Donald A. Coleman

Portland, Maine- Donald Anthony Coleman age 86 of Portland died Tuesday April 1, 2014 at the Maine Medical Center. He was born in Methuen, Massachusetts on June 13, 1927 the son of James E. and Monica McClennan Coleman. He was a graduate of Andover High School in Andover, MA and Chester Academy in Boston, MA. While in school, Donald enjoyed baseball, basketball, and ballroom dancing. Donald served as a seaman first class in the US Navy during World War II. He went to Pearl Harbor and then on to the Marshall Islands. He was stationed on Kwajalien Island, an island one mile long and ½ mile wide, also known as “the crossroad of the pacific”. After military service, Donald worked at a woolen mill followed by working in sales for Lifesaver Company. He worked for them for 42 years travelling Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont as a Key Account Manager and District Sales Manager. He married Barbara Ellen Doughty on October 9, 1977 in Kennebunk, Maine. Donald led a very active life. He was an avid golfer and had a hole in one at Riverside Golf Course in Portland. He belonged to the Elks Club for 54 years, Knights of Columbus, and St. Josephs Catholic Church. Donald also enjoyed antiques, yard sales, and was a 30 year member of the lifeline exercise program at USM. Donald also loved to tell jokes and was a great storyteller.

Donald is survived by his wife Barbara, who resides at Seaside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a son Donald T. Coleman, a cousin Kevin Burns and wife Dianne, a niece Kathy Griffith and husband Bob of Pennsylvania, a niece Judy Dugan, a niece Monica, and three nephews Stewart Anderson, Doug Walsh, and Mark Anderson.

He was predeceased by his brother James Coleman and two sisters Margaret Anderson and Monica Walsh.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a time of visitation on Friday April 4, 2014 from 4 to 7 P.M. in the Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home 199 Woodford St. Portland, Maine. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday April 5, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. in the St. Josephs Catholic Church 673 Stephens Avenue in Portland, Maine. Interment will be at a later date at the Maine Veterans Cemetery in Augusta. On-line condolences can be given to the family at www.jonesrichandhutchins.com.