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Obituary for Sophie Savadian
Framingham – Mrs. Sophie (Kassabian) Savadian, of Framingham, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Framingham Union Hospital. She was 89.
Sophie was born in Lawrence on July 15, 1924, a daughter of the late Alexan and Agavani (Mugerditchian) Kassabian. As a child she moved with her family to New York where she was raised and educated in Brooklyn.
She and her husband were the proprietors of 'Also Antiques', a store on Mount Auburn Street in Watertown for a number of years. Sophie was also a member of the Armenian Relief Association and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. She enjoyed volunteering at the Charles River Museum of Industry and for the 'Meals on Wheels' program in Waltham.
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She leaves her husband, Albert Savadian, Sr.; her children, Albert Savadian, Jr., and his wife, Ruth, of Framingham and Alexis Shaw of Waltham and her grandchildren, Lauren, Amanda and Michael Savadian.
Sophie was also a sister of the late Anne Kennedy and Margaret Frueh.
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Family and friends will honor and remember Sophie's life by gathering for calling hours on Thursday, October 24th from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham where her Funeral Service will be held at 5:30 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to Saint Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church, 38 Elton Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472.
