Larry Culver Oct. 23, 1941 – April 9, 2023

      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 11 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2023 at Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa with interment in the Wilcox Cemetery, rural Anamosa with Navy Honors. Pastor Caleb Schewe will officiate at the services. 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 is his wife, Ann; two sons, Leon (Christy) and Loren (Becky) Culver; two 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; and his sister, Cindy (George) Swanson. He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father, Clayton Healy; sister, Sharon; and  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 step-father 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.