TITLE:  Nathaniel V. Coleman , Obituary, Jan 22, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Jan 23, 2001 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, 2001

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Nathaniel V. Coleman 

KITTERY - Nathaniel V. Coleman, 89, of Kennebunk, Maine, and formerly of 
Kittery, died Monday morning at the Huntington Commons in Kennebunk. He was 
born Nov. 7, 1911, in Portsmouth, N.H., the son of the late James Hoyt 
Coleman and Helen Francis (Varrell) Coleman. He attended local schools and 
moved to Kittery from Newington in 1935. 

He enlisted in the Army, and served his country proudly in World War II, 
while serving in the South Pacific with the 103rd Infantry, 43rd division, 
from 1942 until 1945. 

He was a Mason, being a member of the Maine Royal Arch Chapter No. 73. 

For many years he was a self employed carpenter, and building contractor. He 
loved woodworking of all kinds, as well as a love for his family and friends.
He was a devoted father and husband. 

He was married to Dorothy Bennett Lidstone on Aug. 22, 1942, in Hattiesburg, 
Miss. 

Besides his wife he is survived by his two sons, Phillip Stephen Coleman of 
Standish, Maine, and Robert Lidstone Coleman of Virginia Beach, Va.; his 
brother, James Coleman of Newington; and four grandchildren. He was 
predeceased by a younger brother, Philip, who died in childhood. 

COLEMAN - Funeral services for Nathaniel Coleman, who died Monday, Jan. 22, 
2001, will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at the 
Wilson-Cooper Funeral Home, 21 Rogers Road, Kittery. Burial will take place 
in the spring at Orchard Grove Cemetery, Kittery. Friends may call from 1 
p.m. until the time of the funeral. Members of the Masonic Naval Lodge, No. 
184, of Kittery will conduct Masonic services at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral 
home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Bradford Court at 
Huntington Commons Assisted Living Facility, 3 Huntington Commons Drive, 
Kennebunk, ME 04043. 



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