Lyle "Rosco" Martin, 61 of Lynnville passed away Monday afternoon, March 30, 2026 at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. A Celebration of Life/Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at the Lynnville Fire Department from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a meal being served. A private family burial will be held in the Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville at a later time. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lynnville Fire Department. Holland-Coble Funeral Home of Montezuma is in charge of arrangements.

Lyle Ross Martin, the son of Robert and Geraldine (Van Sant) Martin, was born on April 28, 1964 in Iowa City Iowa. He attended Lynnville-Sully High School before receiving his GED. Rosco's mom, Geraldine, married Delbert Allison when the kids were at young age and teaching them a lot and helped them throughout life. Lyle held several jobs throughout life from delivering Des Moines Register Newspapers, to Vans Machine Shop, to Pella Roofing, to Krewsman Fertilizer and finally Wehrle Trucking where he started out as mechanic and drove truck for over 28 years before retiring. Over his trucking career, he met a lot of super nice and amazing people. Following retirement, he helped clean milkweed seed for Carroll Hoksbergen.

Rosco married Barb Johnson McGee on June 27, 1992 at Barb's parents' backyard in Montezuma. Rosco and Barb had a great life together. They enjoyed camping with friends at Good Guys car show and the Iowa State Fair. He was a 40 plus year member of the Lynnville Fire Department.

His memory will be cherished by his wife, Barb of Lynnville; a stepson, Mike McGee; his sisters, Charlce and Phyllis; his brother, Jay; his niece, Jennifer Cross; his nephews, Daniel Martin and Ryan Martin along with other cousins, in-laws and many friends.

Rosco was preceded in death by his parents, Delbert and Geraldine Allison; a brother, Tom and his parents-in-law, Marvin and Jean Johnson.