Verna Coleman

Verna M. Coleman, age 89, of Defiance, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born August 3, 1927 in Hillsdale County, Michigan the daughter of Harry and Eva (McCarty) Hamilton. Verna was a 1944 graduate of Jonesville High School. While living in Union City, Ohio she worked at Sheller Globe and later moved to Defiance where she has made her home since 1968. Verna was the Defiance County Auditor for 16 years retiring in 1995. A longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church, she volunteered at Defiance Regional Hospital and the Hospital Thrift Store, was a member of B.P.W., loved to travel and was in Ireland on 9/11. On August 10, 1958 she was married to Charles M. Coleman who preceded her in death in 1974. She was also preceded in death by her first husband Jackson D. Marks, son James Marks, brother Robert Hamilton, sister Helen Hamilton and her parents. She is survived by her children: Patty (JL) Harter of Greenville, Ohio, Kathy (Duff) Parker of Defiance, Ohio and Tom (Paula) Coleman of Battle Creek, Michigan; six grandchildren: Tim (Alisa Henninger) Harter, Todd (Jody) Harter, Will (Myra) Parker, Luke Parker, Meghann Coleman and Mallory Coleman; five great-grandchildren: Cali, Libby, Ellie, Madison and Isley; sister Josephine Hamilton of Ann Arbor, MI; three nephews: Brad, Rob and Dave Hamilton. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Lynn Bova officiating. Visitation will be held at the Schaffer Funeral Home, 529 Jefferson Avenue, Defiance, Ohio on Tuesday from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at Union City Cemetery, Union City, Indiana at 3:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be given to the First Presbyterian Church or CHP Hospice Center.