Mrs. Cynthia Coleman, age 83, passed away on September 6, 2024.

Cynthia was born March 1941 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania to Clifford Johnson and Louise Johnson (née Stewart). Cynthia married Thomas Coleman (deceased) in Cleveland, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her parents Clifford Johnson and Louise Johnson; brothers Kenneth Johnson and Clyde Johnson; sisters Deborah Crawley and Diane Jones; great-grandsons Zander and Zaden Graham; and longtime friend and companion, Willard Samuels.

Cynthia is survived by her sister Margaret Peay (née Johnson); her children Yvette Coleman Graham, Melissa Coleman, and Thomas Coleman; her grandchildren Zachary Graham (Sara), Jessica Graham, and Ethan Graham; and her great-grandchildren Monroe Dent, Madison Dent, Avery Graham, and Lincoln Graham. She was “Aunt Cinny” to a host of nieces and nephews, whom she cherished, and she loved to be in contact with aunts, cousins, and other family members near and far.

Cynthia worked hard all her life to support her family. Beginning at a young age she performed office work as well as waitressing for Stouffer’s Top of the Town and Sportsman Club restaurants in the Downtown Cleveland area. She attended professional secretarial courses and later became a full-time secretary (Alpha Supply Company, 20+ yrs.). During that time, she took and passed newly developed courses designed to train keypunch operators needed for early computing machines. She continuously worked part-time jobs while being employed full-time to supplement the family income. Later in life, she took a job with the Tyler Elevator Company and was placed in charge of the company’s stock room and later the paint-line and worked diligently for over 30 years before retiring. During her employment at Tyler, she proudly served as a Union Shop Steward and Treasurer for Iron Workers Shopmen’s Local 468.

After her retirement, she was finally able to enjoy some free time by traveling frequently to visit family and taking many trips and excursions. She also enjoyed volunteering for various duties at the Paul W. Alandt Rose Senior Center and continuously provided help to the other members with unfailing cheerfulness.

She passed on to her children a love of reading and music, endless curiosity, and a strong sense of honesty, humility, and kindness.