Submitted by: Dan Rich
Sept. 4, 1966 - May 17, 1999
South Bend Tribune 5/20/1999
Beloved father, husband, brother and son.
Loved by many, endeared by all. Born on Sept. 4, 1966, in LeMars,
Iowa, Colman is survived by his wife, Laura, and son, Daniel
Nicholas of Granger, Ind.; his parents, Robert F. and Mary B.
Large of Kalamazoo, Mich.; a brother, Kevin M. Large of
Mishawaka, Ind.; a sister, Andrea M. Gleason (George) of
Richland, Mich.; his grandmother, Margaret Large of North
Abington, Mass.; and by several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was
preceded in death by a sister, Alicia Marie in 1964. Colman
graduated from Comstock High School, Kalamazoo, in 1985, and
Western Michigan University, Magna Cum Laude in December 1989. He
received a Master of Business Administration degree from the
University of Notre Dame in 1992.
On June 24, 1989, he married Laura B. Albright
in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Kalamazoo. They have a son, Daniel
Nicholas, 21 years old. Colman was employed as a commercial
credit officer at 1st Source Bank for the past five years. Prior
to that he worked at the NBD Bank in Elkhart. Coleman enjoyed
playing with his son, sailing, playing golf and tennis, and
driving his red Corvette. He was an avid Notre Dame fan. He was a
parishioner at St. Anthony's Catholic Church of South Bend.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. on Friday in
the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame.
Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from
2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Welsheimer Funeral Home,
17033 Cleveland Road, where a prayer service will be said at 6
p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a memorial
fund established for Daniel Large at any 1st Source Bank
location, or mailed to 100 N. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN
46601.
Friends may visit with the family from 2 to
8 p.m. on Friday, May 21, 1999, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. Herm's funeral will be at 11
a.m. on Saturday, May 22, 1999, in the funeral home. The Rev. Bob
Vardaman, seniors' pastor of the Plymouth Wesleyan Church, will
officiate. Burial in New Oakhill Cemetery will follow. Memorial
gifts may be made in Herm's name to the Marshall County Heart
Fund.