Dorene Binstock Cohen

COHEN: Dorene Binstock Cohen, beloved wife of the late Eugene R. (“Huey”) Cohen, passed away peacefully on Sept. 8. Dorene was born in Pittsburgh on May 12,1934, to Israel and Ruth Haston Binstock, owners of I. Binstock Jewelers in Squirrel Hill. She was sister to the late Belle (Meyer) Fogel and the late Louis (LaVerne) Binstock and Rena Binstock. Dorene was cherished by her three children, Jeffrey Cohen, Cathy (Steve) Frank, and Brian (Lori) Cohen. She was the adored Nana of Jason (Miriam) Frank, Hannah Frank, Rebecca (Jonathan) Holder, Jessica (Benjamin) Simon, Amanda (Matthew) Hymansmith, Zephyr (Bruce-Robert) Salz, Katherine (Gil) Salz Golan, and Aaron (Ankita) Salz. She is the great-grandmother of Franklin Eugene Holder, Avery Meyer Simon, and Mari and Hazel Hymansmith. Dorene proudly volunteered with many Jewish organizations, serving in programming, fundraising and communications roles. She was a lifetime member of Women’s American ORT, and the motto “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” was often heard in her Beacon Street home. She instilled this love of service in her daughter Cathy, who chaired ORT Pittsburgh’s 50th anniversary, where both she and Dorene enjoyed planning the event and performing in the musical revue. In addition to raising their three children, Dorene and Huey owned Furniture World, a successful furniture store in North Versailles. Dorene was a social butterfly who will be remembered for her giving nature, stylish and vivacious personality, love of life and passion for playing mahjong and canasta with her many friends. She was a backbone of her family, and particularly cherished her relationships with her first cousins, who were like siblings to her. Her family lovingly referred to her as “the bird,” partner to the “the bear,” her husband Huey of 69 years. She will be dearly missed by all. The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to caregivers Melissa Anderson and Kris Lehman as well as Bethany Hospice, especially Christine Caito, whose excellent care, love and devotion during these past couple of years have been a tremendous source of comfort. Services at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., 5509 Centre Avenue, Shadyside, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, at 1 p.m. No prior visitation. Interment Poale Zedeck Memorial Park Cemetery. Shiva services at 7 p.m. at Chabad, 1700 Beechwood Boulevard, Squirrel Hill. Contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association (donorservices.alz.org/) or The Women’s American ORT (ortamerica.org/). schugar.com. PJC