Visitation
June 15, 2010
7:00-9:00 P.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD [Map]
Funeral Service
June 16, 2010
11:00 A.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD [Map]
Interment
Location: Lakemont Memorial Gardens [Map]
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Marvel K. Coleman, 89, of Shady Side, MD passed away June 11, 2010 at her residence. She was born May 21, 1921 in Fairmont, MN to Adolph and Mattie Perry Kleinschmidt. She was raised in Iowa, graduated from Colo High School in Colo, IA, attended business school, and was employed as a secretary with the U.S. Treasury Department in Chicago, IL. Upon transferring for work to Washington, D.C. in the late 1940’s she met and married Thomas J. Coleman on April 23, 1949. They lived and raised their family in numerous locations in the United States where Mr. Coleman’s work took them, and settled in Shady Side, MD in 1972. Marvel was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Shady Side and was a choir member at Centenary and at the First Baptist Church in Shady Side. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a 50 year member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Chapter Laureate Nu. In her leisure time Marvel was an avid sports fan and enjoyed entertaining. She was fond of spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her husband Thomas J. Coleman, Sr. She is survived by her children Thomas J. Coleman, Jr. (Mary) of Hixson, TN, Shelley K. Coleman Shady Side, Christie A. LaPlante (Brian) of Flagstaff, AZ and Perry W. Coleman, (Lori) of Shady Side; grandchildren Thomas J. Coleman III, Tinamari Coleman and Tiffini Lopez (Kevin); and great-grandchildren Heather Coleman and Parker Lopez. She is also survived by a devoted family friend Angela Durner of Shady Side.
Memorial Contributions
Expressions of sympathy in Marvel’s name may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401.
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