Arthur A. Maranian, Sr. was born in May 1928 in Arlington, Mass., one of nine children of the late Aram and Alice Maranian.
He attended schools in Arlington as well as in Boston at Don Bosco for printing. At the age of nine, he was already an entrepreneur. Following his discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps, Arthur started his own business in Somerville. In 1950, he married the late Helen Marian of Lowell, and they moved to Washington, D.C. There, Arthur and Helen started their family and were blessed with two beautiful children, Arthur Jr. and Linda.
Arthur worked for a printing company affiliated with the U.S. government and was in charge of the Special Marine Unit from the Pentagon that provided and rushed secret documents and maps crucial to the Korean War effort. This experience provided him with a thorough understanding of lithography. In 1953, he returned to Boston and started Maran Printing Service, Inc., in Arlington. Over the years, Maran Printing Service became one of the most unique printing plants in the Boston area, receiving many awards for outstanding work in the printing trade.
Arthur made special presentations for President Gerald R. Ford, the Bicentennial, the U.S. Postal Service, the U.S. Constitution Museum, the opening of the Kennedy Library attended by President Jimmy Carter, and other historical programs. He received numerous expressions of gratitude, among them from President Ford, the White House, and the Kennedy Family. Arthur’s love for history and printing was recognized by his peers in the New England Printer and National Geographic magazines, as well as the Armenian Mirror Spectator and other Boston-area papers.
Arthur was a long-standing member and generous supporter of the Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Cambridge along with other local Armenian churches and organizations. He was a member of Mystic Valley Masonic Lodge, the Knights of Vartan, the Aleppo Shriners. He is survived by his son, Arthur Jr. and his wife Karen; his daughter, Linda Mitchell and her husband Kenneth; 4 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren. He was the brother of Aram, Jack, Lucy Balian, Dorothy Parsikikian, and the late Leo, George, Michael, and Ann Hartounian. He is survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Arthur is also survived by his loving companion and friend Nadia Ann Karnik.
Funeral service was held on Wed., May 28 at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Armenian Church, 145 Brattle St. in Cambridge. Visiting hours were at the Aram Bedrosian Funeral Home, 558 Mt. Auburn St. in Watertown on May 27. Memorial gifts may be made to the Quimby Center for Geriatric Care at Mt. Auburn Hospital (300 Mt. Auburn St., Ste. 517, Cambridge, MA 02138; Attention: John R. Anderson, MD). Interment will be at the Lincoln Cemetery in Lincoln, Mass.
Does any know if these Maranians are related to Paul Maranian of Detroit Michigan?