Dolores M. “Cookie” Simon

SIMON: Dolores M. “Cookie” Simon, age 88, of Squirrel Hill passed away peacefully on July 9, 2018. Beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Michael (Carrol), Kim Walker and Erin Simon. Cherished grandmother of Paula Simon, Samuel and William Custer; beloved sister of Etta Marilyn (late Alan) Weintraub of Lima, Ohio. Her parents were Samuel G. (“Buck”) and Leah Cohen Savage. She is survived by many nieces and nephews, Sharon (Rob) Kovalsky; Wendy (Bruce) Platt, Todd (Dorit) Weintraub, Cindee Gardner, as well as Samuel Simon, Paula (Steve Levy) Simon, and Rosalind (Dave) Laskin, David (Joan) Simon, Marilyn (Ken) Gerling, Philip Pollis, June (late Larry) Silverman and by her beloved grandcats, Lulu, Izzy and Minnie. By all accounts, she was the most popular girl in her high school graduating class at Taylor Allderdice in 1947, then went to the University of Pittsburgh and joined AEPhi where she made lifelong friends. She became a dance instructor with Arthur Murray until starting her family and then became a realtor in 1969. Cookie had a long and successful career starting with Blanche Greenburger and then retiring from Coldwell Banker in 2013. Cookie had a full and rich life. Services at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., 5509 Centre Avenue, Shadyside on Friday, July 13, 2018, at 12 pm. Visitation one hour prior (11 am to 12 pm). Interment at West View Cemetery. Donations to Humane Animal Rescue, 6926 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, would be appreciated. schugar.com

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