Obituary of Daphne Eileen COULMAN (nee Colyer)

January 16, 1946 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 13, 2020 – Calgary, Alberta

Daphne Coulman of Calgary, AB passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at the age of 74 years.

Daphne was born and raised in Winnipeg. She married Gary Coulman in Winnipeg December 28, 1968 and resided in various places, settling in Calgary in 1979.  Daphne was a sassy woman with a loving heart. She had an infectious sense of humor, and wasn’t afraid to tell things like they were. Daphne had a great love of art, and expressed this through her amazing oil paintings, various experimental art projects and in the last few years in detailed colouring pages. 

Daphne is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Sarah; and daughter and son-in-law, Karla and Anthony Schreiber; grandchildren, Thomas and Virginia Schreiber; and brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Theresa Colyer. She was predeceased by her husband Gary in 1998 and her brother Charles Colyer in 2010.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made directly to the Leighton Art Centre, http://www.leightoncentre.org/support/donate, for the support of art and nature education programs. Condolences, memories and photos may be shared and viewed on Daphne’s obituary at www.McInnisandHolloway.com.

In living memory of Daphne Coulman, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis and Holloway Funeral Homes, Park Memorial, 5008 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB T2S 2L5, Telephone: 403-243-8200.