Bob Feigel
2007-10-13 08:52:44 UTC
http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=95984117
Christine Dortha Coleman
COLEMAN, Christine Dortha (93), died at home peacefully in Los
Angeles, California on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. She was born on
September 5, 1914 in Crawford County, Kansas.
She worked in the entertainment industry until recently, having
appeared in numerous motion pictures including AFI films (Being John
Malkovich, Meet the Fockers), foreign films and documentaries. She had
roles on television in music videos (Marilyn Manson, Madonna, Britney
Spears, Christina Aguilera), national commercials (Walt Disney, Pepsi,
Mercedes Benz, Snickers Candy), cable shows and situation comedies
(Seinfeld, Will and Grace, Grey's Anatomy) among others.
She attended performing arts classes at Los Angeles City College and
was a member of The Screen Actors Guild. Prior to Christine's acting
career, she was a thirty-one year employee of the Los Angeles City
Clerk's Office, retiring in 1980.
She was a humble lady who grew up in the Great Depression and led a
simple life. She resided in the same high-rise apartment for over
fifty years, never owned a car and enjoyed her privacy at home. In
public, she turned into a butterfly, who could belt out a song and
dance from her five-foot frame or mesmerize you with her unique face
so filled with character.
She will be greatly missed by all who knew her - family, co-workers,
friends and her caregiver, Nora Vergara. She is survived by her
brother Carl E. Coleman of Auburn, California; her nieces Dani
(Lindstrom) Jordan of Seabeck, Washington, Carmella (Coleman) Bicking;
Debra (Coleman) Jackson, Shirley (Fore) Kaufholtz, all of Sierra
Vista, Arizona and Sonia Fore of Lincoln, California; her nephews
Keith Coleman of Cathedral City, California, Leroy Fore of Granby,
Missouri, Edwin Lee (Bob) Fore of Bonanza, Oregon, Larry Foree of Elk
Grove, California and Paul Lindstrom of Dixon, California. She was
predeceased by her father John W. B. Coleman; mother Josephine R.
Nortier; stepfather Seraphin Martinache and sister Louella May
(Martinache) Lindstrom.
Graveside services will be held at Mount Olive Cemetery in Pittsburg,
Kansas on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. She will be buried
next to her father John W. Coleman and maternal grandfather Peter
Nortier. Burial arrangements are being handled by Angelus Funeral Home
of Los Angeles and Brenner Mortuary of Pittsburg, Kansas. Donations in
lieu of flowers are suggested to The Screen Actors Guild Foundation
and The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on 10/12/2007.
Christine Dortha Coleman
COLEMAN, Christine Dortha (93), died at home peacefully in Los
Angeles, California on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. She was born on
September 5, 1914 in Crawford County, Kansas.
She worked in the entertainment industry until recently, having
appeared in numerous motion pictures including AFI films (Being John
Malkovich, Meet the Fockers), foreign films and documentaries. She had
roles on television in music videos (Marilyn Manson, Madonna, Britney
Spears, Christina Aguilera), national commercials (Walt Disney, Pepsi,
Mercedes Benz, Snickers Candy), cable shows and situation comedies
(Seinfeld, Will and Grace, Grey's Anatomy) among others.
She attended performing arts classes at Los Angeles City College and
was a member of The Screen Actors Guild. Prior to Christine's acting
career, she was a thirty-one year employee of the Los Angeles City
Clerk's Office, retiring in 1980.
She was a humble lady who grew up in the Great Depression and led a
simple life. She resided in the same high-rise apartment for over
fifty years, never owned a car and enjoyed her privacy at home. In
public, she turned into a butterfly, who could belt out a song and
dance from her five-foot frame or mesmerize you with her unique face
so filled with character.
She will be greatly missed by all who knew her - family, co-workers,
friends and her caregiver, Nora Vergara. She is survived by her
brother Carl E. Coleman of Auburn, California; her nieces Dani
(Lindstrom) Jordan of Seabeck, Washington, Carmella (Coleman) Bicking;
Debra (Coleman) Jackson, Shirley (Fore) Kaufholtz, all of Sierra
Vista, Arizona and Sonia Fore of Lincoln, California; her nephews
Keith Coleman of Cathedral City, California, Leroy Fore of Granby,
Missouri, Edwin Lee (Bob) Fore of Bonanza, Oregon, Larry Foree of Elk
Grove, California and Paul Lindstrom of Dixon, California. She was
predeceased by her father John W. B. Coleman; mother Josephine R.
Nortier; stepfather Seraphin Martinache and sister Louella May
(Martinache) Lindstrom.
Graveside services will be held at Mount Olive Cemetery in Pittsburg,
Kansas on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. She will be buried
next to her father John W. Coleman and maternal grandfather Peter
Nortier. Burial arrangements are being handled by Angelus Funeral Home
of Los Angeles and Brenner Mortuary of Pittsburg, Kansas. Donations in
lieu of flowers are suggested to The Screen Actors Guild Foundation
and The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on 10/12/2007.
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