Claire A. Kichikian

1921 - 2010  (88 years)

• Name	Claire A. Kichikian
  Born	9 Dec 1921	Agean Sea   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Claire A. Palvetzian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-383726
  Died	18 Feb 2010	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I383726	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Ghougas Kichikian,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. 1897, Sivas, Turkey ,   d. 19 Dec 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1919	Aleppo, Syria
  Family ID	F260542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Zorab Palvetzian,   b. 30 Jun 1921, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F260541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PALVETZIAN, Claire (1921-2010). It is with great sadness that the family of Claire Palvetzian announce her passing on Thursday, February 18, 2010, after a courageous struggle with cancer. Beloved wife of the late George Palvetzian (1995), she is survived by her five children, Van, Tanta, Mark, Geoffrey, and John; 11 grandchildren; and loving sister of the late Marie Sarian (2010), the late Lucie Bieder (2004), remaining siblings Reine Hayalian and Andre Kechikian. Born on the Agean Sea, to Armenian parents, leaving southern Turkey, in transit to Istanbul, Claire was born and christened "Tanta" by the ferry ship's captain. Following a brief stay in Turkey, the family immigrated to Paris, France. During W.W. 11, George, a Canadian soldier from Preston, Ontario, went to fight in Europe and was requested by friends to find her family. In April of 1947, Claire left Paris to cross the Atlantic on the Queen Mary, in order to marry George and start her new life in Canada. She will be missed dearly by her family and close friends. "Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile." (Albert Einstein). Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 at Barthel Funeral Home, at 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge, from 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 24th at Barthel's at 11: 00 a.m. Waterloo Region Record 1 Mar 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Palvetzian/ George Zorab/ Born In Brantford/ June 30, 1921 - March 9, 1995/ His Beloved Wife/ Claire A. Kichikian/ Born In Istambul/ Dec. 9, 1921 - / Kichikian/ Elizabeth Kichikian/ Born In Sivas, 1897, Survivor Of/ 1915 War, Married In Aleppo, 1919/ To Ghougas Kichikian/ Died Dec. 19, 1982/ Dear Mother, May You Find Peace./ [Legion Plaque]

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 18 Feb 2010 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth