Linda H Malek

Linda H. Malek was born in Shubra, Egypt on January 6, 1938, and passed into the Kingdom of our Father on April 9, 2023, with her loving children at her side. Linda attended Ain Shams University in Cairo where she earned a degree in Chemistry and met her future husband, Michael M. Malek. In 1969, they emigrated to the United States with their two young children, Suzet and George. While raising their family, Linda worked as a medical technologist at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Hammond and later at St Catherine’s Hospital in East Chicago. Linda is survived by her daughter Suzet Malek, Beecher, IL; her son George (Jean) Malek, Lake Zurich, IL; grandsons Steven Begesha, Tony Begesha, Michael C. Malek; granddaughter Katie Malek; siblings Camelia, Makram, and Emil; and her many close friends from St. George’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Monee. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Michael, her parents, and siblings Nassif, Fawzi, and Eugenie. A prayer service will take place on Wednesday, April 12th at noon at St. George’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Monee, IL. Burial will follow at 2pm at Clarendon Hills Cemetery.