Richard (Dick) Cohen, 81, of Wethersfield and Branford, died Nov. 27. He was the widower of Jackie Cohen. Born in New Haven, he was the son of the late Leo and Betty (Sulkis) Cohen. He is survived by his children, Naomi Mellion of Branford, Mark Cohen and his wife Valerie of Marblehead, Mass., and Michelle Lavoie and her husband Richard of Wethersfield; his brother Jack Trotsky and his wife Marcie Lemberg of Colorado; and his grandchildren, Alex and Leah Mellion, Leo, Harry, Sam, Eli, and Lucy Cohen, Stephanie and Zachary Silva. He was also predeceased by his son-in-law Bob Mellion, and his brother Gary Cohen. ROBERT E. SHURE FUNERAL HOME