Richard Carver

Richard “Rich” Carver, 75, of Marshalltown, Iowa and formerly of Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away on the morning of July 13, 2023 at UnityPoint Health Marshalltown with his family at his side.

Services for Rich will be held on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshalltown. A visitation for family and friends will be held on Monday, July 17, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Redeemer Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers memorials can be directed to the family for a later designation. For additional information or to send a condolence to the family please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234.

Richard Dean Carver was born December 25, 1947 to parents Dean and Margurite (Hunt) Carver in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was the second born of four. Rich attended school in Council Bluffs until just before he was 18 when joined the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was later honorably discharged and began taking classes at Western Iowa Community College where he received his associates degree.

On August 17, 1969, Rich was united in marriage to the love of his life Pamela Sunderman at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Clarinda, Iowa. Together they began a family raising four children, Monty, Eric, Kenneth, and Monica. They made their homes in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Rich worked as a truck driver for years and as a civil engineer and also dabbled in small engine repairs. He was a proud Vietnam veteran and was a member of the American Legion and the V.F.W. and the Redeemer Lutheran Church of Marshalltown. In free time, he loved to go fishing, watch anything John Wayne, reading books, camping and working at Cherry Glen Campground in Des Moines volunteering with Pamela over the last three summers. He was affectionately known as “grandpa grumpy” and “Sally” to his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Pamela Carver; his children, Eric (Sonja) Carver, Kenneth Carver, and Monica (Jeff) Balk; his daughter-in-law, Rochelle Carver; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; his father-in-law Arlo Sunderman; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his son, Monty Carver; his parents, Dean and Margurite Carver; and his siblings, Nancy Prien, Michael Carver, and Diane Herzberg.