She was born March 12, 1919 in New York, New York to the late David Cohn and Lena Fischer Cohn.
LTC Peter T. Mauro preceded Bella in death on February 3, 1983 and she is survived by her children, George Mauro and wife Jean, Paul Mauro and wife Patricia; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and sister, Sarah Schwartz.
Bella was dearly loved by her family and will be deeply missed.