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Sophie (Bazarian) Balgochian of Lexington, MA, passed away on Nov. 3, 2023. Born in Watertown, MA, on Sept. 17, 1935, she was the youngest of five children of Sarah “Hajigus” Saghbazarian and Avedis Ourfalian.
Sophie had four older brothers: Harry, Joe, Aram and Marty. She attended Watertown High School and had many fond memories of her classmates. At 17, she met her future husband, Peter Balgochian, Jr., at the Boston Latin School Purple & White Dance, where they were both with other dates (who, by the way, also married each other). During a blizzard on April 8, 1956, Sophie and Peter had a double wedding at St. James Armenian Church, along with her brother Aram and Peter’s sister, Elizabeth. Sophie and Peter, just 20 years old, moved to Germany where Peter was in the Army. During their life of 71 years together, they lived in 14 places (where sometimes she was known as JoAnne) and recently celebrated their 67th anniversary and 88th birthdays.
Sophie is the loving mother of Peter III, wife Karen and granddaughter Katarina; and daughter Mardi and her husband Paul Santos. She is survived by her husband Peter and many loving nieces, nephews and, if you know the Bazarians, many cousins. Family was always the most important thing to Sophie, and really the only way that Mardi and Paul were able to move her back to Boston. This family filled her final few years with happiness, love and laughter, and their wish is that you remember her by telling stories that keep her memory alive throughout the next generations.
Funeral service will be held at Saint James Armenian Church, 465 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown on Thursday, November 9 at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be at the Aram Bedrosian Funeral Home, 558 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown on Wednesday, November 8 from 4-7 p.m. Interment will be at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Watertown, MA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Margos “Mark” Marcussian passed away in his sleep on November 3, 2023.
Marcussian was born on September 6, 1955, to Hagop Marcussian and Marie (Boghossian) Marcussian in Jbeil, Lebanon. Arriving in the Los Angeles area in 1975, he met and married Susan (Nigoghossian) Marcussian in 1982. They eventually relocated to the East Coast, living in Watertown, MA, for a number of years before settling into their long-time Waltham home, where they proudly raised two daughters.
Marcussian was a well-known mechanic and a generous, hard-working businessman, owning and operating M&S Auto Repair for over thirty years. A lifelong lover of music, he performed as a guitarist and lead singer in his own band called The Easy Players during his time in Lebanon. An avid golfer and expert at the grill, his presence will be sorely missed by all who had the honor of knowing him. More than anything else, Marcussian loved to spend time with his family, children and grandchildren.
Marcussian is survived by his loving wife Susan, daughters Tatiana Marcussian Lea, husband Ora, and granddaughters Cecilia and Elyse, of Chelmsford, MA, and Maralle Marcussian and Angelo Manzi of Billerica, MA. Marcussian was predeceased by his brother Giragos Papazian and is also survived by sisters Maro Minassian and Yeghso Kouchayan, their families, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Watertown, MA, on Friday, November 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. At the request of the family, there are no visiting hours. Interment will immediately follow at Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham, MA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Stephen’s Church.
Blessed be his memory.
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