Dr. Ephraim Bernard Cohen Obituary (1915 - 2012)

Dr. Ephraim B. Cohen, age 96 of St. Louis Park, passed away June 15, 2012. Preceded in death by wife, Lillian Kay Cohen, parents, Dr. Nathan N. & Jean Cohen, and daughter Sharon Bloch. Survived by daughter, Dr. Barbara Cohen (Dr. Donald Scarl); granddaughter, Judith Scarl; sister, Edith Grossman; nieces, nephews and cousins. Dr. Cohen was a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School, he served his internship at Beth Israel Hospital in New York and a medical residency at Wisconsin General Hospital. Dr. Cohen published 10 articles in medical journals and was co-author of a teaching manual on diabetes. He taught in the cardiology and diabetes clinics of the University of Minnesota Medical School. He was the fifth chief of staff of Mt. Sinai Hospital and twice head of the Medical Service. Dr, Cohen served in the Air Force as a flight surgeon for five years before and during World War II. Funeral service 11 AM SUNDAY at the ADATH YESHURUN CEMETERY, 56th at France Ave. So., Edina. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the donor’s favorite charity.