The Reverend Dr. Kathryn Virginia (Ginny) Coleman

October 10, 1949 - April 3, 2026

Ginny passed away peacefully in the palliative care unit at Gimli Hospital on Friday, April 3rd, 2026 at the age of 76. In her fifty-one years of service, Ginny engaged in various types of ministry within the United Church. She began with pastoral ministry in Orillia and Midland, Ontario and then moved to Hamilton where she joined the General Council Office. She served as General Secretary of the General Council from 1994 to 2002 before heading west to assume the role of Executive Secretary of the former Conference of Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario. In 2005, Ginny returned to pastoral ministry with the people of Little Britain United Church; and after official retirement in 2012, to ministry with people at Cloverdale United Church; Clandeboye - Winnipeg Beach Pastoral Charge and Grey Street United Church in Winnipeg.  

Ginny loved to travel and had many amazing stories of the people she met while exploring places like Africa, South America, Europe and Fiji. She had a sharp sense of humour and her boisterous laugh will resonate in the memories of her friends and colleagues. She loved to sing and has been a member of numerous choirs through the years. No tribute to Ginny would be complete without mentioning Camp Miniwanca on the shores of Lake Michigan where she attended as a teenager. Since then, a group of friends associated with the camp have been meeting regularly over the years, including this past summer. 

Ginny is survived by her sister Barbara (and spouse Gary), her stepson Chris (and spouse Lisa) and her grandchildren Kye and Michelle. She was predeceased by her parents and by her partner Suzanne Morris, in 2014.

As per Ginny's express wishes, there will be no formal funeral or Celebration of Life service.

Donations in Ginny’s memory may be made to Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada).