Greta Margaret Zayid Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Greta Margaret Zayid in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who passed away at the age of 91, on October 17, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Ruby Herbert and Ernest Herbert. She is survived by: her husband Ismail; her children, Caroline (Barney Savage), Dina (David Wills), Jane (Patrick McGlynn), Samira (Eric Taylor) and Omar; her grandchildren, Anna, Margaret, Matthew, Simon, Conor, Liam, Lucas and Lindsay; her sister Sonia; her niece Elizabeth; and her nephew Nick.

During the Asian flu pandemic of 1957, Greta was assigned to nurse a young medical student named Ismail Zayid who had been hospitalized shortly before his exams.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Médecins Sans Frontières or the charity of your choice.