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COHEN, Bessie Green
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- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- NameofMother
- Dora Corber Green
- Name of Father
- Harry C. Green
- Spouse
- Samuel Cohen
- Additional Family
- 2 brothers - Louis, Nathan, 2 sisters - Muriel, Eleanor Romer
- Date of Birth
- 1915
- Date of Death
- August 8, 1991
- Place Where Deceased
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Place of Residence
- Saint John
- Cemetery
- Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
- Notes
- OBITUARIES: Evening Times Globe, August 9, 1991 Bessie Cohen of 20 Prince Edward Street, Prince Edward Apartments, wife of Sam Cohen, died on Thursday at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Born in Saint John, she was a daughter of the late Harry and (Corber) Green. She had been a life long resident of Saint John and was active in community affairs. She was a member of Congregation Shaarei Zedek and Sisterhood. Her brother Louis and sister Muriel died previously. Besides her husband she is survived by one son Mal of Saint John; one daughter Miriam Watkins of Diamond Bar, Calif.; one sister Eleanor Romer of Oakville, Ont.; one brother Nathan Green of Saint John; three grandchildren; several nephews and nieces. The body is resting at the Castle Funeral Home, (Hillsley) 91 Leinster Street from where the funeral will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. Interment will take place in the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society if desired. COHEN – At. St. Joseph’s Hospital, August 8, 1991, Mrs. Bessie Cohen, wife of Samuel Cohen of Prince Edward Square Apartments; survived by her husband, one son Mal of Saint John, one daughter, Miriam Watkins, of Diamond Bar, California, one sister, Eleanor Romer of Oakville, Ont., one brother, Nathan Green of Saint John, several nephews and nieces. Resting at the Castle Funeral Home (Hillsley), 91 Leinster Street, from where the funeral will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. Interment in the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society if desired. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.486. Memorial plaque in synagogue: Kashetsky-Michelson - F2.
- Record Source
- SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-S
- File No.
- 150
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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COHEN, Samuel
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy92946
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- NameofMother
- Alice Kunitzky Cohen
- Name of Father
- Jack Cohen
- Spouse
- Bessie Green Cohen
- Additional Family
- 2 brothers - Joe, Hy
- Date of Death
- April 14, 2000
- Place Where Deceased
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Place of Residence
- Saint John
- Cemetery
- Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
- Notes
- OBITUARIES: Telegraph Journal, April 15, 2000 Samuel (Sam) Cohen 82, Saint John, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2000, following a long illness and period of failing health. Born in Halifax, he was a life-long resident of Saint John. He was the son of the late Jack and Alice Cohen and was predeceased by his wife Bessy and his brother Joe. He is survived by his brother Hy of Boston, Mass., his son and daughter-in-law Mal and Marlies of Dartmouth, N.S., daughter and son-in-law Miriam and George Watkins of Hampton, N.B. and grandchildren Reuven of Halifax/New York, Tova of Dartmouth and Yael of Toronto. Sam was a member of the Congregation Shaarei Zedek and active in various community activities including the Shomer Club and volunteer at the Jewish Museum. Among his various work positions, he is best remembered for his position as Manager of Dalmy’s. A life-long musician, Sam’s melodic saxophone and clarinet stylings lit up the community and dance floors for more than two generations. The funeral will be held at A.W. Cavanagh Funeral Home, 91 Leinster Street, 634-1712, on Sunday, April 16, at 2 p.m. The family of Mr. Cohen will be receiving visitors during the day of Monday, April 17, and services will be said during the morning and evening. In lieu of flowers, donation to the Saint John Jewish Museum, St. Joseph’s Hospital or the New Brunswick Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Interment in Green-Hart Cemetery. (photo with article) Gravestone reference code(s): JM 2001.22.48. Memorial plaque in synagogue: Kashetsky-Michelson - F2 . Additional notes: merchant, musician
- Record Source
- SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-S
- File No.
- 182
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
Images
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