Beloved husband of Joanne (Yenowskas) Balekdjian. Loving step father of Leonard J. Ferrari, Jr. and his wife Ellen, and Lisa A. Ferrari. Cherished grandfather of Nicholas J. Ferrari and James C. Cheney, Jr. A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 26th, at 12 noon in the JF Ward Funeral Home, 772 Broadway, Everett, MA. In his memory donations may be made to the Italian Home For Children, 1125 Centre St., Jaimaca Plain, MA 02130. Mr. Balekdjian was a retired building superintendent and a Korean War US Army veteran.