Beloved wife of the late Bernard Cohen and the late Jack Fridkin. Cherished sister to Ruby (Lapin), the late Joe (Sander) and Leonard (Sander). Adored mother of the late Ellen (Alec Sonnenthal), Peggy (Rod Thomas), the late Andrea (Cohen) and Amy (Brian Brunig). Loved stepmother to the late Jerry (Fridkin), Bonnie (Schlansky) and Eileen (Fridkin).
Treasured grandmother of Aislinn, Zachary, Kaitlin (Thomas), Dustin (Sonnenthal) and Anna (Cook), Connor and Danielle (Brunig). And Step-grandmother to Rachel, Jackie (Fridkin) and the late Scott (Schlansky). Dear great-grandmother to Lily and Tova Thomas.
Born in St. Louis to a large, boisterous loving family, Jean embraced life with vigor, found humor in most situations and peace and inspiration in creating art in many forms.
Known fondly by her grandchildren as ‘Mama Jean’ and later ‘Mickey Jean’, Jean had the uncanny ability to make any situation a game, including a broken windshield washer fluid dispenser. She was relentlessly positive, pragmatic and made the mundane magical.
Jean will be missed by many and live in our memories with laughter and love.
Graveside service Monday, October 6th, 3:30 PM at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery-White Road. Donations in her memory can be made to the Andrea Cohen Fine Arts Fund https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AECDDBLLZC82Y or Evelyn’s House.
