Beloved mother created an environment of mutual trust and respect, allowing each of her children to thrive in their own way It’s us — Lewie, Betsy and Mark, your kids. You always loved when all of us could be together, so here we are. You often spoke of wanting to celebrate your 100th birthday with us, and we have October 5, 2028, marked on our calendars. Though life had other plans, we will still honor that date and celebrate the incredible life you lived and the countless memories you gave us. You passed away on Friday, November 8, at Gardenview, the memory care center at Converse Home, at the age of 96. Your quality of life had gradually diminished in recent years, culminating in a final episode of ill health which commenced the last week of October. Betsy, Margaret and Lewie remained with you, maintaining a bedside vigil and assuring your needs were addressed by the wonderful staff at Gardenview. The devoted staff, who had come to know and enjoy your feisty spirit, stopped by often to say goodbye and share stories about the things you had said and done over the years. Mom, you revered the memory of your parents, Charles D. Cohen and Eva Y. Cohen, who welcomed you into the world on October 5, 1928, at Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital in Burlington. You joined your older sister, Edythe, your best friend. Your love for Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Edie was sublime. You grew up on Adams Street, enveloped by the affection of an extended Jewish family. You attended Talmud Torah, celebrated weekly Shabbat observances and all the Jewish holidays. You attended Burlington public schools, graduating from Edmunds High School, where you played a mean clarinet in the marching band. You studied a year at Syracuse University, but after Grandpa’s heart attack, you moved back home to be closer to him and enrolled at the University of Vermont, earning a degree in secretarial science in 1950. You met Yaesef “Joe” Sussman at Edmunds, where he was a year ahead of you. We obviously are grateful you married him in 1950 at a “fancy schmancy” affair in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. After your honeymoon, Dad continued working for the Mazel family at Mazel’s Department Store on North Street, while you tended to us: Lewis was born in March 1951, Betsy followed in December 1954 and Mark arrived on your 29th birthday — what a gift! You worked your tail off caring for us and maintaining the home, initially our apartment on…