Emily Vargo, daughter of George (1875 Austria-1957) and Mary (Hartos) (1878 Czechoslovakia -1953) Vargo, was born 18 April 1909, Duquesne, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Emily married, 2 June 1939, Allegheny County, Harold Eugene Coleman. The Coleman's moved to Ingham County, Michigan in the mid-1950's. Emily began teaching for Okemos Schools. For many years she was a middle school instructor, but the 1959-1960 Tomahawk Yearbook listed her as teaching Language Arts and Reading at the high school level.
Emily was mentioned in a newspaper article about Okemos Middle School elections for Student Parliament in 1966.
Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Sunday 16 May 1966
Mrs. Emily Coleman and Miss Riva Hoyt, Student Parliament teacher advisors this years, were in charge of the elections.
Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Friday 21 October 1966
Okemos eighth graders "went to jail" last week. Accompanied by Mrs. Emily Coleman and Mr. Frank Williams, 8th grade students took a trip to the Ingham County Jail.
But don't get the wrong impression. The excursion was part of a unit of study in social studies.
At the jail, the students were placed in groups with a guide and shown the staff dining room and the holding tank. They also saw some of the trusties working around the jail.
Harold and Emily celebrated 37 years of marriage and 2 daughters together. Harold, born 5 September 1913, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, died 25 October 1976, Schaumburg, Cook County, Illinois. Emily died 5 September 1994, Schaumburg. They were interred Deepdale Cemetery, Eaton County, Michigan.
Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Wednesday 7 September 1994
EMILY V. COLEMAN
SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
FORMERLY OF EAST LANSING
Age 85, died September 5, 1994. Born April 18, 1909 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Coleman was a resident of East Lansing from 1955-1985 and a Charter member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church in East Lansing where she served as a Deacon and Elder. Mrs. Coleman was a former teacher at Kinawa Middle School, Okemos and a former member of Okemos Women's Club, Edward W. Sparrow Service Auxiliary and Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. Her retirement was spent in church responsibilities and volunteer work. Predeceased by her husband, Harold E. Coleman, Mrs. Coleman is survived by daughters, Mrs. Marian (Thomas) Wagner of Schaumburg, Illinois and Dr. Janet (Jay) Coleman-Mitzner of Mason; grandchildren, Robert, Michael, Katharine and Daniel; great grandchild, Alysia; sister, Mildred Roe of Sun City, AZ. Memorial services will be held Friday, September 9, 11:30 a.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1315 Abbott Road, where the family will meet with friends following the service.