Theresa "Dolly" Brundage

PEABODY-Theresa "Dolly" (Kalousdian) Brundage, 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning at the Nursing Center Care facility at Brooksby Village in Peabody. She was the wife of the late David M. Brundage with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Cranston, (Edgewood) RI, on May 12, 1926, she was the daughter of Armenian Immigrants, Hagop and Teriz (Echmalian) Kalousdian. She was raised and educated in Rhode Island. While living there, she became employed by the telephone company as an information operator for over thirty years and continued working her way into management until her retirement in 1981. In 1957, Theresa met the love of her life, David Mark Brundage, while he was stationed at Quonset Naval Base. He became a career member of the U.S.Navy. They lived at various naval base locations, including Memphis, Tennessee, then to Newfoundland and back to Memphis. After living in Tennessee for a number of years, she and her husband retired to Danvers, Mass. and then to Brooksby Village in Peabody, to be close to her family. She was an active member of St. Gregory’s Armenian Apostolic Church in North Andover, MA. She was a member of the St. Gregory’s Ladies Guild, and Choir, Armenian Youth Federation, and the Armenian Relief Society. Theresa was an incredible cook and baker. She and Dave loved to entertain, and they always had a house full of family and friends. They loved to travel, and their trip to Armenia in 1979 was an incredible experience for them. She loved all animals and was an avid supporter of many animal organizations. She enjoyed going to the casinos, and playing her weekly canasta, and pokeno games with her Brooksby Village friends. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her beloved siblings, sisters Ethel and Grace Kalousdian, Pauline (Kalousdian) and her husband Vartkis Boghosian, her brother Sahag and his wife Margaret (Miktarian) Kalousdian, her nieces Karen Grace (Kalousdian) Kouchakdjian, Ethel (Boghosian) Trask, nephew Hagop Michael Kalousdian, and grandnephew Christopher Sahag Kouchakdjian. Mrs. Brundage is survived by her nephew Gregory K. Boghosian and his wife Donna of Beverly, MA., her niece Diane Theresa (Kalousdian) and her husband Kenneth Biagiotti of Burlington, MA., her nephews-in-law, George Kouchakdjian of Millis, MA., Richard Trask of Danvers, MA., her niece-in-law Becky Kalousdian of Ponta Vedra Beach, FL., her cousins Linda (Russian) Adanalian, of Winchester, MA., Arsen Russian, of Arlington, MA., Mary Petrone and her husband David of Warwick, RI. As well as grandnephews and grandnieces Gregory K. II and Todd B. Boghosian, Nicholas and Mark Biagiotti, Alex Kouchakdjian, Pamela (Kalousdian) Davis, Michael Kalousdian, Elizabeth (Trask) Peterson, many great grand nephews and nieces and her goddaughter Cheryl Melton of Prairieville, LA Theresa was a faithful and longstanding servant to Jesus Christ, a lover of animals, and a beloved Matriarchal Armenian Aunt of scores of loving relatives and friends. Her Funeral Service will be held at 11AM on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers. Visitation will be held from 9:30AM-11AM in the funeral home prior to her service in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Lake St., Peabody. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Saint Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church, 158 Main St, N. Andover, MA, 01845. Online direction and condolences are available at www.LyonsFuneral.com