BREWSTER - Neil A. Krikorian, 82, son of Walter and Mary Krikorian, passed away on Dec. 29,
2020 in his home after a number of years of poor health due to COPD.
Neil was born on Sept. 16, 1938 at Forest Hills Hospital and received an education within the
Boston school system while living in Jamaica Plain. In 1957, he joined the United States Marine
Corps where he was stationed in Jacksonville, Memphis, then Beaufort, South Carolina. During
his four years of service, Neil was an aviation technician.
Shortly after his term of service, Neil attended and graduated from the Lowell Technological
Institute 1966 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. This led him to work for
Sanders Association in Nashua, NH, then RCA in Burlington, MA.
In 1969, Neil and his beloved wife, Rosemary, moved to Cape Cod with their children. For many
years, Neil and his brother Paul developed communities such as Merrywood in Harwich and
Riverbay Estates in Chatham. With this experience, Neil went on to form New England Copper
Roof Company (Dennis, MA) in 1975, where he worked until his retirement in 2018.
Neil is survived by his wife of 57 years, Rosemary Krikorian (McBride), brother Paul and wife
Althea, brother-in-law Edward and wife Tessa McBride, children Maria, John, and Joseph
Krikorian, grandchildren Jessica Hnis, husband Todd Hnis, Neil Connell, and great-grandson
Mason Sztuka as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
An open Funeral Mass for Neil will be held at Our Lady of the Cape (468 Stony Brook Rd,
Brewster, MA) on January 13th at 11am.The Mass will be live streamed at www.ourladyofthecape.org. There will be a private US Marine Corps Burial Service
to follow. In lieu of flowers, please send all donations to the Brewster VFW (PO Box 875,
Brewster, MA 02631) to support our local veterans.
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