Armenian Jerusalem
Former theological seminary
Arshag Garabed Markarian passed away on August 5, 2013 at the age of 90 in Ventura CA.
Born
April
27,
1923
in
Jerusalem
to
Garabed
Markarian
and
Anna
Kaplanian,
Arshag
moved
to the United States in 1969 and was a resident of Ventura, California since 1975.
Arshag
attended
Collège
des
Frères
in
Jerusalem
after
which
he
joined
the
family
business
at
a
young
age.
On
April
23,
1950
Arshag
married
Julie
Dickranian
in
Jerusalem.
They had three children, Shakeh, Arda and Ohan.
Arshag
was
a
successful
business
owner.
While
in
the
clothing
business
in
the
middle
east,
his client list included the Royal Family of Jordan and other dignitaries.
In California, Arshag founded Marc Arian Boutique in Glendale and Carpeteria in Ventura.
Arshag
never
avoided
an
intellectual
challenge.
In
his
80's
he
became
computer
literate
and
enjoyed
a
wide
variety
of
online
games
like
Bridge
and
Backgammon,
both
of
which
he
enjoyed expert status.
He
often
shopped
online
and
was
skilled
at
using
Google
to
find
the
products
he
wanted
to
purchase up until his death.
Arshag
took
up
Golf
at
the
age
of
80
and
practiced
regularly
to
improve
his
game.
Arshag
enjoyed
gardening,
especially
growing
exotic
fruit
trees.
Arshag
was
well
known
for
hand-
pollinating his beloved Cherimoya tree every season with great success.
He
loved
to
take
long
early
morning
walks
along
San
Buenaventura
State
Beach.
Arshag
loved
to
tinker
with
“handyman”
projects
in
his
garage
using
a
wide
variety
of
tools,
some
of
which he invented.
Arshag is survived by:
Julie, his wife of 63 years.
His
daughters
Shakeh
Karakashian,
married
to
Levon
Karakashian
of
Fresno
and
Arda
Semerjian, married to Avo Semerjian of Santa Barbara.
His son Ohan Markarian, married to Anya Markarian of Studio City.
Six
grandchildren:Gary
Semerjian
of
Santa
Barbara,
Greg
Semerjian,
married
to
Gabrielle
Semerjian
of
Santa
Barbara,
Carina
Karakashian-Hollis,
married
to
Michael
Hollis
of
Irvine,
Christina
Karakashian-Zakarian
married
to
Matthew
Zakarian
of
Fresno,
Carolina
Karakshian
of Irvine, and Marc Markarian of Studio City.
His
brothers:
Varoujan
Markarian
of
Moorpark,
Aram
Marcarian
of
Sonoma
and
Girair
Markarian of Sao Paolo Brazil.
