MERIAN, Anne N. Daughter of the late Neshan and Arshalous Najarian, was born May 17, 1923 and died at home on February 14, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts after a short illness. She is survived by 3 brothers and their wives, Michael and Alice Najarian, K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian, Neshan and Anahid Najarian and by many nephews and nieces - Michael, Gary, Stephen, David, Robert, Richard, Patricia, Nancy, Sonia, Ara and their children. Anne graduated from Cambridge High and Latin and then went on to Boston University. After graduation she worked as a medical textbook editor for McGraw Hill in New York City until the early 1970s when she moved back to Cambridge, MA. She continued working as an editor with Little Brown in their medical textbook division until her retirement. She was an active member of the Armenian community. She maintained her sense of humor and a deep reverence for the written word until she died. She was a dear sister, loving aunt, and good friend who will be sorely missed. Funeral services will be held on Mon., Feb. 25th, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church, 38 Elton Ave, Watertown, MA 02472. At the request of the family, there are no visiting hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. Stephen's Church and St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School (to the above address). Arrangements by Aram Bedrosian Funeral Home, WATERTOWN.