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 John
H. Coldren, 79, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, January
7, 2011, at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.
He was the
husband of Mary C. Collins Coldren, with whom he celebrated 54
years of marriage this past April 28th. Born in
Lancaster, he was the son of the late William H. and Dorothy M.
Reber Coldren.
John had
worked for Armstrong Industries, Kerr Glass Manufacturing, and
then Dentech at Armstrong, specializing in Design and Plastic
Engineering. He had served as a Junior Achievement Advisor in
Lancaster County. He retired from the Woodstream Corporation in
Lititz where he had been a designer and draftsman.
John had run
for several political offices in Lancaster County over the years
with the Democratic Party.
He was a US
Army veteran, serving in Germany during the Korean War. John was a
Life Member and 4 time past Post Commander for the Mount Joy
American Legion Post 185. He was also recognized as the
longest-serving post commander at Post 185. He was a Life Member
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5752 in Mount Joy.
He enjoyed
hunting and fishing, and bowled in the Senior Bowling and No Tap
Leagues at Leisure Lanes.
John is
survived, in addition to his wife, by his son Robert C. married
to Debra Coldren of Lancaster; his 4 grandchildren, Kerri and
Jaclyn Fitzkee, and Rebecca and Robert Coldren; his brother Ronald
married to June Coldren of Lititz, and his 3 sisters Thelma
Consylman of East Petersburg, Dorothy Weaver of Millersville, and
Mary married to Bill Kirchner of Strasburg. He was preceded in
death by his daughter Janet E. Fitzkee, his son John H. Coldren
II, and his brothers William and Bill Coldren.
Friends are
invited to gather for his memorial service on Thursday, January
13, 2011 at 6PM at the AmVets Post 19, 715 Fairview Ave.,
Lancaster, PA. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in
John's memory to the American Cancer Society, 314 Good Drive,
Lancaster, PA 17603. To send an online condolence, please visit
SnyderFuneralHome.com Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home &
Crematory 717-560-5100 |
