Keshishian, Agnes ( Kasian ) of Boxford, formerly of Watertown , December 9, 2011, age 102 .Beloved wife of the late Arthur Keshishian. Loving sister of the late Rose Kolligian, Jenny Sarkisian, Dorothy Nalbandian, Aaron Kasian and John Kasian. She is survived by 16 nieces and nephews, 24 grand nieces and nephews and more than 24 great grand nieces and nephews. Agnes was the former proprietor with her late husband Arthur of Dexters 5 cent, 10 cent and Dollar store in Cambridge from 1945 to 1971.
Funeral service at Saint James Armenian Church, 465 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown on Thursday, December 15 at 12 noon. A visitation period will be held at the Aram Bedrosian Funeral Home, 558 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown on Thursday morning from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. immediately prior to the funeral service. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Memorial gifts may be made to Saint James Armenian Church , Hospice of North Shore, 75 Sylvan Street, Suite B 102, Danvers, MA 01923 or Sarah’s Place, 180 Winter Street, Haverhill, MA 01830. Interment at Newton Cemetery, Newton.