Armen Shamlian   LIVINGSTON – Armen Shamlian, 86, beloved husband of Stella, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2010.  A loving and loyal family man, friend, and patriot, he was born in Manhattan, New York, and raised in Kearny, New Jersey.  A Class of 1940, Kearny High School graduate at age 15, he remained in contact with many of his fellow classmates over the years. He had a lifelong passion for photography, training at the Germain School of Photography in New York, New York.  Residing in Cedar Grove, Montville, and Branchburg with Stella, his sweetheart of 60 years, their home was filled with family, friends, books, art, food, conversation, and music.  He most enjoyed listening to jazz, eating vanilla ice cream and watching the Mets baseball. Sgt. Shamlian served his country, honorably, in World War II in the United States Army Air Force, with the 509th Composite Group, on Tinian Island in the Pacific.  He was the photographer who snapped the memorable photograph of Col. Paul Tibbets, waving from the cockpit of the Enola Gay, and many other photographs of the historic event. Sgt. Shamlian received the Presidential Unit Citation in 1999, along with the 509th Composite Group. Artist and businessman, he founded Armen Photographers in Newark, New Jersey in 1963.  His photography business kept him active into his eighth decade.  He was a lifelong member of the New York Press Photographers, and served many commercial clients over the years. Above all, “Armen” will be remembered for his infectious smile, kind manner, and gentle humor that he shared with family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances.  Family includes his wife, Stella (nee Keosaian), three daughters, Virginia and husband Richard Koehler, Susan, and Christine and significant other Kirk Litman, grandchildren, Michele Kitchen, Jonathan and Jeffrey Cohrs, and Sean Tierney, and the late Marc Kitchen and many nephews, nieces, cousins and his Army pal, Lt. Jack Widowsky. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 23, 2010, from 6:00-8:00 pm at St.Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, 200 W. Mt Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ.  Services will be held at the church on Saturday, July 24, 2010, at 10:30 am. Interment will be at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, New Jersey, on a later date.    Flowers may be sent to Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, Livingston, NJ.  In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, or the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Robert Pehlevanian Florida formerly of Morris Plains, NJ Memorial Service at Tuttle Funeral Home Tuesday June 22nd, 2010 at 10:00am Margaret Nitti Alis Balci ILOF, the family has requested contributions to St. Mary Armenian Church www.myarmenianchurch.org   The Funeral Services will be held at St. Mary Armenian Church by the Rev. Fr. Shnork Souin at 200 W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue in Livingston, New Jersey on Friday January 8 at 10:30am. Dr. Jack H. Dadaian Arthur Sarkisian Arthur Sarkisian (9/17/1917-10/5/09) was born in W. NY, NJ. He lived in Cranford NJ for the past 53 years.  A chemical engineer, he retired in 1980.  He was predeceased by his late wife Rena and leaves behind 4 sons a daughter and their families, 8 grandchildren in all and his loving companion Carol Norman. He was a lifelong member of St. Mary Armenian Church.  He attended the YPA, served as Superintendant of the Sunday School and on parish Council.  He was a member of the Knights of Vartan, and the AGBU.   Visiting Hours: Wednesday October 7, 2009             4:00pm-8:00pm Service: Wednesday October 7, 2009                       7:30pm. Funeral Service: Thursday October 8, 2009              9:30am. Vahe Antreasyan Mr. Vahe Antreasyan was born on November 1st , 1913 to Dikran and Serpuhi in Ordu, Turkey. And so began his incredible story that would span nearly a century. Vahe and his older brother Kegham were mere toddlers during the Armenian Genocide, which claimed their father's life. Serpuhi, fearing for her sons' safety, put them in the care of a close Turkish friend who would protect and care for them as her own. After spending several years at the Near East Relief orphanages in the Greek islands, Vahe and Kegham were reunited with their mother and returned to Istanbul. Despite all this hardship, Vahe excelled in school from an early age with hard work, a natural curiosity, and a gift for learning. He was the sole recipient of a ~ prestigious scholarship that later allowed him to attend Robert College. His scholastic achievements drew the attention of several faculty members, some of whom even went so far as to finance other parts of his education. After completing his military service, Vahe returned to Istanbul and began working. Vahe met the love of his life, Sake, at the Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Istanbul, during Christmas mass in 1943. It was love at first sight, and the two were married in two years. He went on to become a successful businessman, admired and respected by family, friends, and the community. Vahe and Sake had two daughters, Armine and Lusi, and later two son-in-Iaws, Kevork and Avedis, who were like sons to him. Endlessly devoted to their family, Vahe and Sake eventually moved to the United States, to settle near their children in New Jersey. Over these years, they saw the birth of 4 grandchildren (Arman, Talin, Caroline & Linda), and 3 great-grandchildren (Etta Sophia, Aiden Kevork and Lincoln Jeffrey). Vahe cherished all this time surrounded by family, and at the side of his beloved wife of over 64 years. Vahe was a role model and inspiration for so many reasons -his incredible intellect, his love of life, his unwavering faith, his devotion to his wife and family, and his overall strength of character. He was truly a special person, and left a lasting impression on all those who crossed his path. Vahe will be missed dearly by all of us...  ILOF the family kindly requests gifts to be made to St. Mary Armenian ChurchJohn Kazanjian

WE training director, management professor, 98 John Kazanjian, 98, died Wednesday, March 11, at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Relatives and friends are invited to call at St. Mary Armenian Church, 200 W. Mount Pleasant Ave. (Route 10), Livingston, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service Friday evening by fr. Shnork Souin at 8:00pm.

The funeral will be at the church on Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m., followed by the interment at East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton. John was born in Jersey City and lived in Newark before moving to West Orange in 1963. John received his B.A. from Rutgers in English and history in 1935 and his master's in history from Montclair University in 1950. Most recently, he was a management development and training director for Western Electric, Kearny, for 30 years, retiring in 1976. He also was an adjunct professor of management at New York University for 20 years, where he received a citation for Outstanding Teacher. He also was a professor of business management at St. Peter's College and Kean University, where he received a citation for developing courses in management. During the 1940s and 1950s, he was a lecturer in English at Rutgers in Newark and Piscataway. He also was involved in the development of managing programs in North Jersey hospitals. John was a member of the American Society for Training and Development. He also served on the committee for the Clark Foundation developing programs for senior citizens administered by the Human Resources Department of New York City and did course evaluation for college credits that were conducted by private businesses. John also served in the Army Air Force during World War II. Surviving are his cousins, Rev. Archpriest Arshag Daghlian, Eddie Daghlian, Evelyn Kalpagian, Armen Tomasian and many other relatives. Please omit flowers, but contributions in his memory may be made to St. Mary's Armenian Church Endowment Fund