Obituary: Clement Ashekian

Clement Ashekian of Kensington, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 surrounded by his children and family. Born on September 19, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Clement was the son of Joseph and Haigouhi Ashekian, originally from Kharpert, an Armenian village in Turkey. From humble beginnings, he carried a...

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Obituary: Sarah (Sallie) Bedrossian

Sarah (Sallie) A. Bedrossian, 86, of Niantic, CT passed away peacefully on September 2, 2025 at home, with family by her side. Sallie was born in Sandusky, OH on December 16, 1938 to Howard Smith and Lucille Leapply Smith. She graduated from Mercy School of Nursing in Toledo OH, and...

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Obituary: Robert S. Goshdigian

Robert S. Goshdigian of South Windsor passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on January 1st, 2025 at the age of 81. Bob was born in Hartford Hospital to Sarkis and Shake Goshdigian. The oldest of three children, he grew up in Hartford and spoke fondly of playing...

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Obituary: Anna Ambartsumova

Anna Ambartsumova, a gentle and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Friday, October 4. She was 94. A native of Hadrut in Nagorno Karabakh, Anna grew up in Baku, Azerbaijan, during the difficult years of World War II. At a time when most women didn’t have opportunities to...

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Obituary: Grace Alice Kalagian

Grace Alice Kalagian passed away peacefully at home on May 21, 2024, in the company of her children. Grace was born on December 14, 1930, in Camden, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Armenag and Noveme Esgejian, and the sister of Albert. Grace married the love of her life,...

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Obituary: George Sarkis Sayad

George Sarkis Sayad, 97 of Niantic, CT went Home to the Lord, May 14th 2024 Born in Marseille France, son of the late Sarkis and Sarah Sayad. Raised in Greater Hartford and lived in Niantic for 58 years. Navy World War II Veteran, Lifetime Masonic Brother of Tucson Lodge, American Legion, Veteran of...

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Obituary: Janet Masih

Janet Masih, age 90, passed away on May 5, 2024, in the state of Connecticut.  Janet is survived by her children: Anita (her partner Dainius Vitartas), Karen (husband Steven Bacica), Joseph (wife Tamar Terzian), Jack (wife Kelly Spindel) as well as grandchildren Anais, Erik, Ethan, Zaven, Nairi, Sophia, Taleen and...

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Obituary: Albert Kandarian

Albert Kandarian, 103, a long-time resident of West Hartford, died on Thursday, March 28, 2024. He was the son of the late Sarkis and Rose (Orfalian) Kandarian. Al is survived by his son, Steven A. Kandarian and his partner, Joellyn C. Townsend, of North Palm Beach, FL and was predeceased...

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