WALTHAM, Mass. — Ara Kalaydjian, the former editor of the Armenian Mirror-Spectator and a respected figure in the community, died on February 26. He leaves his wife, Shoushanig (Hovsepian) Kalaydjian; siblings Antranig Kalajian and his wife, Rose, of Germany, Alex Kalaydjian and his wife, Annie, of Watertown and Arek Kalaydjian and his wife, Lisa, of [...]
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Former Mirror-Spectator Editor Ara Kalaydjian Dies
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Bedros Hadjian Dies in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Bedros Hadjian, the last old-school Armenian educator, writer and journalist of that community, died on Monday, September 3, following complications due to heart surgery. Born January 24, 1933, in Jarabulus, Syria, Hadjian became in 1954 the principal of the Armenian school of Deir el Zor, in northern Syria, one of the [...]
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Very Rev. Ghevont Samoorian Dies
BILLERICA, Mass. — The Very Rev. Ghevont Samoorian, of Billerica, died on January 20, 2013. He was 78. Born in Cambridge, on April 17, 1934, to Melkon and Mary Samoorian, Samoorian was baptized Diran. He attended public school in Arlington and graduated from Lexington High School. Even though he grew up very much an American, [...]
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ADL, Tekeyan Activist Arsen Demerjian Dies
CHICAGO — Arsen Demerjian, an activist in the Chicago-Armenian community, succumbed to a heart attack on Tuesday, March 26, while visiting family in California. He was the second child of Roupen Demerjian (Yergat), a community activist who had died early, leaving the care of his five children to his widow and brother-in-law, Yerant Fermanian. All [...]
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Dr. Mariam Chamberlain, 94
Champion of Women’s Studies By Paul Vitello NEW YORK (New York Times) — Dr. Mariam Chamberlain, who played a pivotal yet little-known role in establishing women’s studies in the American college curriculum, and financing early research about the inequities women faced in the workplace and other realms of society, died Tuesday in Manhattan. She was [...]
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Tatios Nazareth ‘Tom’ Magarian, Survivor of Armenian Genocide
TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. — Born in 1914 to parents Nazareth and Dikranouhi (Chilingirian) in the town of Gurin in the region of Sepastia (Sivas), Tatios would only know the hometown of his family and forbearers for a year or two. In 1915 and 1916, the 10 members of his family would feel the pain of genocide. [...]
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Helen Anahid Sahagian
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Helen Sahagian died on March 28. Born in Boston, in 1920, Helen Anahid was the youngest child of Nevart Artemis Zartarian and Sahag Krikor Sahagian of Sebastia, Historic Armenia. After graduating from Arlington High School, she worked as a secretary while attending evening classes at Harvard University Extension School to earn a [...]
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Genocide Survivor Areka Der Kazarian Dies
WATERTOWN — Areka (Janikian) Der Kazarian of Watertown, survivor of the Armenian Genocide, passed away on May 18, 2013 at the age of 101. She was the wife of the late Harry Der Kazarian. She leaves her children Dr. Alan K. Der Kazarian and his wife Isabelle of Belmont, Gregory Der Kazarian of Arlington and Edward [...]
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Joyce J. Kolligian Dies
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. — Joyce (Juskalian) Kolligian, executive director of the Simmons Leadership Conference for the past 14 years, died on June 11 at the age of 76. She was the daughter of the late Mehran and Queenie (Tekmejian) Juskalian. She was married for 38 years to her beloved husband, Dr. Michael Kolligian Jr. who [...]
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Aram Hagop Kalikian
FREDERICK, Md. — Aram Hagop Kalikian, 88, formerly of Cranston RI, died on July 1. Born on October 20, 1924, to Hagop (born in Agn, Turkey) and Haigouhi Artinian-Kalikian (born in Bucharest, Romania) he grew up in Bucharest, with his sister, Louisa (1921) and brother Garabed (1923). Due to the early and prolonged illness [...]
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Edward Guleserian Dies
BELMONT, Mass. — Edward Nubar Guleserian of Belmont and Scituate died on October 7. He leaves his wife, Nancy (Aghaian); children Dr. Kristine Guleserian of Dallas and Michael Guleserian of Cambridge; sister Mary Bergoudian and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Walter Guleserian. Edward Guleserian was the owner and president of [...]
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Very Rev. Raphael Andonian Dies
BELMONT, Mass. — Very Rev. Raphael Andonian, the pastor of the Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church of Belmont, died on the morning of April 6 after a short battle with cancer. Andonian, a member of the Mekhitarist Order in Venice, became the pastor of the Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church in 1993. In 1995 he received [...]
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Samuel ‘Sam’ Mirakian
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Samuel “Sam” Mirakian, 84, died in June. Souren “Sam” Mirakian was born at home in Cleveland, Ohio on October 5, 1929, the youngest of three children of Hovaness Tarkanian Mirakian originally from Malatia, Turkey and Loosaper Pilibosian originally from Afion-Karahissar, Turkey. His siblings are his sister, Shakay Mooradian and his brother, the late [...]
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Laurel Dickranian Karabian
Dickranian School Benefactor LOS ANGELES — Laurel Dickranian Karabian, passed away on October 19. She was 60. She was born in Beverly Hills, to Archie and Eleanor Dickranian. She attended Beverly Hills High School and graduated cum laude from Pomona College where she majored in Renaissance studies. She earned her MBA in fine arts management […]
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Mary V. Toumayan
NEW YORK — The Armenian-American community lost a dedicated, energetic member on October 27, at age 92. Mary Voskeritchian Toumayan died of complications after cardiac surgery in New York City. To the end of a vibrant life, she promoted the causes she tirelessly and passionately advocated in the Armenian and International communities: Human Rights; […]
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Stephen Hagopian
Expert in Rug Care, Local Arts Supporter DETROIT — Stephen Hagopian, the renowned expert in carpet cleaning, stain removal and restoration for more than five decades in the Detroit metropolitan area, died on October 1, 2014 in Arizona. He was 86. His talent in resurrecting and restoring fine carpets and fabrics made him the first […]
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Edgar M. Housepian, MD, 86, Neurosurgeon and Advocate for Global Health Dies
NEW YORK — Dr. Edgar M. Housepian, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Neurological Surgery at Columbia University and co-founder of the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), died peacefully at home on Friday, November 14. He was 86. Born March 18, 1928 in New York City, he graduated from the Horace Mann School and then enlisted in the […]
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Peter Koutoujian Sr.
WALTHAM, Mass. — Former Waltham City Clerk Peter Koutoujian died suddenly at his Waltham home on Friday, January 16, 2015. He was 77. Peter was born in Boston on January 20, 1937, a son of Armenian immigrants Abraham and Sarah (DerBedrosian) Koutoujian, and moved to Waltham as a child. He was a graduate of Waltham […]
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Benefactor Garbis Nazarian Has Died
By Hagop Vartivarian NEW YORK — The patriarch of the Nazarian clan, Garbis L. Nazarian, died on February 8 at age 99. The great benefactor of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) died in Beirut. He was born in Aintab, Cilicia, on April 24, 1915 to the family of Levon and Satenig Nazarian, and moved […]
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Nubar M. (Niles) Dorian
Community Activist, Contributor, Dies CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — Nubar M. (Niles) Dorian, father, grandfather, husband, uncle, brother, friend, died on February 28. For him, God and family were above all else. He was the family patriarch. An immigrant himself, he helped his brothers and sister come to the US with their families. He watched […]
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