Margrit Kenovape Babikyan was born on December 23, 1933 in Istanbul, Turkey to the late Arsen Babikyan and Maryam Ayvazian Babikyan. She was sister to the late Antranig Babikyan and Jirair Hagop Babikyan. She is survived by her beloved sister-in-law Carol Babikyan, and nephews Armen, Haig, Aram, and Vartan, and their families. Also survived by cousins Joyce Mooradian Yeremian and Mariam Mooradian Norigian, and their families. Margrit passed away on May 22, 2020, due to complications of COVID-19 infection.
Margrit was and has always been an independent soul. She was passionate about music, opera especially, and graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music with a degree in voice before pursuing a professional career in opera. She was devoted to her parents, and incredibly selfless - never wanting to inconvenience anyone, and always thinking about others before herself.
At this difficult time, due to COVID-19, funeral and cemetery arrangements are private. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Saint James Armenian Church in Watertown, or the Sacred Music Council at the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.