Joyce Ann (Chester) Coleman Obituary (1921

Joyce Ann (Chester) Coleman, 94 of Monroe Township died Tuesday November 8th at her home. Born in North Tonawanda, NY, she lived in Camillus, NY and Manahawkin, NJ before moving to the Stonebridge community in Monroe Township 6 years ago. She and her husband enjoyed their retirement years in Manahawkin, NJ, Melbourne, FL and Daytona, FL. She married her sailor, John J. Coleman on September 23, 1944. After the war they settled in North Tonawanda where they raised their four children Timothy, Linda, Michael and Daniel. She was employed for 15 years as an office manager for the State Tower Building, Syracuse, NY, retiring in 1981. Mrs. Coleman was a tennis champion as a young girl. She joined the U.S. Navy in 1943, where she was stationed in Miami, FL. She was a wonderful wife and mother, an amazing knitter and painter of ornaments and pottery. She was predeceased by her husband John in 2012 and her sister Phyllis Barrett. Surviving are her children Timothy and his wife Kathryn of Westboro, MA, Lynn and her husband Rudi Seligman of Monroe Township, Michael and his wife JoAnn of Port Orange, FL and Daniel and his wife Paula of North Syracuse, NY, her sister Patricia Hering of Leesburg, Fl, six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Services will begin 9:15 a.m. Saturday November 12th at the Lester Memorial Home followed by a 10 a.m. funeral liturgy at Nativity of Our Lord RC Church, Monroe Township. Entombment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, East Brunswick. Visitation for family and friends will be Saturday 8:15-9:15 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.