Madeline Rose Gerstenblatt Cohen

COHEN, MADELINE ROSE (GERSTENBLATT), 95, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died January 17, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late David Cohen, she was born in Oxford, MA, a daughter of the late Hyman and Molly (Barber) Gerstenblatt.    Mrs. Cohen was the mother of Stanley Cohen (Beverly) of Pawtucket, Gerald Cohen (Esta) of East Greenwich, and Mindy Stafford (Robert) of West Warwick;  Grandmother of Jeffrey Cohen (Amy), Debra Lewis (Andrew), Susan Gastel (Jonathan), Rina Vertes (Roger), Amy Blustein (Howard), Daniel Cohen (Elizabeth), Marcy Cascone (John), Stuart Licker and Lauri O’Banion (Michael).    Great-grandmother of 18: Jake and Zachary Cohen; Jamie, Jonathan and Scott Lewis; Dylan, Amanda and Dennis Gastel; Marissa and Joshua Vertes; Mitchell and Rachel Blustein; Milton and Nathaniel Cohen; John Robert Cascone; Kim Abotbul (Yaniv), Mary Beth Bergum (Erik), and Daniel O’Banion (Alison).     She was the sister of the late Beverly Simmons, Dr. Seymour Gersten, and Bertram Gersten; sister-in-law of Frances Levin and Florence Cohen; and aunt to   numerous nieces and nephews.  Retired from Allendale Insurance in 1980; Madeline was honored for 20 years of volunteer service at Kent Hospital, Warwick; she had been involved in the Leisure Club at Temple Emanu-El, Providence; and was always devoted to her loving family.      Funeral services will be held at Sugarman-Sinai Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope St., Providence on Sunday, January 20th at 10:00 AM.  Shiva will be observed Sunday and Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the home of Stanley & Beverly Cohen.  In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Home & Hospice Care of RI, 1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904 or to the charity of your choice.