Coffman, Marvin Meredith (1951 - 2023)

COFFMAN, WAHLING, KINGSBURY, STONER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/24/2023 at 15:56:34

Name of deceased: Mervin Meredith Coffman

Aged: 71 yrs, 2 mo, 26 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, IA

Born: Oct. 27, 1951; Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Died: Jan. 22, 2023; Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Graveside services to be held in the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA, at a later date

Survived by: Siblings, Meredith Coffman (spouse, Marilyn) of Hot Springs, AR, Lynda Wahling (spouse, Eugene) of Shelby, IA, and Laurae Kingsbury (spouse, Donald) of Omaha, NE; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Melvin and Maxine (nee Stoner) Coffman

Education: Graduated from Shelby-Tennant(IA) Consolidated School; after completing his military service, Mervin enrolled in the Immanuel School of Nursing, Omaha, NE, and was a member of the last graduating class from there in 1974 to earn a registered degree in nursing after Immanuel’s 80-plus year tradition of teaching

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Navy after graduating from high school and served on the USS Enterprise during the Vietnam War

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: Registered Nurse, spending most of his career caring for patients in the intensive care unit

Hobbies/Interests: Great storyteller; enjoyed playing cribbage

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