MILDRED COHEN KAPLAN, PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK

Mildred Cohen Kaplan, a lifelong resident of the area, entered into rest on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at home in Port Jervis. She was 85.Daughter of the late Max Cohen and Pauline Helicher, she was born January 22, 1923 in Greenville, NY. She was the widow of Max Kaplan.A business owner of Lacine Handicrafts in Port Jervis, NY, Mildred was a member of the of Sisterhood of Temple Beth-El in Port Jervis, NY; Treasurer for the Artswalk for many years, and volunteered at Bon Secours Community Hospital gift shop. She was a member of a group of activists that fought construction of the Tocks Island Dam Project, successfully defeating it.Survivors include her daughter, Alyta Faye Adams, at home; one son, Harold David Kaplan and his wife, Adrienne, of Beavercreek, OH; one sister, Beatrice Weinstein of Florida; one brother, Edwin Cohen of Port Jervis; three grandchildren: Kyla Megan Adams Ryman, Aaron Ryan Kaplan, and Ian Charles Samuel Kaplan; great-grandchildren: Samuel Justice Ryman and Calvin Tracey Ryman.Graveside Services will be held at 10 a.m. at Beth-El Cemetery, Port Jervis, NY.Arrangements have been entrusted to Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. To send condolences or for directions, please visit Knight-Auchmoody.com or call 845-856-3312.