Hamden, Connecticut
Mary Jo Cohen
1944 — 2023
Mary Jo Cohen (Lankswert), 79, of Guilford, CT passed away 12/7/23 after a long illness. She was born in Louisville, KY to the late Sylvester Lankswert and Catherine nee Potts. She attended St. Agnes School and Sacred Heart Academy before enrolling at the University of Louisville. Fiercely independent, Mary Jo moved to New York City in 1964 to join Eastern Airlines, embarking on a 50-year career in the travel industry culminating with her owning Suburban Worldwide Travel Agency in Madison, CT and active participation in the CT branch of the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA). It was in NYC that she met Alan, her devoted husband of 56 years, while watching her beloved Louisville...