Kathryn Stefanelli Coleman

Kathryn Stefanelli Coleman, 104, passed away on June 10, 2025, at home in Hagerstown, Maryland. She was a beloved wife and mother of three children and taught elementary school for 47 years.

Kathryn was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Louis and Louise Stefanelli and was one of four children. She graduated from Caldwell College. In 1966, she moved to Hagerstown with her husband, Patrick H. Coleman, and their three children. She resumed her teaching at Hooverville Elementary School in Waynesboro, PA.

She loved to cook and feed anyone who visited the house, her specialty being Italian dishes for family and friends.

She is survived by her oldest daughter, Kathleen Coleman Ricciardi, and her husband, Frank Ricciardi, who reside in Gainesville, FL; Patrick W. Coleman and his wife, Becky White Coleman, who reside in the Indianapolis, Indiana area; granddaughter Leslie Coleman Bax and her husband, Jeff Bax; great-grandson Austin Bax; great-granddaughters Ella Bax and Savannah Bax; granddaughter Kelly Coleman Oriente and her husband, Matt Oriente; great-granddaughter Imogene Oriente; and Barbara Coleman Rhodes and her husband, Michael Rhodes, of Hagerstown, Maryland. Patrick H. Coleman preceded her in death in 1997.

Kathryn was laid to rest at Hollywood Cemetery in Union, New Jersey, next to her husband and other family members.