Mary Cherekjian, 93, formerly of Rutherford, NJ died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. She was born in West New York, NJ to the late John and Yeghsa Kahaumjian. She was a graduate of Memorial High School in West New York. She was employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance in New York City after high school. She married Ara Cherekjian and lived in an apartment in Weehawken where she had a son, John. He was a little mischievous boy who one day got his head stuck in a wrought iron fence and the fire department had to rescue him. Needless to say, she stayed home to oversee her first born son. The apartment got too small with the birth of her second child, Elaine and they moved to a house in Rutherford. She lived in Rutherford for almost 60 years. She loved the small town feel of Rutherford and always went for a daily walks to admire the surroundings. She is survived by her son, John and daughter Elaine. She had four grandchildren, three great grandchildren and another on the way. Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Ara, and brothers Nichan and Paul Kahaumjian.
Funeral Services are private.