Mark J. Cohan

Word has been received here of the death on Aug. 10 of Mark Jeffrey Cohan of Manhattan and East Hampton. Mr. Cohan, who was 74, had been diagnosed with prostate cancer not long ago.

His family said his happiest days were spent in East Hampton, at Main Beach, out for dinner at one of the village’s noted restaurants, by the bar at Rowdy Hall, or by the pool behind his house in Northwest. He also enjoyed traveling, reading, and politics, they said. 

Mr. Cohan was born in Brooklyn on Feb. 18, 1942, to Arnold Cohan and the former Edna Fleischman. He grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., and graduated from New Rochelle High School before attending Boston University, where he met the former Wendy Platt, who was two years behind him. They were married on July 8, 1965.

The couple lived first in Manhattan, then in Westchester, and then again in Manhattan. Over the years, they made the East End a second home, renting in Quogue before discovering East Hampton. It was not just a summer escape, their son Ethan Cohan said, it was weekends year round. “All that mattered was, it was Friday afternoon.” At the time of Mr. Cohan’s death, he and his wife had been transitioning to live here full time.

Mr. Cohan worked briefly in the publishing business, before turning his attention to the world of fashion. He went on to open the Jeff Cohan Showroom in the garment district, where he hosted up-and-coming designers. He was a talented businessman, said his son. Later, he founded and was co-owner of Love Quotes, Inc., a boutique designer scarf and accessory company. He also represented designers here in East Hampton, placing their items in shops on Main Street and Newtown Lane.

Besides his wife and his son Ethan, who lives in Los Angeles, he leaves another son, Jed Cohan of Vermont. He is also survived by a brother, Jamey Cohan of Bridgehampton, and one grandchild.

Mr. Cohan, who died in Manhattan, was remembered in a recent gathering at the Almond restaurant there. Funeral services were private.