Dr. Ronald L. Cohen

Dr. Ronald L. Cohen of Howell, NJ, age 82, died on July 27 th at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Ronald Leonard Cohen was born on September 22, 1942, in Perth Amboy, NJ, to Belle and Jack Cohen. He was raised in Red Bank, NJ, and graduated from Red Bank High School in 1960. He received his B.A. degree from Rutgers University in 1964. He then studied medicine at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he obtained his M.D. degree in 1970. He did his internship and residency in OB/GYN at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served two years at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida, receiving several teaching awards from the residents.

He returned to the Monmouth County area in 1976, where he practiced until his retirement in 2013. He was a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of many other medical and fertility societies. He educated medical students and residents and was one of the original founding members of the OB/GYN Residency Program at Monmouth Medical Center. He delivered several thousand babies.

Dr. Cohen was known to his colleagues, residents, nurses, and patients as a compassionate, caring physician. The hospital honored him on two separate formal occasions for his service, and he served on the hospital's Executive Committee for 18 years. A lover of music, he was a member of the Greater Shore Concert Band for over 42 years and served as its president, saxophonist, and announcer. The band celebrated its 50 th anniversary in 2017 with a performance at Carnegie Hall. He was an avid fisherman and boater in his younger days.

Survivors include his wife, Carol Flynn-Cohen of Howell, two children, Neil (Joanne) of Glenside, PA, Ilaina (Dr. Craig Leavitt) of Ocean Township, three stepsons, Sean of Spring Lake Heights, Kevin (Lori), and Brian of Eatontown, NJ. There are six grandchildren: Vaughn and Nadia Cohen, Joshua and Jared Leavitt, and Jerry and Donny Flynn. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Judy Cohen-Miller.

He dearly loved and was loved by his children and grandchildren.

Visitation will be at the Woolley-Boglioli Funeral Home, 10 Morrell St., Long Branch, NJ, on Friday, August 1 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., followed by a funeral service. Interment will take place at the Woodbine Mausoleum.

In place of flowers, the family asks that memorials be directed to either Monmouth Medical Center or the Greater Shore Concert Band. A special thanks to those who helped care for him during his final days in the hospital.