With serenity and grace, Gladys V. Conlon (Boghosian), 94, a lifelong Belmont resident, passed to eternity on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, at the Kaplan Family Hospice Home in Danvers.
Gladys was the daughter of the late Victoria Vaznaian Boghosian, an Armenian Genocide survivor, and her father, the late Paul T. Boghosian, a noted businessman.
She is survived by her sister, Marilyn Papazian, and her brother, Paul T. Boghosian Jr. of Belmont. Gladys raised four children: a daughter, Sharon Morasso, who lives in Genoa, Italy, a son, Michael P. Conlon, who lives in Nevada, a daughter, Deborah Brown, who lives in Tennessee and a son, Patrick Conlon, who lives in California. Gladys was blessed to have seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. These children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren provide a testament to the continuation of Gladys’ life story.
Gladys’ journey was not without challenges, marked by having four children in five years, limited financial resources and a husband not devoted to marriage or child rearing resulting in a family move from Cleveland to Belmont. Gladys enjoyed walking everywhere in Belmont, roller skating when younger, dancing to music at Mosley’s, dining with family and friends, reading at Belmont’s libraries and participating in activities at the senior center. She especially enjoyed traveling to California and Texas to visit her children and grandchildren and camping with her friends.
Gladys was a steadfast and devoted Armenian Christian and a 50-year member of the First Armenian Church in Belmont. Gladys loved the church services and its celebration of the holidays and many festivals. Gladys always appreciated the warm welcome of its congregation and the support of its ministers during her harrowing times, particularly the support of Rev. Vartan Hartunian.
Gladys took pride in her work at Mt. Auburn and Sancta Maria hospitals, selling and providing customer service in the 1980s and 1990s to patients wanting televisions and phones in their rooms. She often told stories of patients who would not allow her to leave their rooms before they related their life stories. Gladys provided a sympathetic ear to their stories, and she felt she was helping them by giving her time. She loved this part of her job more than anything else.
Gladys considered herself fortunate to have lived for almost a century. Because she loved movies, she often recalled when admission to a theater was 15 cents and Shirley Temple was America’s number one star.
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