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FUNERAL DETAILS
Walter Louis Cohen
Walter Louis Cohen, 71, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, died on 30 September 2018. The Funeral was held at IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL on Wednesday, 03 October 2018 at 12:00 PM . Rabbi Daniel B. Syme and Cantor Rachel Kalmowitz officiated. Click  to watch a video of the recorded service.Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
The family of Walter Louis Cohen will be gathering through the evening of Thursday, October 04 at the residence, 1524 Tator Court, Bloomfield Hills Mi 48302. Following burial at The Franklin Cemetery, friends are welcome at the residence beginning at 4:00 P.M. through the evening, and Thursday beginning at 2:00 P.M. through the evening. Religious Services will be held Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7:00 P.M. Mr. Cohen is survived by loving family members including children Nicholas and wife Michelle, David, and Laura Beth; his adored grandchildren Lyla and Eliot, and sister, Shari; as well as many devoted brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, and cousins. Mr. Cohen was the husband of the late Margaret (Peggy) Cohen and the son of the late Arnold and Phyllis Cohen. A native Detroiter, Mr. Cohen devoted a career of 50 years to construction and real estate development, beginning in college when he helped out at his father’s home building sites in suburban Detroit. They were early builders of multi-family housing in Detroit when few private companies were investing in the city. Mr. Cohen developed the Stroh River Place apartment community near Detroit’s riverfront; Freedom Place near midtown; and renovated the Park Shelton into condominiums and retail space, among other developments. His most recent Detroit projects were DuCharme Place, the first new apartment building in Lafayette Park in decades, and the Detroit Foundation Hotel, an award-winning hotel and restaurant that opened last year in the former historic Detroit Fire Department Headquarters. He and his father were local pioneers in senior communities, building and opening Trowbridge and McDonnell Towers in Southfield during the 1980s. Mr. Cohen founded a minor league hockey team, the Motor City Mechanics, in 2004. Some of his happiest times were on his sailboat, Parlay, especially when he and a fun-loving crew of friends and relatives won first place in the Port Huron to Mackinac Race and several awards in other races. It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Walter Louis Cohen may do so by making a contribution to: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation - Michigan ChapterClick to Visit Charity Website or Friends of the Bloomfield Township Public LibraryClick to Visit Charity Website or Detroit Symphony OrchestraClick to Visit Charity Website or A Charity of one's choice |