BEATRICE "BETTY" KOUGASIAN (ASADORIAN)
d. April 5, 2008
BEATRICE "BETTY" KOUGASIAN (ASADORIAN)
BEATRICE "BETTY" (ASADORIAN) KOUGASIAN, 81, of Poplar Circle, Cranston, died on Saturday, April 5, 2008 after an extended illness. She and her husband Peter Kougasian celebrated their 57th anniversary in September, 2007.
Born in Providence on Flag Day, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Nushan and Victoria (Boyajian) Asadorian. She attended Providence schools, graduating summa cum laude from Classical High School in 1943. She went on to Pembroke College of Brown University, where she was awarded a B.A., cum laude, in 1947. Upon graduation she worked in the Brown University placement office until her marriage.
She was active in alumni and community affairs. She was past president of the Pembroke class of 1947. She was a member and past president of the Pembroke College Club of Providence and, for the fiftieth reunion, elected president of the combined 1947 graduating classes of Brown University and Pembroke College. In the early 1960s, she served on the Board of Directors of the YWCA.
Mrs. Kougasian loved music. She studied the violin with Dr. Hugo Norden for more than ten years, and later, briefly, with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. She was a member of the orchestras at Classical and at Brown, where she served as Concertmistress. She served as an instructor with the RI Young People's Symphony and taught violin in the Pawtucket A-Tempo Program. For over 30 years, she taught violin at both Moses Brown and Wheeler Schools.
Mrs. Kougasian attended the Armenian Euphrates Evangelical Church and was also a member of Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church, both of Providence.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Kougasian is survived by her children, Joan (Jakki) Horan and her husband Neal Horan of Chelmsford, MA, and Peter Mark Kougasian and his wife, Elizabeth Edds Kougasian of Pelham Manor, NY; and four grandchildren, Victoria, Cordelia, and Margaret Horan and Alexander Kougasian. She is also survived by her sister Florence Dulgarian (Mrs. Grant Dulgarian) and two nephews, Grant Dale and Clifford C. Dulgarian.
The funeral and burial were private; however, family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service in celebration of Mrs. Kougasian's life on Saturday, April 19th at 2:00 p.m. at the Armenian Euphrates Evangelical Church, 13 Franklin St., Providence, RI 02903.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Visit www.nardolillo.com for information and online condolences.
Born in Providence on Flag Day, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Nushan and Victoria (Boyajian) Asadorian. She attended Providence schools, graduating summa cum laude from Classical High School in 1943. She went on to Pembroke College of Brown University, where she was awarded a B.A., cum laude, in 1947. Upon graduation she worked in the Brown University placement office until her marriage.
She was active in alumni and community affairs. She was past president of the Pembroke class of 1947. She was a member and past president of the Pembroke College Club of Providence and, for the fiftieth reunion, elected president of the combined 1947 graduating classes of Brown University and Pembroke College. In the early 1960s, she served on the Board of Directors of the YWCA.
Mrs. Kougasian loved music. She studied the violin with Dr. Hugo Norden for more than ten years, and later, briefly, with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. She was a member of the orchestras at Classical and at Brown, where she served as Concertmistress. She served as an instructor with the RI Young People's Symphony and taught violin in the Pawtucket A-Tempo Program. For over 30 years, she taught violin at both Moses Brown and Wheeler Schools.
Mrs. Kougasian attended the Armenian Euphrates Evangelical Church and was also a member of Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church, both of Providence.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Kougasian is survived by her children, Joan (Jakki) Horan and her husband Neal Horan of Chelmsford, MA, and Peter Mark Kougasian and his wife, Elizabeth Edds Kougasian of Pelham Manor, NY; and four grandchildren, Victoria, Cordelia, and Margaret Horan and Alexander Kougasian. She is also survived by her sister Florence Dulgarian (Mrs. Grant Dulgarian) and two nephews, Grant Dale and Clifford C. Dulgarian.
The funeral and burial were private; however, family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service in celebration of Mrs. Kougasian's life on Saturday, April 19th at 2:00 p.m. at the Armenian Euphrates Evangelical Church, 13 Franklin St., Providence, RI 02903.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Visit www.nardolillo.com for information and online condolences.
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