Doug Coleman

1953 - 2024

Doug Coleman, age 71 of Manhattan, passed away October 17, 2024.

Doug was a loving husband, father, grandpa, brother and friend. He was born on July 14, 1953, and grew up in Washington, Kansas, where he attended grade school and high school. While in high school, he learned to maintain and service cars working for Carl's Standard Station. He then attended the North Central Kansas Vocational and Technical School in Beloit, Kansas, studying carpentry.

On November 30, 1974, Doug married his high school sweetheart, Lori Smart. They were blessed with two children - Scott (Amanda) Coleman, and Hayley (Jeff) Bieker.

In 1976, Doug and Lori moved to Manhattan where they lived until his death. Doug was employed at Kansas State University in the carpentry department from 1979 to 2011. After retirement from K-State, Doug was employed as a courier for Peterson Laboratories for eight years.

Doug was an outdoorsman at heart with hobbies including hunting, fishing, trapping, trap shooting, and cutting wood. He loved being out in the woods alone cutting wood!

Doug battled prostate cancer for 9 1/2 years. He tried every medication and treatment available. Doug participated in a Phase 1 trial through MD Anderson for a drug that ultimately didn't help him, but he wanted to do what he could to give hope to those in the future. He did not let cancer define him. He went about his life pretty much as he wanted, even splitting wood by hand as recently as this summer.

Doug was genuine and had a lot of friends. He would give the shirt off his back to help someone, even if he didn't know them. He was also comfortable in who he was. He did what he wanted, when he wanted, how he wanted, and didn't care what anyone else thought. That was Doug!

He was the eldest child of the late Doug and Beverly Coleman. His siblings are Chuck Coleman, Jennifer (Tom) Jungck, and Lisa (Jeff) Noland. Doug was a devoted husband, the rock that Lori leaned on. He was a supportive and loving father to Scott and Hayley. But he especially loved being a Grandpa to Tara Coleman, Kayla Coleman, Brooke Bieker and Owen Bieker. He would have been thrilled with the arrival of grandson Ty Douglas Coleman on October 25th.

There will be a private burial at the Washington City Cemetery. A celebration of life service will be held Monday, November 4, 2024, at Peace Lutheran Church in Manhattan, KS, at 10:30 a. m.

Memorials may be made to the Doug Coleman Memorial Fund. Contributions may be sent in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.

Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com