Jacob G. Kulian

MIDDLEBORO Jacob G. Jack Kulian, age 83 years, of Middleboro, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, after a brief illness. He was the devoted husband of Ann (Machoolian) Kulian. He was born in Bridgewater, son of the late George and Rose (Tavoukjian) Kulian. He was a 1943 graduate of Middleboro High School and attended UMass-Boston. He served in World War II, in the U.S. Navy, as a radioman 3rd class on the USS Nassau. He worked at the former Albert Shoe Company and then became a civil engineer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for many years. He was a member of the Church of Our Saviour, Middleboro. He served on the finance committee for the town of Middleboro and was a longtime Middleboro assessor. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 147, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2188 and a longtime member of the Middleboro Lodge of Elks and the Mitchell Memorial Club. He was a devoted family man, dedicated to his grandchildren. He enjoyed meeting daily with the breakfast group at McDonalds. Survivors include his wife, one son, George H. Kulian of Los Angeles; one daughter, Donna L. and her husband Wayne D. Procknik of Lakeville; one sister, Rose Bagdasarian of Middleboro; three grandchildren, Mark D., Sarah A., and Jaclyn N. Procknik, all of Lakeville; two nephews, Richard and his wife Cheryl Bagdasarian of Florida and Gary and his wife Dottie Bagdasarian of Middleboro, and their daughter, Kelley Bagdasarian of Baltimore. Funeral services, to which relatives and friends are invited to attend, will be held in the Ashley Funeral Home, 35 Oak St., Middleboro, Monday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. Visiting hours will be held Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Burial will take place in Nemasket Hill Cemetery , Middleboro. For more information, www.eggerandashleyfh.com.