Nevair Shahdanian

SHAHDANIAN
Nevair (nee Gulbenkian), 98, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was predeceased by her husband of 41 years, Hampartzoum (Harry) Shahdanian. She is survived by her son, John Lawrence Shahdanian, Esq. and his wife Ustinjya, of Old Tappan, New Jersey, and her daughter, Bonnie Fitch and her husband Jim of Las Vegas, five grandchildren: John Shahdanian II, Esq. and his wife Kelly, Diana Cascone and her husband Scott, Mark Shahdanian, James Fitch, and Thomas Fitch, and six great-grandchildren.
Great-Grandma Nevair was a loving mother and grandmother, whose knack for story-telling was legendary. She was a wonderful cook and seamstress (her Halloween costumes were remarkable). Nevair was an amateur artist, sculpture, poet, and pianist, and was an avid tennis player into her eighties. She worked many years as a legal secretary.
Nevair Shahdanian was a member of Holy Cross Armenian Church, NY, NY, where she was the Superintendent of the Sunday School for several years. She was a Sister of Seranoush Chapter of the Daughters of Vartan, in South Florida. Nevair grew up in Ohio and moved to Washington Heights, NY, when she got married. Later, she was a resident of Larchmont, NY, Brookfield, CT, and Boynton Beach, FL, before moving to Las Vegas to live with her daughter. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Daughters of Vartan through her son, John Shahdanian, 1051 Westwood Avenue, Old Tappan, New Jersey 07675.