Anie Manoushagian was born in Lebanon in 1945 to the Rev. and Mrs. Barkev & Arousiag Orchanian.
She spent part of her childhood in Syria, where her father ministered to an Armenian Evangelical Community.
After High School she enrolled in the Nursing Program at the American University in Beirut where she earned her degree in Nursing. She worked for three years as a surgical nurse and midwife in Saudi Arabia.
After returning to Lebanon, she migrated to the US in 1979. and worked at several hospitals in Malden and Boston as a Registered Nurse. She sang in the Yerevan Choral Society for many years, and was a dedicated member of the Armenian Memorial Church in Watertown since 1979.
She was fluent in English, Armenian, Arabic and Turkish, and for several years worked as the head nurse at Arevig Adult Day Health Care Center in Watertown. She retired in 2014.
She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Berj Manoushagian of Waltham, MA, her brother and his wife John and Maral Orchanian of Lexington, MA and her nephew Johnie Norayr Orchanian of Woburn, MA.
Anie passed away instantly in a car accident on December 23, 2025 when returning to the Armenian Memorial Church after a family members funeral.
Funeral services for both Anie and Arie will be held on Monday January 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Armenian Church, Belmont, Massachusetts. Interment for Anie will be at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, MA on Wednesday January 7, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Armenian Memorial Church of Watertown, Massachusetts, in Anie’s memory.
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