James Edward Coldiron, age 86 of Tiffin, Ohio, died Friday, September 22, 2023 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. He was born on August 5, 1937 in Carey, Ohio to the late Eddie and Edna (Rothgeb) Coldiron.
Mr. Coldiron married Marjorie Sherman on January 10, 1960, and they celebrated 63 years of marriage. She survives in Tiffin, Ohio. He is also survived by a daughter, Deborah (Carl) Long, Tiffin, Ohio, sons David (Jenna) Coldiron, Sylvania, Ohio, and Duane (Shelli) Coldiron, Sycamore, Ohio, along with eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and four sisters, Dorothy Cheney, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Barbara (Brad) Walton, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Beverly (Don) Riedel, Illinois, and Virginia (George) Tuttle, Sycamore, Ohio. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Coldiron.
He graduated from McCutchenville High School with the Class of 1955. Mr. Coldiron was a custodian at Mohawk School for 35 years, and owner/operator of Coldiron TV Repair. He enjoyed camping and sports, especially the OSU Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns. He was best known as Paw Paw by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and he cherished every moment he spent with them.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at Walton-Moore Funeral Home with Rev. Darrin Harvey officiating. Interment will follow in Seneca Memory Gardens, Tiffin, Ohio. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 and one hour prior to the funeral service on Wednesday at Walton-Moore Funeral Home, Sycamore, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sycamore United Church of Christ, Sycamore United Church of Christ Community Quilters, or charity of the donors choice, all in care of Walton-Moore Funeral Home, 201 W. Saffel Avenue, PO Box 350, Sycamore, Ohio 44882. Online expressions of sympathy can be made at www.waltonmoorefuneralhome.com.
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