Antoinette Kasparian, spoke five languages
Antoinette Kasparian, 82, of Bethany Beach, formerly of Rockville, Md., passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at her home.
Antoinette was born in Cairo, Egypt June 12, 1936, and immigrated to the United States in 1970. She graduated from the American University of Cairo and spoke five languages fluently.
Antoinette worked for the City of Rockville for 24 years before her retirement in 1989. She and her beloved husband had owned their beach house since 1978, and then moved permanently to Bethany in 1990.
She will be remembered for her involvement in the Armenian Community, her devotion to the Catholic Church, her respect for the military and her love for her family.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Raymond Kasparian; a daughter, Caroline Kasparian; and her four siblings. She is survived by two daughters, Marianne Kasparian and her husband Casey Kucera of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Marie Estes and her husband Trevor of Virginia Beach, Va.; five grandchildren, Lucas Kucera, Hunter, Bella, Jordan and Delaney Estes; and two sisters, Georgette Bedewi and Jeannette Matossian.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 25, at St. Ann Catholic Church, 691 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach, where friends and family may call after 9:30 a.m. Entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Dagsboro.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Antoinette's name to the Children of Armenia Fund by visiting www.coafkids.org.
Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.melsonfuneralservices.com.
