In Loving Memory of Janniver Kay Vala January 11th, 1955 – September 3rd, 2021 Beloved Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Friend SLIDESHOW VIDEO PODCAST: Jan Talks About Starting Vala’s Jan Vala was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 11th, 1955 to Hazel and Charles Smith. She graduated from Lincoln Southeast before attending Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she was a flute player and a Delta Zeta sorority sister. After graduating with a degree in Psychology and attending graduate school, she became a school psychologist for OPS. In 1977 Jan married Tim Vala, and for many years she supported their family [...]