Claire Anne (Tevekelian) Kushigian

CLAIRE A. (TEVEKELIAN) KUSHIGIAN, 82, of Cranston, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 at West Shore Health Center in Warwick.  She was the beloved wife for 58 years of Harry M. Kushigian.  Born in Newton, MA, she was the daughter of the late Hagop and Elizabeth (Kasparian) Tevekelian.

Claire was a graduate of Simmons College and worked in human resources for various non-profit organizations including, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Cranston ARC, currently know as AccessPoint RI. She was a member of the Sts. Vartanantz Church Ladies Guild and an alumna of the Armenian Youth Federation, Boston chapter. Claire was an avid tennis player and golfer. Her greatest joys were cooking, baking, knitting, and spending time with friends and family, including, her adored cousins from afar.

Claire was the devoted mother of Armine Kanis and her husband Michael of East Greenwich and Nairi Koroghlian and her husband Haig of Long Island City, NY; loving grandmother of Alyssa and Nikki Kanis; and dear sister of the late Robert Tevekelian and Janet Jeghelian.

Visiting hours are Monday, June 13th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church, Providence, followed by a Funeral Service at 11 a.m.  Burial will be at North Burial Ground, Providence.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Sts. Vartanantz Church, 402 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909, or Camp Haiastan, P.O. Box C, Franklin, MA 02038, or Hope Alzheimer's Center, 25 Brayton Ave., Cranston, RI 02920.