Harriet (Bacharach) Cohen, formerly of West Hartford, widow of Abraham Cohen, died Monday, (November 25, 2002). Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Frieda (Elsner) and Samuel Bacharach.
A graduate of Smith College, she had worked at Washington Federal Savings and Loan as a bank officer; she was the first woman president of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers in Florida; was president of Renanah Chapter of Hadassah; on the board of Miami Beach Region of Hadassah; served as president of Emma Lazarus Chapter of B'nai Brith; and was active in South Shore Hospital and True Sisters.
She and her late husband were survivors of the sinking of the cruise ship Morro Castle in 1934.
She leaves a son, Robert Cohen and his wife Elisa of Jersey City, NJ; a daughter, Susan Cohen and her husband Malcolm of NY; and three grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Wednesday, November 27, 12 Noon in Beth Israel Cemetery, Ward and Affleck Streets, Hartford. A procession to the cemetery will leave at 11:30 a.m. from the Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Ave., Hartford. A memorial period will be held at the home of Gerry Cohen, Wednesday evening, 7-9 p.m., 101 Foxcroft Road, West Hartford.
Memorial contributions may be made to Renanah Chapter of Hadassah, c/o Dorothy Cohn, 910 West Ave., Apt. 434, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Published in The Hartford Courant on November 26, 2002
A graduate of Smith College, she had worked at Washington Federal Savings and Loan as a bank officer; she was the first woman president of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers in Florida; was president of Renanah Chapter of Hadassah; on the board of Miami Beach Region of Hadassah; served as president of Emma Lazarus Chapter of B'nai Brith; and was active in South Shore Hospital and True Sisters.
She and her late husband were survivors of the sinking of the cruise ship Morro Castle in 1934.
She leaves a son, Robert Cohen and his wife Elisa of Jersey City, NJ; a daughter, Susan Cohen and her husband Malcolm of NY; and three grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Wednesday, November 27, 12 Noon in Beth Israel Cemetery, Ward and Affleck Streets, Hartford. A procession to the cemetery will leave at 11:30 a.m. from the Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Ave., Hartford. A memorial period will be held at the home of Gerry Cohen, Wednesday evening, 7-9 p.m., 101 Foxcroft Road, West Hartford.
Memorial contributions may be made to Renanah Chapter of Hadassah, c/o Dorothy Cohn, 910 West Ave., Apt. 434, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Published in The Hartford Courant on November 26, 2002
Harriet (Bacharach) Cohen, formerly of West Hartford, widow of Abraham Cohen, died Monday, (November 25, 2002). Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Frieda (Elsner) and Samuel Bacharach.
A graduate of Smith College, she had worked at Washington Federal Savings and Loan as a bank officer; she was the first woman president of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers in Florida; was president of Renanah Chapter of Hadassah; on the board of Miami Beach Region of Hadassah; served as president of Emma Lazarus Chapter of B'nai Brith; and was active in South Shore Hospital and True Sisters.
She and her late husband were survivors of the sinking of the cruise ship Morro Castle in 1934.
She leaves a son, Robert Cohen and his wife Elisa of Jersey City, NJ; a daughter, Susan Cohen and her husband Malcolm of NY; and three grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Wednesday, November 27, 12 Noon in Beth Israel Cemetery, Ward and Affleck Streets, Hartford. A procession to the cemetery will leave at 11:30 a.m. from the Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Ave., Hartford. A memorial period will be held at the home of Gerry Cohen, Wednesday evening, 7-9 p.m., 101 Foxcroft Road, West Hartford.
Memorial contributions may be made to Renanah Chapter of Hadassah, c/o Dorothy Cohn, 910 West Ave., Apt. 434, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Published in The Hartford Courant on November 26, 2002
A graduate of Smith College, she had worked at Washington Federal Savings and Loan as a bank officer; she was the first woman president of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers in Florida; was president of Renanah Chapter of Hadassah; on the board of Miami Beach Region of Hadassah; served as president of Emma Lazarus Chapter of B'nai Brith; and was active in South Shore Hospital and True Sisters.
She and her late husband were survivors of the sinking of the cruise ship Morro Castle in 1934.
She leaves a son, Robert Cohen and his wife Elisa of Jersey City, NJ; a daughter, Susan Cohen and her husband Malcolm of NY; and three grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Wednesday, November 27, 12 Noon in Beth Israel Cemetery, Ward and Affleck Streets, Hartford. A procession to the cemetery will leave at 11:30 a.m. from the Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Ave., Hartford. A memorial period will be held at the home of Gerry Cohen, Wednesday evening, 7-9 p.m., 101 Foxcroft Road, West Hartford.
Memorial contributions may be made to Renanah Chapter of Hadassah, c/o Dorothy Cohn, 910 West Ave., Apt. 434, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Published in The Hartford Courant on November 26, 2002
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