Melville Stanley Cohen^[1]

1929 - 2006  (77 years)

• Name	Melville Stanley Cohen
  Nickname	Mel
  Born	24 Mar 1929	New York, NY, US
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Sep 2006	Charlotte, NC, US
  Buried	Hebrew Cemetery, Charlotte, NC, US
  Person ID	I2040	Smithwick Family Tree | Goldman Family
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Harry Cohen
  Mother	Gertrude Posner
  Family ID	F731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Goldman,   b. 20 Oct 1931, Bronx, NY, US ,   d. 10 Jan 2019, Atlanta, GA, US  (Age 87 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1950
  Divorced	Abt 1980
  Children	+ 1. Steven Jay Cohen,   b. 13 Jan 1952, Charlotte, NC, US ,   d. 26 Oct 2018, Philadelphia, PA, US  (Age 66 years) + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S207] Obituary - Mel Cohen, (FindAGrave.com). A native of New York City, he was raised in Shelby where he attended school. He also attended the Riverside Military Academy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Phi Beta Kappa) and received a master's degree from New York University. While living in Charlotte, he owned and operated many retail shops including Cohen's of Shelby and Melville's Children's Shops. He also worked in many facets of real estate including stints with Colornet and ERA Realty. He was a member of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity, a member and president of B'Nai Brith Men, a member of Temple Israel in Charlotte and Temple Beth El in Port St. Lucie and an active member of the Toastmasters. Mel loved life. He loved laughter, singing, the Miami Hurricanes and his Tarheels. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gertrude Posner Cohen and Harry S. Cohen and his sister, Rella Kort.