Harry Zeroogian, 94, of Avon, Connecticut, formerly of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2026. He was born on May 17, 1932 in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, to the late Merigan Zeroogian and Noyemzar (Panagian) Zeroogian. He was the son of Armenian Genocide survivors. After graduating from Technical High...

Anahid Krikor Firkatian, 92, of West Hartford, passed away on May 11, 2026 at Brookdale in West Hartford. Anahid was born in Burgas, Bulgaria. She was the child of Genocide survivors: Iskouhi Bedonian Yahanajian and Krikor Bedonian. She experienced life under Bulgaria’s monarchy and then under the Communist regime. She...

Robert “Robik” Mirzoian of West Hartford, Connecticut, passed away on February 8, 2026, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on March 11, 1953, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Robert was the son of Sokrat and Maria Mirzoian, who were from Artsakh, Armenia. Raised with humble beginnings,...

Edward “Ed” Messikian, 90, of East Hartford, loving husband of 61 years of Cynthia “Cindy” (Kasparian) Messikian, peacefully passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Hartford Hospital after a long illness. Born in New York City, NY on February 10, 1935, a son of the late Harry and Adrine...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...