John Lyle Coffman

John was born March 13, 1945 in Van Nuys, CA

John and his wife Paula who predeceased John in August of 2021 were married in Sun City AZ at their home

Family members who have pre-deceased John are Paula Coffman his Wife of over 20 years and Julia Alice "Judy" Coffman Meyer his Sister. His parents John Henry Coffman and June Halcyon Cunningham.

John is survived by his daughters Kelly Cole, Kim Barton and his Step-son Roy Bowman and his Step-daughter Gina Slaughter. His Nieces Joan Bergstrom-Smith and Dona Bergstrom. John has 9 Grandchildren and a handful of Great Grandchildren.

John attended Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, CA. He started working at a young age in his father's machine shop. He then served in the Navy as a machinist. He spent a number of years driving trucks cross-country. Whenever he picked up a route headed West, he was sure to stock up on Mexican food supplies because Missouri (where he co-owned a farm with his friend Gaylan) didn't have what he needed to make a good burrito! After moving back to California, he owned a locksmith shop for a few years then returned to truck driving. He enjoyed driving because he didn't have someone over his shoulder all the time and could be his own person and just enjoy the work. He received the Million Mile Safety Award and he was rightfully proud of it!

When any of the grandkids needed help with Math, “Grandpa John” was like a human calculator and always willing to help.

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