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'''Born:''' January 21, 1896 

'''Died:''' October 9, 1966 

'''Married:''' [[Virginia%20Cohen|Virginia Reid]] 

'''Snair Cohen''' was a part owner for many years of [[D.%20Cohen%20and%20Sons|D. Cohen and Sons]].  He was a [[World%20War%20II%20veteran|World War II veteran]]. 
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''[[Adirondack%20Daily%20Enterprise|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', October 10, 1966 

'''Snair Cohen''' 

Snair Cohen, a life-long resident of Saranac Lake and part owner for many years of [[D.%20Cohen%20and%20Sons|D. Cohen and Sons]], Inc., one of the oldest and largest hardware stores in the North Country, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at his home, [[52%20Petrova%20Avenue|52 Petrova Avenue]]. 

Mr. Cohen was born Jan. 21, 1896 in [[Bloomingdale|Bloomingdale]], a son of [[David%20Cohen|David]] and [[Bessie%20Zoger%20Cohen|Bessie Zoger Cohen]] 

He was a veteran of [[World%20War%20I|World War I]] with service in the U. S. Army and a member of American Legion Post 447. He was very active in Masonic affairs and belonged to Oriental Temple A.A.Q.N.M., Shriners of Troy; Royal Arch Masons, Wanneta Chapter 291 of Saranac Lake; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. St. Lawrence Lodge of Perfection, Shriners; Adirondack Shrine Association of Shriners of Lake Placid; and [[Whiteface%20Mountain%20Lodge|Whiteface Mt. Lodge]], 789, F and AM. He also was a member of [[Elks%20Lodge|Elks Lodge]] 1508 and the [[Saranac%20Lake%20Fish%20and%20Game%20Club|Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club]]. 

His wife, the former Virginia Reid, survives. Also surviving are two brothers, [[Max%20Cohen|Max]] and [[Louie%20Cohen|Louie]] of Saranac Lake; two sisters, Mrs. [[Alice%20Krinovitz|Alice Krinovitz]] of Saranac Lake and Mrs. [[Jennie%20Michelman|Jennie Michelman]] of Bloomingdale; two nieces Mrs. Phyllis Feinberg and Mrs. Natalie Sirlin of Long Island. 

Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. at Mr. Cohen s home. A private funeral service will be held Tuesday, also at his home, with Rabbi Selig S. Auerbach of Lake Placid, officiating.  Burial will be in the family plot. [[Keough%20and%20Son%20Funeral%20Home|Keough and Son Funeral Home]] is in charge of arrangements. 

Friends wishing to remember Mr. Cohen may make contributions to [[Saranac%20Lake%20Hospital|Saranac Lake Hospital]] General Building Fund. 

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