Coffman, Mervin Meredith (1951 - 2023)

COFFMAN, WAHLING, KINGSBURY, STONER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/12/2023 at 23:29:07

Name of deceased: Mervin Meredith Coffman

Aged: 71 yrs, 2 mo, 26 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

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

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

Funeral services: Saturday, March 25, 2023; Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Inc, Harlan, IA; burial of ashes was in the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA

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 graduating from Shelby-Tennant (Shelby County, IA) Consolidated School; after completing his military service, Mervin enrolled in the Immanuel School of Nursing, Omaha, NE; he was a member of the last graduating class in 1974 to earn a registered degree in nursing from 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; he spent most of his nursing career caring for patients in the hospital intensive care unit

Hobbies/Interests: Was an amazing storyteller; enjoyed playing cribbage

Sources: burmeisterjohannsen.com