Boole, Betty (Papazian) of Wellesley, formerly of Watertown and Waltham, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2023, at age 93. Betty is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, George Boole of Wellesley and her three children Philip Boole (Kathryn) of Medfield; Donna Boole Yerganian (Richard) of Medfield; and Dana Boole (Lauren) of Raleigh, NC. Betty is further survived by her sister, Astrid Bozkurtian of Belmont. She was the adored Nana to seven grandchildren: Sarah Boole Murphy (Stephen) of Boston; Matthew Boole (Lee) of New Canaan, CT; Eric Boole of New York, NY; Nicole Yerganian Woeste (Matthew) of Darien, CT; Scott Yerganian (Christine) of Newton; Kelsey Boole Owen (Brewer) of Raleigh, NC; and Taylor Boole of New York, NY. Finally, she is survived by seven glorious great grandchildren, as well as her nieces, and nephews. She was predeceased by her sisters Carol Kasparian of Lincoln and Mazie Diran of Belmont.
Betty was born and raised in Worcester, MA, to Eskoohi and Tatevos Papazian. She was gifted with a beautiful voice, and she developed this talent in high school and in the Church of our Savior choir. She attended the New England Conservatory of Music, majoring in Voice.
She was proud of her Armenian heritage and an active member of the Armenian Memorial Church, Armenian Women’s Educational Club, and Armenian Women’s Welfare Association.
Betty’s kindness, love, and compassion had no bounds. She was an angel of God; devoted to her husband, children, cherished grandchildren, sisters, relatives, and friends. She was passionate about classical music, gardening, antiquing, needlepoint, and welcoming family & friends around her bountiful dinner table. For everyone in Betty’s presence - whether day to day or for a fleeting glimpse - they knew she was someone special.
A family visitation is scheduled on Thursday, May 25th, 4:00-7:00 PM, at Armenian Memorial Church, 32 Bigelow Avenue, Watertown, MA. Funeral services are scheduled on Friday, May 26th, 10:00 AM and will continue at the Armenian Memorial Church, followed by interment at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the New England Conservatory of Music (necmusic.edu/give) and/or Armenian Memorial Church (armenianmemorialchurch.org/simplechurch).