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Suzanne Coleman Obituary
SUZANNE ELIZABETH COLEMAN
March 3, 1941 - June 26, 2019
Suzanne Elizabeth Coleman was born March 3, 1941 and passed away peacefully on June 26, 2019 at the age of 78, surrounded by her family. Sue was a wonderful Sister, Mother, Grandmother and Friend.
Sue was born in Coronado, CA at the Navel Hospital. Sue was raised in a military family by her father Lee, US Navy Commander and mother Hattie a dental office assistant. Sue lived in Long Beach, CA in her younger years and settled in Bakersfield, CA in 1980 with her children. Sue worked at St. Phillips Preschool, Quailwood Elementary, Rosedale Middle, before retiring from Freedom Middle School. Sue was loved by all the children, their family's, and the co-workers Sue met throughout the years. Sue will be truly missed.
Sue loved life and enjoyed spending time with friends and neighbors. Sue's best friend Jeannie Tatsuno and the Tatsuno family were very dear to Sue. We would like to extend a special Thank you to her amazing neighbors, Bob & Lynn Loflin and Mary & Rod Le Grange for helping our family take care of Sue in her later years. Sue made many very special friendships throughout the years, all were dear to Sue and she cherished them.
Sue is preceded in death by her parents Lee & Hattie Riester. Sue is survived by her sister Debby Riester, her children Leisa Timmons & husband Marcus, Sherry Coleman High, Eric Turner & wife Debbie, Richard Turner, John Coleman & wife Erica. Sue's Grandchildren, Eric Turner Jr, Stephanie Corporon Pierce, Mckenna Corporon, Moises Urena, Deanna Sanchez, Colt Turner and Haley Coleman.
Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Kern Law Enforcement Association Banquet Hall, 3417 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308.
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Memories and Condolences
for Suzanne Coleman
Love you ❤
Debbie Turner
July 6, 2019
We miss you Mom
Debbie Turner
July 6, 2019
I'll always love you more mom. ❤
Sherry Coleman High
July 4, 2019
July 4, 2019
My deepedt condolences to the family, may you find comfort and strength from the God of all comfort in this difficult time (Isiah 25:8)
Erica Coleman
July 3, 2019
Suzy,
I miss you so much. I will always cherish all the memories I have of you. I miss calling to check up on you and making sure you went to dialysis. I miss going to lunch, shopping, cooking your favorite meal which were chile rellenos and lettuce wraps!
Thank you for being the BEST Grandma to our Haley-Bug. I know you loved her like she was yours.
We all miss you and love you so much ♥
Till we meet again,
Erica
Leisa Timmons
July 3, 2019
Love you always and forever Mom
John Coleman
July 3, 2019
Mom,
Thank you for being such a beautiful, strong and loving mother to Leisa, Sherry, Eric, Rich and I. You are the best Grandmother our kids could have ever asked for. I am the man I am today because of the values you instilled in me and the way you raised me. I will never forget all the special memories we shared together when it was just you and me when I was growing up and throughout the later years as you helped Erica and I with our great family. There are no words to describe how much I miss you and wish we could be arguing about something meaningless now. We both called each other stubborn but guess what mom, I learned it from someone, you!! I will always miss you offering me food and me saying "No thanks" and you saying "But it's good", like that would be the conveniencing words that would make me eat it. I always got a kick out of this as if you would have ever offered us something bad to eat. Roughly 10 years ago, I asked you what you'd be doing the next 18 years before telling you that you'd be a Grandmother again to Haley Royal Coleman and that I needed a "Great babysitter." It's funny, you told us at first you could only commit to 2 days a week but after you beating us to the hospital on New years Eve and never leaving our side you never wanted to be away from Haley. "The Best grandmother." I truly believe our "Haley Bug" motivated you to fight soo hard and continue to live throughout your tough and frustrating 20+ year fight with kidney failure. Mom you went above and beyond to provide for me and I will everyday miss and love you. Love, your youngest Son.
Eric Turner
July 2, 2019
Mom A beautiful woman inside and out a lady through and through taught all of her kids so much a woman with a heart as big as the world with love and compassion and forgiveness even if we were wrong she was by our sides with love and understanding mom I'm going to miss you I'm going to miss your smile I'm going to miss your voice I'm going to miss your hugs and kisses most of all I'm just going to miss you thank you for being there for me and our family throughout all these years there was only One thing you never got to teach us and that was how to live without you the one and only thing missing that really matters in the end until we're together again I will think of you every day and never stop loving you mom thank you for all you have done it's time for you to rest in peace love Eric
Debbie Turner
July 2, 2019
Can't believe you're really gone our hearts are broken we're glad we were here to spend the time we got to spend with you we love you to the moon and back Eric Debbie and Colt
Terry Jones
July 2, 2019
Eric Turner
Judi Mann
July 2, 2019
Deepest and most sincere condolences to the entire family. Sue will be missed by so many. We will keep each of you in our prayers. ❤ Bob & Judi Mann
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