Coleman C. King, 78, of Manahawkin, died Thursday after a long illness. Son of Charles and Marie King, he was raised in Glen Rock, graduated from Delbarton School and attended St. Peter’s College and Seton Hall University. He was a mechanical contractor. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Carol Manz King; six children and their spouses, Coleman and Kelly King of Columbus; David and Maureen King of Piscataway; Kathleen and Michael Wilderman of Rockingham, N.C.; Stephen and Lori King of Erie, Colo.; Tim and Deb King of Sudbury, Mass.; and Rob and Susan King of Paramus; 12 grandchildren, Andrew, Patrick, Lauren, Ian, Megan, Sean, Amanda, Brendan, Shannon, Derek, C.C. and Aubrey; and two brothers, Charles of Anaheim, Calif., and John of Pentwater, Mich.Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday, May 16th from 11am -12pm at Maxwell Funeral Home, Manahawkin. Funeral Mass will be held Monday at 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary of the Pines, Manahawkin. Donations may be made in his name to Deborah Hospital Foundation, 20 Pine Mill Road, Browns Mills NJ 08015.
Our deepest condolences to you and your family. God bless you all at this time of sorrow. You are in my prayers.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. He was a very special and good person. His sense of humor and style was heart warming. I know that he will be missed!
To all the King family and especially Carol, you are all in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. I spent many years with all of you and many years working with Coleman. I am so struck that a childhood friend’s Dad and my old boss would leave me so very sad to hear of his passing. It’s obvious that he was much more than those things to me. I recalled seeing him a few years back at a party for my Aunt Mary, it was very shortly after I had lost my mother. I remember noticing that his health had been failing but the glint in his eye and gracious smile were as powerful and bright as ever. We caught up about family and each of our journey’s as we each moved on from Glen Rock and how things were going. I told him that I myself had become a contractor and we talked a little business- of course- he offered some advice on how to be successful in the market at the time. It was then I had told him, that I rarely will go through a day without using something that he had taught me in the time that I had been working with him. The lessons were about hard work, but, also on how to treat people, honesty and integrity. I am happy to report that I still do wake up everyday and apply many of Coleman’s ideas to my family and working lives. I felt it important for all of you to know that a small part of Coleman is STILL making the world a little bit better place, all the way out here in rural Pennsylvania. I will continue to keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers, may you all find peace as time passes. Sincerely, Tom Oldham