Shirley Ann Cohen, 95

Shirley Ann Cohen(nee Silver) of St. Charles, Illinois, died on Jan.  21, 2015 at the age of 95. She was born May 8, 1919.

Shirley was born on May 8, 1919, in Belvidere, Illinois.  She married the love of her life Marvin Cohen, of Elgin, Ill.  on June 15, 1943.  Marvin truly cherished her. After 53 wonderful years of marriage, her beloved Marvin, passed away in 1996.

Shirley was the dear daughter of the late Dorothy and Louis Silver of Belvidere the founders of Louis Silver Scrap-Iron Metal. She is survived by her daughter Linda Cohen of St. Charles, and by two brothers, Allen Silver and Morton (Elaine) Silver of Belvidere.

Shirley, a loving homemaker, was known for her baking skills.  Her immaculate kosher home was often filled with the aroma of her ‘one-in-a-million’ banana cake and scrumptious brownies. In addition to baking, she also enjoyed cooking, reading biographies, knitting, needlepoint, gardening, and aquatic classes at Delnor Health and Fitness Center.  She was alert, healthy, trim, always impeccably dressed and a very generous person who would never divulge her age.

Shirley was a lifetime member of Hadassah, a member of the Fox Valley Order of Eastern Star Chapter #265, (she was Esther), and a former pink- lady volunteer at Delnor Hospital.  She thoroughly enjoyed living in St. Charles.

Funeral services were held at Shalom Memorial Park 1700 West Rand Road in Arlington Heights, Illinois at 1 p.m.  Jan. 22.  In lieu of flowers and to honor Shirley’s memory, donations to the Diskin Orphan Fund of Israel, 1533 44th Brooklyn Street, New York 11219 or to the charity of your choice would greatly be appreciated.