Robert Nazarian

COHOES - Robert ian, 92, of Pasinella Way and formerly of North Greenbush died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Eddy Village Green.

Born in Watervliet, he was son of the late Dickran Nazarian and Vartanoush Mardigian Nazarian. He was raised in Watervliet and attended Watervliet schools. In 1952, Bob mar-ried Trudy Schlueter, his Number One girl. They had resided in North Green-bush and made 64 years of wonderful memories together

Bob worked at the Wa- tervliet Arsenal from 1981. He graduated from the Apprentice School and became the Chief of Quality Assurance.

Bob was a courageous Army veteran of World War II. After being wounded 4 times he was awarded the Purple Heart. In his earlier years, Bob enjoyed working in his garden, bowling and softball. He then became an avid golfer and belonged to several leagues. Bob was known for his quick wit and playful sense of hu-mor. He liked nothing bet-ter than to joke around. He was affectionately known as either Poppy or Buster to the grandchildren and great grandchildren who brought him great joy and pride. However, his gen-erosity was not limited to family members. He ciously gifted many chil-dren and adults throughout the region with a Tootsie Pop. He never left home without a stash of pops because he loved sharing a simple joy with whom-ever he met. This long time practice gave him the nick-name of the ‘Lollipop Man’ and an article about him appeared in a local paper. Bob continues to be deeply loved and he will be greatly missed.

Survivors in addition to his wife include two daughters, Diana (David) Lloyd, Wynantskill and Deborah (Steven) Sawyer, Troy, NH; his grandchil=-dren, Demecia and Alyssa Lloyd, Cassandra (Eugene) Leoniak, Brianna Lloyd, Kellen (Carolynn) Sawyer and Mallory (Henry) Un-derwood; his great grand-children, Zaven, Amaia and Sieyla Williams, Amal-iese and Westin Leoniak, Gretchen Sawyer and Milo and Ksenia Underwood. He was predeceased by his twin brother, Albert Nazarian and two sisters, Mary Patoukian and Zevart Mardigian.

Relatives and friends may call at the St. Peter Arme-nian Apostolic Church 100 Troy-Schenectady Road Watervliet on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 4-7 PM.

Funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 AM at the CHURCH with Rev. Stepanos Doudoukjian, Pastor, officiating.

Interment will be in wood Hill Cemetery Troy.

In lieu of flowers butions may be made in memory of Robert Naz-arian to the St. Peter Armenian Apostolic Church PO BOX 196 Watervliet, NY 12189 or Eddy Vil-lage Green Elders Fund of House 4, 4 Pasinella Way, Cohoes, NY 12047. To sign the guest book, light a candle or for service direc-tions, visit www.brycefh.com