Edward Benjamin COHEN

COHEN, Edward "Eddie" Benjamin. At North York General Hospital on May 23, 2008 after a valiant battle, just shy of his eighty-eighth birthday. Beloved husband of 61 years of Beatrice Cohen. Devoted father and father-in-law of Sidney and Susan Cohen of Toronto, and Harvey Cohen of Vancouver. Loving Zaida of Jay and Tracy who will always remember him as The Champ. Brother of Rita Padveen and the late Ernest and Sidney Cohen of Montreal. Born and raised in Montreal, Eddie was a WWII veteran and worked hard devoting his life to his family. The funeral will be held at Pardes Shalom Cemetery Community section 5 (on Dufferin Ave. Vaughan, Ontario) at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 25. Memorial donations may be made to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation (416) 920-5055.Published in the Montreal Gazette on 5/24/2008