Claire "Maudie" Cohen Obituary (1924 - 2014)

Claire “Maudie” Cohen Claire “Maudie” Cohen, age 90, life-long St. Paul resident, passed away on December 26. Preceded in death by husband, Roy “Mickey” Cohen; brother, Jack “Jake” Batush, sister Frances “Fanny” Levinson and brother, Howard “Herschel” Batush. Survived by daughter, Jody Cohen Press (Steve Press) and son, Robert Cohen (Sarah Norsted) and grandchildren, William, Benjamin and Olivia Cohen. Also survived by special friends Carol Estocko, Leslie Norsted, Dr. Laura Mudrak, Jim Smith and Christian Duffenbach. We thank nurse Joann Mason for her friendly visits. We thank nurse Kathy Williams for her unending spirit. We thank the Prairie Stone Pharmacy staff in Highland Park for their kindness. We thank the HealthPartners Riverside Oncology nurses who lovingly treated and cared for Claire: Carol, Mary Beth, Kerri, Kristi, Laurie, Donna, Amy & Diega. We thank Veronica, Robbie, Chris & Maria for their unending encouragement. We thank Sinoun for her gentle touch. We thank hospice nurse Jan Ellwanger for her guidance and wisdom and we thank the Sholom Home Hospice/Sholom Home East staff for their compassionate care. We thank Dr. Seth Wolpert for knowing that age is not a barrier to surgery. We thank Dr. Dan Schneider for knowing that chemotherapy is manageable. We thank Dr. Geeta Dash for knowing that a patient’s symptoms must always be investigated. We know that without Dr. Dash, the last 3½ years would not have been possible. Graveside services, Sunday, December 28 at 11:30 am at the Westside Hebrew Cemetery, Barclay Street & Maryland Ave. in St. Paul. Shiva Sunday at 7:00pm at the St. Paul Jewish Community Center. Memorials preferred to The Claire & Roy Cohen Youth Scholarship Fund at the St. Paul Jewish Community Center, 1375 St. Paul Ave. St. Paul, MN 55116 (www.stpauljcc.org) or to The Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Ave. Bethpage, NY 11714 (www.lustgarten.org or www.curepc.org)