Harvey Steven Cohen's Obituary
Harvey Steven Cohen, 79, of Delray Beach, FL passed away on August 30, 2025.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Laurie; Loving children, Jeffrey Cohen and Michael Cohen (Rachael); and sisters Rita Brine (Ken) and Fran Cohen.
Harvey was born February 9, 1946 in Pittsfield, MA, the son of Isidore and Hilda (Friedman) Cohen. He graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1963 and attended Bryant College. He married the love of his life, Laurie on December 1, 1968 and they lived a truly perfect life together.
Harvey’s career spanned the photography, consumer electronics, and consumer healthcare product space, both on the retail and purchasing side and in sales. His long career took him to virtually every state and even to Asia. A true people person, he connected and made friends easily with everyone whose path he crossed. Harvey’s work ethic was extraordinary – he continued to work part time until this year. Harvey’s career took the family from Massachusetts to Iowa to New York and back to Massachusetts. Harvey was always supportive of Laurie’s career and followed her to Maine and Connecticut too. Finally, they settled in Florida, in their comfortable community of Valencia Palms where they quickly built a large community of friends.
Harvey’s interests ranged from photography to landscaping, orchid growing and home improvement projects to travel. He was a big tennis enthusiast, both playing in the community tennis league at Valencia Palms and organizing tournaments, banquets, and outings to watch the pros play; he even went to the US Open. Harvey and Laurie’s travels took them to Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, and Latin America. They crossed the Atlantic by cruise ship twice and took two Panama Canal cruises as well.
Harvey will be missed by all.
A chapel service will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 9:30 am at Beth Israel Delray Beach Chapel, 5808 W. Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33484
Interment service will held following the chapel service at Eternal Light Memorial Gardens , 11520 FL-7, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
For donations in his memory the family asks that you kindly consider American Heart Association (https://www.heart.org/), American Diabetes Association (https://diabetes.org/), or American Cancer Society (https://www.cancer.org/)
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