{"id":56195,"date":"2020-07-27T04:22:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T10:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=56195"},"modified":"2020-08-02T04:52:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T10:52:03","slug":"peggy-cohn-is-interred-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/peggy-cohn-is-interred-in-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Peggy Cohn is interred in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PEGGY L. COHN, a resident of New Orleans over the course of the past five years and a native of Alabama, passed away on July 20, 2020 at her New Orleans home. Cohn, 91, was returned to her home state and her final resting on July 24.<\/p>\n<p>Cohn began her life as a resident of Birmingham and graduated from the University of Miami in Florida. Following her marriage to S. Robert &#8220;Bobby&#8221; Cohn, she moved to Union Springs, Alabama to raise her family and to see to her husband&#8217;s department store, M. Cohn &amp; Son. Following retirement, the couple moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where they stayed until after the husband&#8217;s death..<\/p>\n<p>After moving to New Orleans to be closer to family, Cohn became affiliated with Congregation Gates of Prayer in Metairie. She was also a member of the Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah and the New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women.<\/p>\n<p>Predeceased by her husband, Cohn is survived by her children Stanley Cohn (Jane) and Leslie Fischman (Dr. Nathan), four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>Graveside services were conducted by Rabbi Scott Looper of Temple Beth Or in Montgomery on Friday, July 24, 2020, with burial at Eternal Rest in Oakwood Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the New Orleans Jewish Community Center, 5342 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115; Temple Beth Or, 2246 Narrow Lane Road, Montgomery, AL 36106; or the charity of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home handled arrangements. 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