Emily Barbara COLEMAN Obituary (2024)

Our beloved mother, daughter, sister, partner, and friend, Emily Barbara Coleman, tragically left us on Sunday, October 20, 2024. She passed peacefully at home in Yakima, Washington, after a battle with cancer. Emily was a loving spouse to her partner of 18 years, Darin Steen. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when her children, Julie Kihn and Christopher Cliett, needed her the most, offering support, wisdom, and love in abundance. She had a kind, motherly spirit and was a friend to many. She was a cherished member of the community, leaving behind a legacy of kindness and strength through her work with the March of Dimes and in pioneering the Parent to Parent program. Emily then found her strength in real estate and was a broker for the past 20 years, where she enjoyed continuing to educate and help people. She had a soft spot for animals and was known to rescue helpless strays. She loved to travel and had so much more she wanted to see. Emily had a big heart and loved her friends and family immensely. She touched the lives of all who knew her, and she will be greatly missed. In addition to her partner, Darin Steen, and her children, Julie Kihn and Christopher Cliett, Emily was survived by her grandchildren, Jay Elverum (Berry) and Jackson Berry, her sisters Sandra Reed, Marilyn Coleman, Jennifer Coleman, and Celia Davis, and countless nieces and nephews. She especially loved her niece, Cassandra Town, who was like another daughter to her. She was predeceased by her parents, James and Evelyn Coleman, and her son, Paul Cliett. A service celebrating Emily's life will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the upstairs theater in Glenwood Square, located at 5110 W. Tieton Dr., Yakima, Washington. This is a POTLUCK celebration. We invite all who knew her to bring a dish and join us in remembering a truly remarkable woman.