Marcia Koven Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Marcia Koven (Ottawa, Ontario), who passed away on March 4, 2022, at the age of 95, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Marcia Koven to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Rose Freedman and John Jacob Freedman; her husband Jerry Koven (Joseph); and her brothers, Dr. Lewis H. Freedman (Ita) and Bernard Freedman (Natalie).

She is survived by: her sister Edythe Steinberg (Barry) of Fall River, Mass.; her children, Diane Koven (Al Garman) of Ottawa, Charlotte Koven of Toronto, Andrew Koven (Lynn Lurie) of New York and Sherry Koven Sheffman (Robbie Sheffman) of Victoria, BC; her grandchildren, Rachel Feldbloom (Grant Wood), Sarah Feldbloom (Gideon Greenbaum-Shinder), Jeremy Koven (Aviva Attis), Zahava Poriah, Barnett Koven, Franny Koven, Rebecca Sheffman and Sunny Sheffman (Gabe Cemaj Hochstein); and her great grandchildren, Joseph and Ben Koven.

Donations should be directed to the Marcia and Jerry Koven Fund of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum .