Frieda Cohen

Frieda "Bunny" Lichtenberg Trais Cohen, age 96, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2017. She is survived by her daughters, Diane Spofford, Andrea (Jim) Ferguson, and Stephanie (Les) Tacy, and her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She survived her parents, sisters, brother, a son-in law, and both of her husbands, Morris Trais and Nathan Cohen.

Bunny was born and lived most of her life in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a straight "A" student during school, and attended Indiana Business College after graduation from Arsenal Technical High School. She used her business skills while working at John Hancock Life Insurance Co, and, again, when she and her husband, Morris, co-owned a small department store during their marriage, when she worked with her second husband, Nathan, at his business doing some of the bookkeeping and sales, and when she owned a small children's clothing store during the 1970's.

Although she had a keen business sense, family and friends were Bunny's primary passion throughout her life. As the matriarch of the family, she made everyone feel loved and included. She loved her daughters and their husbands very much, and when it became harder to live in separate cities, she moved to Columbus, Indiana to be close to them.

As much as Bunny loved her daughters, her grandchildren, Lisa (Rick) Atkins, Marlo (Gerhan) Scott Tekin, Matt (Brandy) Scott, Corey Williams, Laura Williams, Donna (Doug) Von Klompenberg, Scott (Emma) Spofford, David, Michael and Luke Tacy, and her great-grandchildren, Max, Miles, and Monty Atkins, Holden Scott, Ariyah Williams, and Ryan (Nicole) and Kyle Von Klompenberg were the ultimate joys of her life. This was evident every time she saw them, and her face lit up like sunshine.

Bunny loved life, often telling people that "she was going to live forever because she didn't want to miss anything". She was involved in many activities during her lifetime. She was past president of the B'Nai Brith Sisterhood, a long-time member of Beth-El Zedeck Synagogue, an avid reader, bowler and golfer, and she loved to sing and dance. Her legacy to her children and her community will be her love of learning and reading, her loving, welcoming spirit,and her generosity to those in need.

Bunny had a strong commitment to helping charities and the people they served throughout her life. In keeping with her generous spirit, donations in her memory may be sent to the Indianapolis Public Library - Nora Branch, or any of the charitable funds at Beth-El Zedeck Synagogue, Indianapolis.

Bunny was interred on November 29, 2017 at Beth-El Zedeck South Cemetery in Indianapolis. A memorial service to honor and celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 2pm at Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary, 11411 N Michigan Rd, Zionsville Indiana 46077 with visitation beginning at 1pm.