Former Canadian senator Erminie Cohen passed away on February 15, 2019, at the age of 92. (Submitted/Government of New Brunswick)
A former Canadian senator and social justice activist from New Brunswick has died.
Erminie Cohen passed away at the Saint John Regional Hospital on Friday at the age of 92.
Cohen was appointed to the Senate in 1993 and served until her retirement in 2001.
Saddened to hear of the passing of former NB senator and community leader Erminie Cohen. An Order of NB recipient, she was a life-long volunteer and champion for the less fortunate. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. pic.twitter.com/JsMlAhRMsC
— Blaine Higgs (@BlaineHiggs) February 16, 2019
Before becoming a senator, Cohen was named to the first New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women in 1978 and co-founded Saint John Women for Action.
She was also a founding board member of Hestia House in Saint John, which offers shelter to abused women and children.
After her retirement, Cohen helped set up the New Brunswick Adoption Foundation to build awareness around adoption.
I will be honoured to stand in the House of Commons next week and pay tribute to the life of former Senator Erminie Cohen 🙂. It will be a privilege and an honour. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/Y7BLuN62SV
— Wayne Long (@WayneLongSJ) February 16, 2019
Cohen received numerous awards for her work, including the Order of Canada and the Order of New Brunswick.
A funeral service will be held at Brenan’s Bay View Funeral Home Chapel on Manawagonish Road in Saint John at 1 p.m. Monday.
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