Anna Mae Hagstrom, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at CRVNA Hospice House in Concord. She was born in Cambridge, Mass., on Nov. 21, 1922, the daughter of Yevnige and Edward B. Garabedian. Anna grew up in Somerville, Mass., and graduated from Somerville High School in 1940. She graduated from Salem State Teachers College in 1944.
Anna was a loving wife and mother, who enjoyed her family. She loved her job as a teacher of business subjects at Concord High School, where she taught for many years.
Anna was predeceased by her husband, Gunnar A. Hagstrom, in 2008; and by her sister, Sally Varjebedian. She leaves her daughter, Deborah Ann and her husband, Bruce Barton; their three children, Genella (Sean) McDonald, Brett (Julia) Barton and Elizabeth Barton; and great-grandchildren, Cate and Anna McDonald, and Caleb and Lydia Barton. She also leaves her son, Gunnar A. Hagstrom Jr.and his wife, Anne C. Hagstrom, and their four children, Nancy (Mark) Peltier, Molly (Andrew) Wilkie Gunnar D. (Maria) Hagstrom, and Sara (Brendan) Akashian; and great-grandchildren, Eli and Alex Peltier, River and Peri Mae Wilkie, Athena Hagstrom and Murphy and Boomer Akashian. Anna is also survived by her brother, Peter George (Samuela Evans) Garabedian; her sister, Edwina (Robert) Trocki; and her niece, Priscilla (Robert) Newhall.
A private graveside service will be held for the family.
Donations may be made in Anna's name to the CRVNA Hospice House, at The Slusser Center, Concord Regional VNA, 30 Pillsbury St., Concord, NH 03301-3502; or to Meals on Wheels, at Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc., 2 Industrial Dr., PO Box 1016, Concord, NH 03302-1016.
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