Leah Lavonne Combs

PORTAGE —Leah Lavonne Combs, age 92, passed away at Prairie Ridge Health Hospital in Columbus, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

Leah was born on December 28, 1932, in Postville, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Violet (Bollman) Meyer. She had worked as a Registered Nurse at Divine Savior Hospital, in Portage. Leah was married to Roger Combs. He preceded her in death in 1981.

She is survived by her daughter, Kay (John) Herold; four grandchildren, Jodie (Kent) Maloney, Beau Baartz, Kerrie (Richard) Evert, and Angela (Jared) Dana; her great-grandchildren, Camila Baartz, Braiden Baartz, Colten Evert, John Dana, Harlie Dana, Samuel Bauman, Grace Bauman, and Dillon Maloney. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roger; her daughter, Laurie Baartz; and her son-in-law, Donavon Baartz.

Private burial at Marcellon Cemetery.

The Pflanz Mendrala Funeral Home, in Portage, is assisting the family.