All Obituaries

Sona is survived by her beloved husband, Dn. Manouk; her daughters, Dr. Ani and her husband Alex Tarzi, and Taleen and her husband TC Newlin; and Sona’s four cherished grandchildren, Lena and Nora Tarzi, Thomas and Talia Newlin, sister Anjel Panikian and Family, sister-in-laws Lucy Gurganian and Family, Zabel and Russ Keller, and Kapriel Koseyan and Family. Visitation Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church 19300 Ford Road, ...

Alberta passed away on April 13, 2026, at the age of 92. Beloved wife of the late Masis.   Loving mother of Kathy (Mark) Haase and Christine (Raffi) Sarafian. Cherished grandmother of Dr. Michael Haase, Megan (Nick) Cococcetta, Danielle Sarafian, Melanie Sarafian and Nicolas Sarafian. Dear sister-in-law of the late Semon (the late Mildred) Semarjian and the late Larry (the late Alice) Avedesian.   Alberta will also be missed by her nieces, nephews, cousins and ...

Beloved wife of the late Dr. Harry Kems, DDS. Loving mother of Patricia Ruelle, Judith Cunningham, Beverly (Ron) Zeeman and Craig Kems. Cherished grandmother of 7 and great-grandmother of 11. Dear sister of the late Arthur Keolian. Mary will also be missed by her nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors. Visitation Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at St. John Armenian Church 22001 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.  Mary's Funeral Service will begin at 1:45 ...

Beloved wife of the late Grisha Movsesyan. Loving mother of Artur (Hasmik) Movsesyan and Susan Ananyan. Cherished grandmother of Artak, Anahit, Tamara, Narine, Onik and 6 grand grandchildren. 

Sarkis was pre-deceased by his wives Anahid (nee Pilibosian) and Sirvart (nee Himidian) and sister Janet Simonian. Loving father of Arsen (the late Judy) Mikaelian and Haigan Ferhadson. Cherished grandfather of Nicholas Mikaelian, Nicole (Alex) Speer, Nina (Joe) Tyszkowski, Lenna (Harout) Janjanian and Aram Ferhadson and great-grandfather of Seto Janjanian.  He will also be missed by his many nieces and nephews and the Mardirossian, Simonian, Der Mergerditchian and Pilibosian ...

Ganelle Shooshanian, age 92, of Dearborn, Michigan, passed away on March 29, 2026. She was born on August 28, 1933, in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, to Audro and Margaret Sahagoff. Ganelle attended Roulo Elementary School and Salina Middle School and then graduated from Fordson High School in 1950.  While raising her five children, she completed both her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from the University of Michigan. Ganelle dedicated her professional life to education, ...

Beloved ex-wife of the late Russell C. Horst.   Loving mother of Tammy, Ricci, Chari and the late Rusty. Cherished grandmother of Anthony, Mariah, Daniel, Cortney, Chasity, Megan, Elizabeth and Chelsea and great-grandmother of littlest angel Mila, Madison, Mackenzie, Layla, Savannah, Vada and Kaiden. Dearest sister of Patrick, David, Bobbie, Barbara, Rachel and the late Richard.   Friday, April l10, 2026, Opening /closing @ 12 noon at Cadillac Memorial ...

Mary Andonian (nee Kralian) Loving daughter of the late Miridjian and Varthouhy. Beloved wife of the late Harry Andonian.   Loving mother of Jeffrey (Nellie) Andonian Gregory (Sharon) Andonian and Karen (Cross) Mooradian. Cherished grandmother of Rachel (Brandon), Ara, Raffi, Cross, Christopher, Harry and great-grandmother of Layla. Dearest sister of the late Dick Kralian and the late Tom (the late Sonia) Kralian. The public is invited to join Mary's family for the ...

Charles Meledosian, March 12, 2026, at the age 81 Beloved son of the late Levon ad Emastig. Dear friend of the late Michael Hopkins II family. Burial Service to take place this Friday, March 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit.  If you would like to be present for the burial service, please be inside the gate of the cemetery for a procession by 10:55 a.m.   

Narses Gedigian passed away on March 11, 2026, in Canton, MI. He was born into an Armenian Revolutionary Federation family in Detroit on December 6, 1934, to Garabed and Miriam Gedigian.  Narses grew up near southwest Detroit and graduated from Dearborn High School. He attended Alma College on a football scholarship for a year before returning to Detroit to help his mother run their neighborhood grocery store.  After his return to Detroit, he was eager to reconnect with his ...