Kenneth Lawrence Coleman passed away on March 17, 2026, at the age of 78.
Kenneth was born July 31, 1947, in Richmond Heights, MO, to the late Lawrence and Ethel Coleman, nee Walters.He married the love of his life, Sandra Parkerson, on May 31, 1969, in St. Louis County, and they celebrated 56 years of marriage. To this union, they were blessed with three children, Brian, Chris, and Kimberly.
Ken a business owner, worked for many years for Burger Chef and had his own franchise, he went on to co-own Pantera's Pizza and multiple other restaurants in the St. Louis Area. He owned Fran Net Consulting for 10 years before selling it to his son and retiring. Ken enjoyed fishing, camping with family, working in the yard, woodworking, watching Cardinals baseball, and, one of his favorite hobbies, going truck shopping; he loved looking for old and new trucks. Ken was very ambitious; he set a great example of hard work for his family.
He survived by his beloved wife, Sandy Coleman, (nee) Parkerson; three children, Brian (Carrie) Coleman, Chris (Amanda) Coleman, Kimberly (Jeff) Kerbler; eight grandchildren Kendall (Jake) Irwin, Landon Coleman, Addison Coleman, Sam Coleman, Christopher Coleman, Graham Coleman, Jordyn Kerbler, Rainna Kerbler; great-grandson, Lincoln Irwin. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Gerald Coleman.
Ken's smile, love, and compassion will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
The family is being served by Pitman Funeral Home, Warrenton.