Watertown, Massachusetts Remembers Anie Manoushagian and Arie Orchanian After Fatal Crash on December 27, 2025

The Watertown community gathered in quiet solidarity on December 27, 2025, to honor the lives of Anie Manoushagian and Arie Orchanian, who were killed earlier in the week in a motor vehicle collision following a family funeral. The vigil took place outside the Armenian Memorial Church, a location closely tied to both individuals and their extended family, reflecting the depth of their connection to the town and its institutions.

Manoushagian, 80, and her nephew Orchanian, 32, were returning to the church for a memorial dinner after attending burial services for a relative when their vehicle collided with another car. Both were lifelong members of the church and were remembered by clergy and community members as steady, generous presences whose family roots in Watertown extended across generations and continents. As remarks were offered, the gathering underscored not only the loss of two lives, but the absence now felt in a community shaped by their long-standing involvement and quiet service.