Dr. Habibur Rahman

IN MEMORY OF: DR. HABIBUR RAHMAN Serving Location: CRAIN PLEASANT GROVE-MURDALE FUNERAL HOME 31 Memorial Drive (Old Route 13), Murphysboro, Illinois On June 29, 2023 Dr. Habibur Rahman went home to Allah. His wife of thirty years, Brenda, was at his side. He was born in a village in Noakhili, in what was then British Controlled India. In 1955 the region became East Pakistan and is now the country of Bangladesh. He was the third oldest of nine children and the only family member to immigrate to the United States. He completed his residency at St. Louis City Hospital from 1963-1965 and his fellowship at George Washington University, University of Utah-Salt Lake, and John Hopkins University. He taught at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN before starting a private practice in Centralia, Illinois, 1972. He also worked at St. Mary’s Hospital and Warren G. Murray Development Center in Centralia before retiring in 2022. He practiced medicine for 56 years. He was devoted, passionate, and committed to his work; wanting all of his patients to have the best care. Outside of medicine, he was dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and encouraged many in his life to pursue the highest level of education. His family will remember him as the most caring man they knew, with the propensity to always warn them about any danger, whether that be a deer on the road, bad weather, or bad drivers. He loved to take his family out to eat and especially enjoyed eating sweets, specifically rosogolla and cheesecake. In December of every year, he was known to give out tins of Danish cookies as holiday gifts. He was the true American dream. He was preceded in death by his parents, Muhammad Abdul Karim and Amirun Nesa; siblings, Azizur Rahman and Mokhlesur Rahman; 2 infant sisters and his father-in-law, Elmer Duvall. He was survived by his wife, Brenda Rahman; siblings, Muhammad Abdul Quasem, Nurur Rahman and Faizun Nesa Amatunnr; children, Adam (Danielle) Rahman; Zack (Caitlin) Adkins; Bree (Adam) Payne; Joshua Rahman and Aryan Zarandazchi-Rahman (David Steller); grandchildren, Ava Rahman, Noah Rahman, Mina Adkins, Leo Adkins and Lena Habibah Steller; his mother-in-law, Martha Duvall, other relatives and many friends. He had an Islamic burial. And was laid to rest 24 hours after his passing in Pleasant Grove Memorial Park in the Garden of Al-Baqih, Murphysboro, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the local food bank, local animal shelter, American Heart Association, American Cancer Association or the Islamic Center of Greater Centralia. A Memorial Service will be held on August 12, 2023, hosted by the family. An announcement will be made in the local paper with the place and time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home.

Dr. Habibur Rahman

June 6, 1935 - June 29, 2023