Melvin Coben

Obituary of Melvin S. Coben

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Melvin Stanley Coben, born Melvin Piatigorsky, February 6, 1922 in Dnepropetrovsk, USSR and previously named Melvin Cohen, died January 25th, 2018 in Somerset, NJ.

 

He grew up in Long Branch, NJ, attended Monmouth College, and graduated Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Mel served in the Philippines and New Guinea as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corp. during WWII. He founded and managed the Star Technical Sales firm of Livingston, NJ. and was the recipient of a U.S. patent for his design of a hand-held circuit breaker testing device.

 

Survived by his wife of 73 years Elaine Coben (nee Gershen) of Somerset, NJ, his son Daniel (Vicki) Coben, daughter Debra (Glenn) Knobelman, six grandchildren (Diana, Jorel, Lizzie, Sasha, Asa and Richard) and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Larry (Marcy) Coben.

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Monday
29
January

Graveside Service

1:30 pm
Monday, January 29, 2018
Beth Israel Cemetery
Rt 1 & Woodbridge Center Drive
Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States
732-634-2100
Monday
29
January

Burial

1:30 pm
Monday, January 29, 2018
Beth Israel Cemetery
Rt 1 & Woodbridge Center Drive
Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States
732-634-2100
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