North Bend Chapel

March 10, 2017A celebration of life will be held and announced at a later date for Gregory S. Coleman, 47, of North Bend. Private cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay.Gregory Scott Coleman was born Nov. 26, 1969, the youngest of three boys, in Reedsport to Richard and Linda (Davis) Coleman. He passed away March 10, 2017, at his home in North Bend after a long battle with cancer.Greg was known as Scotty to his family, Greg to many, or simply by his last name Coleman. Greg started school in the North Bend area attending kindergarten at Sunny Hill School, after which the family moved to California. The family first moved to Grass Valley, then to San Andreas, and finally to Auburn, before returning to Oregon, where they would settle in Lakeside. Greg started the sixth grade when coming back to Oregon and would go on to graduate from North Bend High School, Class of 1988 where he played football and baseball in addition to wrestling. Greg followed his father’s footsteps for a time, working for Bohemia Lumber Company in both Lakeside and Gardiner. Greg met his wife Jenifer while working in Gardiner, and they were married Oct. 24, 1992 in Lake Tahoe. They moved to Eugene where he attended Lane Community College.In April 1993 Greg was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and underwent two surgeries and extensive chemotherapy. After five years of being cancer free, he received a clean bill of health in 1998. In July 2000 Greg and Jenifer brought their daughter, Mary, into our world. She would remain the light of his life until his passing. He loved going to her softball games. Greg became a journeyman plumber in Vancouver, Wash., in 1995 and worked in the profession until his illness prevented him from doing so. Greg was known as the plumber who other plumbers respected.Coleman was profoundly humble, intelligent, kind, hard working and selfless. Greg, Jenifer and Mary returned to North Bend in 2005 when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Greg worked multiple jobs to put his wife through graduate school and found out his cancer...