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SARALEE COHEN COLSON

September 2, 1926 ~ November 1, 2016 (age 90) 90 Years Old

SARALEE COLSON Obituary

Saralee Cohen Colson, 90, of Trucksville, died Tuesday morning, November 1, 2016, in Celtic Hospice In-Patient Unit, Geisinger Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Fannie Heller Cohen, loved music, especially opera, was a member of Temple Israel Synagogue, Wilkes-Barre and other civic and religious organizations.

She was preceded in death by her second husband, Chester Colson and sisters, Doris Betty, Hope and Muriel.

Saralee is survived by daughters, Leslie Baltimore Harris and her husband, David, Dallas; Anne Baltimore Doty and her husband, Michael, Syracuse, NY, grandchildren, Benjamin, Jenna, Michael, Katie and Janet and 5 great grandchildren.

Graveside funeral service will be held today, Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at 12:00 noon, in Temple Israel Cemetery, Denison Street, Swoyersville.

Shiva will be Wednesday, November 2, 2016 from 7 to 9 pm and Thursday afternoon, November 3, 2016 from 2 to 4 pm at the home of her daughter and son in law, David and Leslie Harris, 15 Glen Riddle Lane, Dallas.

Arrangements by Rosenberg Funeral Chapel, Wilkes-Barre.

Burial

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
12:00 PM

Temple Israel Cemetery
218 Denison Street
Swoyersville, PA 18704

Shiva

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

David and Leslie Harris
15 Glen Riddle Lane
Dallas, PA 18612

Shiva

Thursday, November 3, 2016
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

David and Leslie Harris
15 Glen Riddle Lane
Dallas, PA 18612

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