the years.
How you and your fellow WWII veteran comrade, my father Jair, also of Middle Eastern ancestry, were as brothers.
How you kept our house key for situations where it was usually and frequently me who forgot a key or locked myself out.
How we shared a trip to the 1964 World Fair in Queens, NY; you on way to Massachusetts for a vacation with the Malmquists who on their visits down to Silver Spring, treated us like cousins too.
How you set the neighborhood standard for keeping lawns and flower beds lovingly tended to the extent that we would sneak family pictures out in your front yard.
How you, Lois, and Mom would sneak relaxing smokes once in awhile together; supposedly out of our sights.
How you and Lois had us over for tasty cookouts and later when we were back in town always attended our good humored neighborhood reunions at Ledos.
How you gave me my first and more than fair paycheck for shoveling snow off your porch and sidewalk
How you treated us to cheery visits and fun gifts for our kids; we still have Goofy and photographic mementos of the lovely times we all had together.
How you skillfully, patiently, and gently bandaged a wickedly scrapped up and scared 5 year old me after a hard bicycle fall in the summer of 1957.
How you served the country honorably in the Navy during WWII.

All these and more endeared you (and Aunt Lois) to our family and left me with examples of what is decency, hospitality, and neighborliness. We are forever grateful for having had the fortune to share with you the sidewalks of the 10000 block of Brunett Ave in Four Corners while waiting for the Good Humor Man, or sweeping them of leaves or snow, or shooting the breeze with all our wonderful neighbors for over half a century. You were a vital member of our little United Nations in Silver Spring that really worked that has left me with my most indelible impression while growing up.

May your memory be for a blessing for all those who had the honor and pleasure in knowing you and your family find some comfort in the inspiration of all those wonderful personal qualities you embodied that for me is your legacy. Rest in Peace Dear Neighbor.

Sincerely,