Obituary of Donald Thomas Coleman

Donald T. Coleman, 92, formerly from Madison, NJ, passed away on November 29, 2022.

A Funeral Mass will be offered on Friday, December 2, at 11 AM in the Church of St. Joseph of the Mendhams. Interment will be private.

Don graduated from Seton Hall University with Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees. A combat veteran of the Korean War, he served as a Sergeant in the Army’s 40 th Infantry Division. Don was a member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and several other civic organizations.

He retired from Stone & Webster Company’s public utility clients in New York City. After retiring, he had been active in the Insurance and Real Estate fields.

Don was predeceased by his brother, Richard J. Coleman. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Mary Ann (Kalinger) Coleman, daughter Elena Dattolo and her husband Baldo, grandchildren Philip, Angelina, Alexander and Christopher, great grandson Kayden, brother-in-law Richard Kalinger and wife Trish, nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Don’s memory may be made to Parkinson’s Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY  10018.