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DATE: Friday, August 5, 1994                 TAG: 9408050491
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EDWARD G. COLOSKI SR.

Edward Gerald Coloski Sr., 57, died Aug. 3, 1994.

Mr. Coloski was a retired U.S. Coast Guard chief petty officer and had also served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Survivors include his wife, Marguerite Coloski; a daughter, Deborah Lynn Coloski of Florida; two sons, Edward G. Coloski Jr. of California and Steven Wayne Coloski of Florida; a sister, Mary Joyce McDaniel of Springfield, Va.; a brother, Robert Earl Coloski of Chesapeake.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, with military honors by the Rev. Mark Karika. Loving Funeral Home, Churchland, is handling arrangements. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

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