Obituary of Reginald Arram Avedesian

AVEDESIAN, Reginald "Reg" (August 19th 1924 - January 12th, 2011) - Passed away with his loving family by his side on Wednesday, January 12th 2011 at the St Catharines General Hospital at the age of 86. Beloved husband of Alice for 56 years. Cherished father of Catherine (Brian) Fogg, Diane Curtas and Mark Avedesian. Loving grandfather of Brandon, Lauren, Jennifer and Jonathan. Special uncle of Michael (Heather) Avedesian, Vincent ( Charlene) Avedesian and Aram (Tanya) Tokadjian. Brother in law of Mike Avedisian, James Hosepian and Sam Tokadjian. He will be sadly missed by his many great nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his brother Martin (Doris) Avedesian of Galt, John (Mary) Avedesian of St Catharines and his brother in law John Avedisian and sister in law Anne Tokadjian of St Catharines. He is also predeceased by his niece Arlene Titizian of California. Reg was born and raised in Cambridge (Galt) and moved to St Catharines with his family in 1972. He was a pilot in the R.C.A.F. achieving the distinguished rank of Flight Sergeant and was stationed in England from 1942 to 1945. He was a Real Estate Broker and initially started his own Real Estate Company, Reg Avedesian Realty Limited which later became Avmark Realty Limited from 1956 to 1998. Reg is resting at the GEORGE DARTE FUNERAL CHAPEL, 585 Carlton Street, St Catharines. The family will receive visitors on Sunday from 2-4p.m. & 7-9p.m. A Funeral Service will take place on Monday at 1p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Cremation to follow. Memorial donations to Armenian Community Center Building Fund would be appreciated by the family.