Albert Monroe Coleman

Albert M. Coleman, 88, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away March 15, 2018. He was born May 18, 1929, in Kersey, Oklahoma, to Albert W. and Bertha Tate Coleman. Albert was a resident of Clearwater and Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from Boswell, OK High School in 1946, and married Wilda Mae Penn on May 6,1949. They were married for sixty-seven years. Prior to retirement, Albert worked in the road construction industry for many years and over eight years as a volunteer for Red Cross Disaster Services. He loved going to auctions and working at refinishing old furniture. Albert is survived by three daughters: Wynell Klosterman and husband, Gene, of Abilene, Kansas; Linda Zlatnik and husband, Mark, of Meriden, Kansas; and Diane Johnston of Wichita, grandchildren; Jason (Heather) Johnson of Wellington, Kansas; Tammy Ryel of Colby, Kansas; Kenneth Klosterman of Wichita, Kansas; and Trisha Klosterman of Overland Park, Kansas; as well as seven great-grandchildren and two brothers. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, his parents, six sisters, one brother, grandson, Erik Ryel, and granddaughter, Amy Jo Johnson. Visitation will be Sunday, March 18, 2018, 4:00-7:00 PM. Funeral services and burial will be held at Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita, KS, Monday, March 19, at 10:00 AM. Memorial contributions may be made to American Red Cross (Mid-Kansas Chapter).