Charles "Carlo" Georgian Obituary (1927

Charles “Carlo” Georgian, 89, of Waukegan and formerly of Chicago, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Vista Medical Center East. He was born August 1, 1927 in Havana, Cuba. He was a skilled chess player. He was also an accomplished violinist who studied in Rome and Vienna. Charles came to the U.S. in the 1950’s and worked as a bookkeeper for a commercial electric contractor for many decades. He was self-taught in multiple languages including French, Italian, German, Japanese, English, Spanish and Armenian. Charles is survived by his nephew Sam (Kohar) Haroian and niece, Pearl Watts; grand-nieces and nephews, Deanne (Todd) Johnson, Lisa (Jon) Rickert, Arda (Bret) Haroian-Bowles, Vasken and Zadeeg Haroian; great-grand nieces and nephews Paige, Lindsay, and Sydney Johnson, Evan and Adam Rickert, Bretton Bowles. He was preceded in death by his sister Rosa Haroian; parents, Mardiros and Sara Guenkdjian; brother, Gregorio Guenkdjian; uncle, Gaspar Gogjian; and cousin, Margaret DerMoshegian. Funeral Service will be 11:30 AM, Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at St. Paul Armenian Apostolic Church 645 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan with Rev. Father Daron Stepanian officiating. Interment will be at Northshore Garden of Memories, North Chicago. Friends may call at the church on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 from 10:30 AM to time of service. Those wishing to make a donation in Charles Georgian’s memory may make them to St. Paul Armenian Apostolic Church.