Grant Arakelian Obituary (1955 - 2017)

Grant Arakelian, 61, a resident of Chelmsford, passed away on Sunday June 4, 2017 at Brigham and Women's Hospital due to complications from surgery. He was the devoted husband of Arpineh (Hovhannisyan) Arakelian and loving father of Marietta Arakelian of Chelmsford. He was born in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 19, 1955 and was a son of Asatour Arakelov of Lowell and the late Marietta (Avetisian) Arakelova. Grant was an active member of Saints Vartanantz Armenian Church in Chelmsford. He earned his Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnical University in Yerevan, Armenia and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in Moscow. Prior to his illness, Grant was employed for many years in the gas and oil industry where he performed scientific research. He also enjoyed using his talents as an inventor. Grant will be remembered most for his "Heart of Gold" by all those who knew and loved him. In addition to his beloved wife Arpineh, his cherished daughter Marietta and loving father Asatour, Grant will be dearly missed by his brothers; Garen Arakelian and his wife Ellen of Westford and Aram Arakelian and his wife Marina of Chelmsford, his nieces; Nicole and Natalie Arakelian, nephews; David, Michael and Alexander Arakelian and his mother in-law Seda Avetisova. Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 9-11AM at Saints Vartanantz Armenian Church, 180 Old Westford Rd., Chelmsford. His Funeral Service will follow at 11 o'clock. KINDLY MEET DIRECTLY AT CHURCH. Interment immediately following in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Chelmsford. Visitation June 10, 2017 9:00am - 11:00am, Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church 180 Old Westford Road Chelmsford, MA 01824 Service Information June 10, 2017 11:00am, Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church 180 Old Westford Road Chelmsford, MA 01824 Interment Location Pine Ridge Cemetery 130 Billerica Road Chelmsford, MA 01824