Dorothy E. "Coopie" Cohn
September 10, 1923 — August 11, 2016
Boardman - Dorothy E. "Coopie" Cohn, 92, died Thursday, August 11, 2016 in Hospice of the Valley, Hospice House. She was born September 10, 1923 in Struthers, to the late, Stephen "Sam" and Julia Weiss Krause.
Dorothy graduated from Youngstown South on January 28, 1943 and was employed as a salesperson for JC Penney. She was a member of the Rodef Sholom and enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles, playing bingo and going to the casino. She loved to walk on the beach and collect sea shells. Her famous quote was, "I had a good life and lived it the way I wanted." The most important aspect of her life was her family and friends, she loved them deeply along with her dog, Bailey.
She leaves her two daughters, Gail Lynn Friedenberger and Marsha Rose Cohn both of Boardman; son, Joel (Michele) Cohn of Boardman; four grandchildren, Sarah L. (Erica Speer) Friedenberger, Joel (Jessica) Cohn, Melissa Cohn and Michael Cohn; two great-grandchildren, Katalina Cohn and Savannah Cohn; several nieces and nephews; several great nieces and great nephews and her sister-in-law, Estelle (the late Paul) Brouchkie.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Cohn on January 15, 1980; her sisters, Irene Ragosin, Pearl Krause, Ruth Schwartz and Florence Weller, father-in-law, Aaron Cohn, mother-in-law, Goldie Goldberg Cohn, sisters-in-law, Beatrice (Moon) Marinelli, Pearl (Walter) Mont, Rhea (Joe) Sturgeon and Dorothy (Maury) Sheffler.
Services will be held on Tuesday at 11am at the Davis-Becker Funeral Home, 8536 Market St. Boardman, with Jerry Haber officiating. Entombment will follow in the Rodef Sholom Cemetery in Tod Homestead Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday from 5-7pm and prior to the service from 10-10:45am on Tuesday at the funeral home.
The family would like to send a special thank you to family and friends for all of the thoughts and prayers and to her care givers for their compassion and the wonderful care given to Dorothy during this difficult time.
Flowers are beautiful, however the family would like donations to be made to Hospice of the Valley, Hospice House, 9803 Sharrott Rd. Poland, OH 44514.
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