FRANCES COHEN

COHEN-- Frances, M.D. Frances Cohen MD, died October 1, 2021, of a heart attack. Dr. Cohen was a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and couples therapist, with over forty years experience. She was a prominent member of the New York Psychoanalytic Society. Dr. Cohen was the wife of Stephen Koch, a writer and the director of the Peter Hujar Archive, the mother of Angelica Madeline Koch, 27, and the grandmother of Stephen Koch-Edwards, who is 7. The funeral of Frances Cohen will be held at 11am, Friday, October 8, at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue and 90th Street, and her ashes will be interred at Woodlawn Cemetery at 1:30 that afternoon. Professionally, Dr. Cohen was honored and beloved for her exceptionally empathetic insight and highly intelligent medical competence. Personally, she was a warm, loving, and unfailingly loyal friend. She was a supportive and wise mother, always in love with her child. Her husband of 34 years adored her with a passion more profound than anything words can say.