Marian R. Stepanian, a lifelong Kearny resident, passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2024. She was 95. Visiting will be on Friday April 19, 2024, at The Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home in Kearny from 3 until 7:00 p.m. Her prayer service will begin at 5:30 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited back to the funeral home on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and we will leave shortly after 10:00 a.m. for Arlington Cemetery.
Marian’s Dad was an Armenian Genocide Survivor and safely settled in Kearny. Marion was a graduate of Rutgers University and enjoyed her career as a Third Grade Teacher at Roosevelt School for The Kearny Board of Education. She enjoyed attending both The Kearny Baptist Church and The Berea Baptist Church.
Daughter of the late Nishian and Rose (nee Gerahian) Stepanian. She is survived by her cousin Larry Gerahian and his family, and her dear friends the Ribeiro family and the Paszkiewicz family along with other cherished lifelong friends.
In lieu of flowers kindly consider a donation to Berea Baptist Church, 219 Laurel Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032, Walnut Baptist Church, 367 Walnut Street, Newark, NJ 07105 or St. Mary Armenia Apostolic Church, 200 W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039.
