MARI (MIKAELIAN) KHATCHATRIAN

69, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Minas Khatchatrian. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Sarkis and Gulizar Mikaelian. Mari was the founder and owner with her late husband of Maria's Pizza on Pontiac Ave. in Cranston for 30 years before retiring and was a member of Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church and its Women's Guild. She was the devoted mother of Alice Paloulian and her husband Philip of Cranston and Andranik Khatchatrian and his wife Jennifer of Chicago, IL; loving grandmother of two; and dear sister of Aeda Shamirian and her husband Paul of Cranston and the late Hagop Mikaelian. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service on Wednesday, June 5th at 10 a.m. in Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church, Providence, followed by interment at North Burial Ground Cemetery, Providence. VISITING HOURS are Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory, 1278 Park Ave., Cranston. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church, 70 Jefferson St., Providence, RI 02908.

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