Obituaries
Obituary: Virginia (Petrossian) Laraway, 83, of North Haven
Virginia was known as an extremely generous and giving person. She adored her family, was kind, selfless, thoughtful and hard working.
NORTH HAVEN, CT - (From Wallingford Funeral Home) Virginia (Petrossian) Laraway, 83, of North Haven, CT passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Hamadan Iran, May 12, 1938, a daughter of the late Avedis and Eliza (Rostemian) Petrossian, where she was part of a large Armenian community.
Virginia came to the United States in 1961, one of 200 Iranian students granted a passport to study abroad. She attended Southern Connecticut State College where she was a member of the Community of Nations Program.
She married John Laraway in 1963 and in 1965 she gave birth to her only daughter Ramona. They settled in the greater New Haven area, and she became a U.S. citizen on May 1st, 1968.
She obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Southern Connecticut State College, and worked in a variety of positions over the years including as a clothing designer, a manager at Hanover Insurance in Middletown, CT and as a Real Estate Agent for Calcagni Real Estate, North Haven, CT.
She was an extremely generous and giving person who always donated to many charities.
At home she enjoyed her family, was kind, selfless, thoughtful and was an excellent cook, always putting extra touches in to make the meals special.
Her family loved and appreciated her – she was one of a kind.
In addition to her husband John, she is survived by her daughter Ramona (Laraway) Eldridge of Wallingford CT, her brothers Robert Petrossian of CA and Vartan Petrossian of CA, her sister Loretta (Petrossian) Smith of AZ , and her granddaughters Julia (Eldridge) Catricala and her husband Tom Catricala of Southington CT, and Alicia Eldridge of Wallingford, CT.
She also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and other relations who live all over the United States and the world.
A graveside service will be held at the In Memoriam Cemetery in Wallingford CT on November 9th at 10:30am.
Arrangements are under the direction of The Wallingford Funeral Home.
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