Larry Culver Obituary

Larry Culver age 81, died Sunday, April 9, 2023, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Friday morning, April 14, 2023, at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello with Navy Honors. Pastor Caleb Schewe will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 4 until 7 Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa. By visiting Goettschonline. com you may share your thoughts, memories, and condolences with Larry's family and sign the online guest book. Surviving is his wife Ann, 2 sons, Leon (Christy) and Loren (Becky)Culver, 2 step-children, Jeff Langenberg and Annette (Kevin) Smith his grandchildren, Logan, Wyatt, Nick, Casey, Luke Culver, Britt (Mikinzie) Smith, Jillian Smith, Ashley Langenberg, Lisa (Chad) Tiemeyer, great-grandsons, Colt, Cash and Cooper, his sister, Cindy (George) Swanson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his step-father Clayton Healy, a sister Sharon and a great-grandson, Austin Smith. Larry Wayne Culver was born October 23, 1941, in Scranton, Iowa. He was the son of Russell and Lorraine Shannon, Culver. He was a member of the class of 1960 from the Anamosa Community Schools. Larry served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a Corpsman assigned to a Marine detachment fighting in Laos and Cambodia. He returned from service and started his career at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. Larry married Ann Armstrong, Langenberg on September 8, 1979. The couple resided on the Armstrong family farm near Viola. Larry was a Senior Industrial Engineer and worked on various space-related projects at Collins including the space shuttle. He was also on the development team for GPS units for the military. Larry retired in 1994. Larry was an excellent stone mason, a trade he learned from his stepfather Clayton Healy. He constructed many fireplaces and stone facades in Linn and Jones County in his spare time. Larry and Ann enjoyed many road trips together. Larry will be greatly missed. The family would like to thank, Jones Regional Medical Center, Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and Above and Beyond Hospice for all their wonderful care. Memorials may be made to the Austin Strong Foundation. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Larry Wayne Culver, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. Memorial Donation