Charles T. Coleman

Charles T. Coleman HINGHAM Charles T. Coleman of Hingham, died on Monday, Jan. 5th, 2009 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. He was 93. Mr. Coleman was born in Hingham and was a lifelong resident of the town. He graduated from Hingham High School and attended Manhattan College. He was an insurance salesman for 35 years with the John Hancock Insurance Co. and in recent years, was an officer of the East Weymouth Savings Bank. Throughout his life, Mr. Coleman was an active volunteer worker in both Hingham and Florida. He was especially popular in South Shore nursing homes where he would frequently entertain the residents with his piano playing. An accomplished musician, he also sang in the Glastonbury Abbey Choir in Hingham. Mr. Coleman loved to travel and was an avid golfer and sports fan, and especially enjoyed the Red Sox and the New England Patriots. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (McKee) Coleman and the late Josephine (Calvi) Coleman; and was the devoted father of Nancy A. Hanson and her husband Peter of Hingham, Carolyn Coughlen and her husband William of Granby, CT, Charles T. Coleman, Jr. and his wife Frances of Marshfield, Richard Coleman and his wife Dona of Quincy and Mary Ann Majchrowski and her husband Francis of Dalton, MA. Brother of the late Constance Courtney, Francis H. Coleman, Jr. and Margaret M. Falconer. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, January 9th at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Church, 147 North St., Hingham Square. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Hingham. Friends may visit at the Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel, 21 Pond St., Hingham on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St., Hingham, MA 02043. For directions and online guestbook, please visit www.downingchapel.com