Norma A. Cohen, of Cedar Grove, N.J., passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023, at the age of 75.
She was born February 24, 1948, in Georgetown, Guyana to Cecil Ivor Vasco and Ezilda (nee Santos) Lopes and lived in Georgetown, Guyana before emigrating to the United States in 1963, spending time in Brooklyn, N.Y., then eventually settling in Cedar Grove in 1981. She worked as an executive administrative assistant for Hutton Construction, Inc. in Cedar Grove. Norma loved to cook and loved even more passing on recipes to Noah, Tyler, and Meredith. Fishing was one of her favorite past times and she enjoyed crafting and making items for her family, such as centerpieces for Morgan and Meredith''s wedding.
Preceded in death by her parents and her former husband, Norman, she is survived by her loving children, Morgan A. Cohen, and his wife, Meredith, and Tyler A. Cohen; cherished grandson, Noah G. Cohen; and dear siblings, Christopher Lopes, Lorraine Barnes, and Suzette Holmes, along with all of her beloved nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
A Memorial Gathering will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 from 4-8 p.m. with a prayer service to be offered at 7:30 p.m. at Shook''s Cedar Grove Funeral Home, 486 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove, N.J. Memories and condolences may be shared at shookscedargrove.com.