Bruce William Coburger [Parents]
Lynn Elizabeth Coleman [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Matthew Edward Coburger M ii Richard Joseph Coburger II
Richard Joseph Coburger [Parents]
Jean Irene Colie [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Linda Jean Coburger M ii Richard Joseph Coburger Jr. M iii Jeffrey Walter Coburger M iv Bruce William Coburger M v Paul John Coburger
Joseph Cosgrove Martin Coleman [Parents] was born 1 on 22 Dec 1929 in Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ. He was christened 2 on 12 Jan 1930 in St. Mary Cathedral, Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ. He died on 27 Jan 2005 in Plainfield, Union Co., NJ. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Rahway, Union Co., NJ. He married 3 Audrey Alice Schweinberg on 4 Sep 1954 in St. Mary's, Rahway, Union Co., NJ.
On his birth certificate, Joseph's middle name is Cosgrove (his mother's maiden name). Joe disliked this name and since adulthood, he has used the name Joseph Martin Coleman
Obituary from The (Newark NJ) Star Ledger :
Joseph Coleman, 75, a county's go-to guy
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
By Jeffrey C. Mays and Judith Lucas, Star-Ledger StaffWhether it was Christmas or her birthday, Audrey Coleman
knew that the gift coming from her husband of 50 years,
Joseph Coleman, would contain a special note. "It was a
poem or some kind of writing," said Mrs. Coleman. "Roman-
tic writing. Sometimes funny." Mr. Coleman of Rahway died
Thursday in Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plain-
field from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 75.In addition to a lifelong love of writing, Mr. Coleman had a
knack for getting things done behind the scenes of local
and state politics. Mr. Coleman was able to glide from public
relations pitchman to political insider, working behind the
scenes to promote business in Union County.For two decades, Mr. Coleman plied his trade, promoting
plans for the Resource Recovery Facility in Rahway that turns
garbage to energy and provides electricity to 30,000 homes.
Mr. Coleman huddled with politicians like state Sen. Raymond
Lesniak (D-Union) and former acting Gov. Donald DiFrancesco,
to develop an economic vision for Union County. "He knew
everybody," said Hank Ross, chief of staff at New Jersey Insti-
tute of Technology, who worked with Mr. Coleman on the Union
County Alliance that focused on economic development. "He
knew the players. He knew how to get things done.""He had a very interesting style," said Rahway Mayor James
Kennedy. "He was very supportive of me politically, even though
he was Republican and I am a Democrat." Mr. Coleman had a
gift, his friends said. "He wasn't flashy. He was engaging and
very likable," Ross said. "Union County lost a caring man. A
man of integrity. A man who was very civic-minded. He was
totally committed. He was one of those guys nobody said a bad
thing about."According to Lesniak, Union County had no message as a
government and no plan to attract business in the early 1990s.
Mr. Coleman linked businessmen with politicians and pushed
for the passage of then-controversial plans like the development
of Jersey Gardens Mall and the still troublesome proposal for
light rail in Union County. "What he did was really unprecedented,"
Lesniak said. "He was instrumental in bringing everyone together:
businessmen and union leaders, Republicans and Democrats.
He was a unifier."Mr. Coleman was a founder of the Union County Economic Devel-
opment Corporation. Mr. Coleman started his career as a copywriter
in 1949 and went on to write and produce films of the New York
Mets and San Francisco Giants in the mid-1960s.Mr. Coleman also helped write the jingles for Ballantine Beer, his
wife recalled. He co-founded Coleman & Pellet Inc. of Union, a
public affairs and communications firm in 1974. Mr. Coleman
served as managing director of the firm until 1996."I will miss our lunches and our long talks," said Mr. Coleman's
former partner Bob Pellet. "Joe was always good fun, although he
could be very serious about the things he believed in."Mr. Coleman lived most of his life in Rahway. Mrs. Coleman remem-
bered seeing her future husband getting off the train from New York
and riding the bus home. "I leaned over to my friend one day and said:
'I'm going to marry that man,'" said Mrs. Coleman. The pair met at a
party given by Mr. Coleman's mother. They immediately clicked, said
Mrs. Coleman.After being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, Mr. Coleman began using
an oxygen tank, but continued to pursue his love of golf, travel and spend
time with friends and family, his wife said. "He wasn't a great golfer, but
he loved it," said Mrs. Coleman. "He liked the fresh air and the challenge."
He was on the board of directors of the Colonia Country Club and was
president in 2002 and 2003.Recently, Mr. Coleman went to Massachusetts to meet with six grammar
school friends. And, for the last few years, Mr. Coleman, and his son Mark,
who lives in New Brunswick, would take trips together. They had been to
Africa and Mexico. In addition to his wife, Audrey, and son Mark, Mr.
Coleman is survived by daughters Lynn Coburger of Piscataway and
Mary Beth Livernoche of Pennington; son, Timothy of Northfield, Minn.,
and five grandchildren.Services were Monday. Arrangements were by the Pettit-Davis Funeral
Home, 371 West Milton Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. Contributions may
be sent to the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis in care of the funeral homeObituary from the NJ Home News Tribune (29 Jan 2005):
Joseph M. Coleman, 75, active in Union County public affairsJoseph M. Coleman, 75, of Rahway, died Thursday January
27, 2004 at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield. He was born
Dec. 22, 1929 in Trenton, NJ, the only child of the late George
and Beatrice (Cosgrove) Coleman. He was a graduate of
Seton Hall University who lived in Rahway for most of his life.Mr. Coleman was the co-founder and Managing Director of
Coleman & Pellet, Inc., one of New Jersey’s leading commu-
nications and public affairs firms, whose client list included
BMW, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Merck &
Co., The New Jersey Insurance News Service and Union
County Utilities Authority. The firm sponsored a breakfast
each year in Washington on the morning after the New
Jersey State Commerce’s Congressional Dinner, featuring
then Governor Christie Todd Whitman as a featured guest
at NJN’s “Reporter’s Roundtable” program.Mr. Coleman was the Manager of Public Affairs for Merck
& Co. from 1969-1974, the co-founder and Managing
Director of Coleman/Myer, Marketing Manager with Syl-
vania Electric Products and a copywriter for J. Walter
Thompson.Mr. Coleman volunteered his time with numerous organ-
izations. He was the co-founder and a board member
for both the Union County Economic Development Cor-
poration and the Union County Alliance, collaborating
with state and county government to build economic
prosperity in the region. He was also a board member
with the Union County Employers Legislative Committee,
designed to strengthen relationships between the busi-
ness community and New Jersey State Legislature. He
served on the board of directors of Colonia Country Club,
and was president from 2002-2003.Mr. Coleman enjoyed traveling extensively with his wife,
family and friends, and visited over 30 countries.Surviving are his wife, Audrey, with whom he celebrated
his 50th wedding anniversary last October; children and
spouses Lynn and Bruce Coburger, Piscataway; Dr. Mark
Coleman, New Brunswick; Mary Beth and Ed Livernoche,
Pennington; and Timothy and Melissa Coleman, Northfield,
MN; grandsons Matthew and Richard Coburger, Ian Liver-
noche, and Samuel and Landen Coleman; and father-in-
law Edward Schweinberg.Arrangements are being handled by the Pettit-Davis Funeral
Home, Rahway. Visitation will be Sunday, January 30 from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Mon-
day January 31 in St. Mary’s Church, Rahway, with burial in
St. Mary’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may
be made to the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Audrey Alice Schweinberg [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Lynn Elizabeth Coleman M ii Mark Edward Coleman F iii Mary Beth Coleman M iv Timothy Joseph Coleman
George Aloysius Coleman [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3 on 12 Feb 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. He died 4 on 16 Feb 1959 in Rahway, Union Co., NJ. He was buried 5 in Feb 1959 in St. Mary's Cemetery, Rahway, Union Co., NJ. He married 6 Beatrice Katherine Cosgrove on 26 Jul 1928 in St. Aloysius, Washington, DC.
In 1920, George A. Coleman (22) lived with his mother and younger brother in the family's home at 2431 Oakdale St. in Philadelphia. George worked as a "compositor" of books.
Beatrice Katherine Cosgrove [Parents] was born 1 on 17 May 1898 in Washington, DC. She was christened 2 in Jun 1898 in St, Patrick's, Washington, DC. She died 3 on 10 Jul 1978 in Berkeley Heights, Union Co., NJ. She was buried 4 in St. Mary's Cemetery, Rahway, Union Co., NJ. She married 5 George Aloysius Coleman on 26 Jul 1928 in St. Aloysius, Washington, DC.
They had the following children:
M i Joseph Cosgrove Martin Coleman
Edward Louis Schweinberg [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born on 22 Dec 1908 in N. Braddock, Allegheny Co., PA. He was christened on 3 Jan 1909 in St. Joseph's, Braddock, Allegheny Co, PA. He died on 17 Aug 2005 in Lewes, Sussex Co., DE. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Rahway, Union County, NJ. He married 5 Alice Elizabeth Kearney on 12 Sep 1931 in St. Anselm's Church, Swissvale, Allegheny Co., PA.
One of two obituaries from the Newark NJ Star Ledger 20 Aug 2005:
SCHWEINBERG - Edward, 96, of Rahway, on Aug.
17, 2005, beloved husband of the late Alice Kearney
Schweinberg, devoted father of Audrey Coleman, he
was also loved by his grandchildren, Lynn (Bruce)
Coburger of Piscataway, Mark Coleman, D.M.D., of
New Brunswick, Mary Beth (Ed) Livernoche of Pen-
nington and Tim (Milissa Hilligoss) Coleman of Min-
nesota, and five great-grandsons, Matthew and
Richard Coburger, Ian Livernoche and Samuel and
Landen Coleman. He will be greatly missed by all
who knew him.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his
funeral from The Pettit-Davis Funeral Home, 371
W. Milton Ave., Rahway, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005,
at 9 a.m. Thence to St. Mark's R.C. Church, where
his Funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m.
Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Clark.
Visiting will be Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Contributions
may be made to the Rahway Retired Men's Club,
1306 Esterbrook Ave., Rahway, N.J. 07065.Second obituary from the Newark NJ Star Ledger 20 Aug 2005:
EDWARD LOUIS SCHWEINBERG, 96, RAILROADER,
HONORED RAHWAY SENIOR
A Mass for Edward Louis Schweinberg, 96, of
Rahway will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Marks
Church, Rahway, after the funeral from the Pettit-
Davis Funeral Home, 371 W. Milton Ave., Rahway.
Mr. Schweinberg died Thursday while vacationing
in Delaware.
He worked for the Pennsylvania and Long Island
railroads as a signal layout designer from 1938 until
he retired in 1970.
After that, he worked at Quinn & Boden in Rahway,
as a school crossing guard in Clark and as superinten-
dent of the Esterbrook Avenue Apartments in Rahway
from 1984 until 1999.
A life member of the North Braddock (Pa.) Volunteer
Fire Department, Mr. Schweinberg was a member,
chaplain and past president of the Rahway Retired
Mens Club as well as a member and past vice president
of the Rahway Retired Railroaders Group. He also
served as chaplain of the National Association of
Retired Railroad Employees.
Named Rahways Senior Citizen of the Year in 2001,
Mr. Schweinberg was a trustee and former treasurer of
the Rahway Senior Citizens Center and a member of
the Merck Community Advisory Panel in Rahway.
Born in North Braddock, Mr. Schweinberg lived in
Rahway since 1939.
Surviving are a daughter, Audrey Coleman; four
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Alice Elizabeth Kearney [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born on 3 Apr 1912 in Rankin, Allegheny Co., PA. She was christened in St. Brendan's, Braddock, Allegheny Co, PA. She died on 27 May 1998 in Rahway, Union Co., NJ. She was buried in St. Mary Cemetery, Rahway, Union Co. NJ. She married 5 Edward Louis Schweinberg on 12 Sep 1931 in St. Anselm's Church, Swissvale, Allegheny Co., PA.
As a girl, Alice appeared in a chorus line singing "Let's Pretend" at Carnegie Hall in Braddock, PA. Alice was not chosen for her ability to sing (she "couldn't carry a tune in a bucket"), but for her great legs and short stature, which complemented the chorus line when the girls were arranged by height.
When Alice was a teenager, it was important that she earn money to help her widowed mother support the family. Elizabeth went to the parish priest and got a copy of Alice's baptism certificate in which he lied about the year of the baptism, making Alice appear to be a year older than she was, so that she could get a full time job.
After her marriage to Ed Schweinberg, a side-dish that often appeared at Alice's table was mashed turnips. The hard, root-like vegetable required a great deal of preparation: First the waxy coating had to be scraped or peeled off. Then the turnip was cut into cubes and cooked in water in a pan on the stovetop for what seemed like an interminable time. Then Alice mashed the turnips with a potato masher. The result was something that looked somewhat like yellow mashed potatoes, but had a very distincive flavor. It was definitely an acquired taste -- one that wasn't acquired by any of her grandchildren.
They had the following children:
F i Audrey Alice Schweinberg
Franklyn Edward Livernoche III [Parents]
Mary Beth Coleman [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Ian Michael Livernoche
Timothy Joseph Coleman [Parents]
Melissa Susan Hilligoss [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Samuel Edward Coleman M ii Landen Joseph Coleman
William Elias Coburger [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 4 on 17 Dec 1904 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He died 5 on 26 Dec 1972 in Plainfield, Union Co., NJ. He was buried in Dec 1972 in Holy Cross, N. Arlington, Essex Co, NJ. He married Maryanna Wroblewska on 20 Jun 1923 in St. Stanislaus, Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
Maryanna Wroblewska [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3, 4 on 2 Feb 1905 in Gombin, Warsaw, Poland. She died 5, 6 on 23 Dec 1980 in Union, Union Co., NJ. She was buried 7 in Dec 1980 in Holy Cross, N. Arlington, Essex Co, NJ. She married William Elias Coburger on 20 Jun 1923 in St. Stanislaus, Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
Maryanna used the first name Marie. She came to America around 1909 on the Lusitania.
Records conflict on date of birth. A Declaration of Intention (for citizenship); filled out by Marie Wroblewska Coburger cir 1930 (never filed) gives 1905 as the year of birth. The Social Security Death Index lists 1904.
They had the following children:
M i William H. Coburger M ii Richard Joseph Coburger
Walter Chester Colie [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3, 4 on 8 Jun 1899 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He died 5 on 26 Jan 1985 in Edison, Middlesex Co., NJ. He was buried in St. Gertrude's, Colonia, Middlesex, NJ. He married Irene Gertrude Uglay on 7 Jun 1922 in Newark.
Walter was a steamfitter for Public Service Electric & Gas in Newark, NJ.
Irene Gertrude Uglay [Parents] 1 was born on 14 Mar 1900 in Budapest, Austia-Hungary. She died 2 on 17 May 1965 in Chandon, Geauga Co., OH. She was buried in St. Gertrude's, Colonia, Middlesex, NJ. She married Walter Chester Colie on 7 Jun 1922 in Newark.
Irene Uglay Colie died suddenly of a heart attack while visiting her daughter Vera Colie Carey in Ohio.
They had the following children:
F i Vera Marie Colie F ii Jean Irene Colie
James Langley [Parents] was born on 16 Jul 1950 in Ohio. He died on 12 Jun 2000 in Indiana. The cause of death was a heart attack. He was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., OH. He married 1 Linda Jean Coburger on 5 Sep 1987 in Marietta, Ga.
Other marriages:Russo, Pamela
Jim worked in sales for Mid Ohio State Waterproofing. While on a business trip near Indianapolis, he suffered a heart attack and died.
Linda Jean Coburger [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Christopher J. Langley F ii Kari Ann Langley