Leah M. Coleman, 85 of 16 Wyoming Ave, Apt 1-A Tamaqua died Thursday 1-5-2006 at St. Luke's Miners Memorial Medical Center in Coaldale, PA. She was the wife of Russell Coleman of Tamaqua and they were married for 58 years.
Born in Tamaqua she was the daughter of the late Henry & Anna (Trainer) Greenaway.
Mrs. Coleman worked part time as an Information Operator for Bell Telephone in Philadelphia, was a 1938 graduate of St. Jerome's High School and a member of St. Jerome's Catholic Church. She also was a member of the United States Air Force Private First Class having servered in WWII.
Survivors: Husband Russell W. Coleman of Tamaqua.
Sons: Russell Coleman of Ben Salem, PA, Jeff & his wife Judith of Maple Shade, NJ and Dennis & his wife JoAnn of Middletown, PA.
Daughter: Ginger Gosling of Bradenton, FL.
8 Grandchildren
She was preced in death by her Parents, Sisters: Elizabeth Nicholson, Anna Greenaway and Ellen Martin and Brothers: John & Henry Greenaway.
Calling Hours: Monday (1-9-2006) from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM at the Funeral Home.
Mass of christian Burial Monday (1-9-2006) at 11AM from St. Jerome's Catholic Church in Tamaqua with Rev. James Brady officiating.
Interment: Parish Cemetery.
Contributions: To the Church
Flowers may be delivered to the Griffiths-Reeser Funeral Home on Sunday at 1PM
Arrangements: Griffiths-Reeser Funeral Home 655 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252.