Larry Culver

Larry Culver

Viola

Larry Culver, 81, died Sunday, April 9, 2023, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a brief illness

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, 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 p.m. 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. 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.

Surviving are his wife, Ann; two sons, Leon (Christy) and Loren (Becky) Culver; two stepchildren, Jeff Langenberg and Annette (Kevin) Smith; his grandchildren, Logan, Wyatt, Nick, Casey, Luke Culver, Britt (Mikinzie) Smith, Jillian Smith, Ashley Langenberg and Lisa (Chad) Tiemeyer, great-grandsons, Colt, Cash and Cooper; and his sister, Cindy (George) Swanson. He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather, Clayton Healy; a sister, Sharon; and a great-grandson, Austin Smith.

Larry Wayne Culver was born Oct. 23, 1941, at 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 Sept. 8, 1979. The couple resided on the Armstrong family farm near Viola. Larry was a Senior Industrial Engineer and worked in 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 counties in his spare time. Larry and Ann enjoyed many road trips together.