Robert Harold Culver Sr., age 97, of Lincoln died on March 14, 2023. He was born in Silver Creek, Nebraska, to William and Hilda (Rann) Culver on July 11, 1925. While working for the Bell Telephone Company, he met Monita Heitman in 1946. They married in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1947. Together they raised four children.
He was a proud Navy veteran of WWII seeing action at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Tokyo Bay. He served with his shipmates on the destroyer Samuel N. Moore 747. He retired from Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph in 1990. During his life, he took great pride in volunteering with Lions International, Frank Woods Telephone Museum, Roller Skating Museum, and managing multiple annual reunions for his Samuel N. Moore destroyer shipmates. He attended Prairie Home Methodist Church.
He is survived by: sons, Bob (Debra) Culver Jr. and Jim (Fran) Culver; daughters, Linda Culver, and Brenda Culver (Mike Naccarato); grandsons, Chris (Akiko) Culver, Alex (Rosie Hardy) Hall, Walker Hall, granddaughters, Ashley (Bryan) Brinkman, Clarissa (Travis) Smith, Alison (Eric) Preston, and Deb Hansel; great-grandchildren, Kai, Julie, Lily, Ethan S., Tatum, Ethan P., Ella, and great-great granddaughter, Hazel.
Bob was preceded in death by his wife, Monita, of 69 years; parents; brothers, William "Jr." Culver and Don Culver; sister, Rogene Dilley; granddaughter, Elizabeth Hall; and daughter-in-law, Mary Culver.
His funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 21, at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd., Lincoln Nebraska. Visitation and viewing was from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, at Wyuka Funeral Home, Lincoln. Burial was in Wyuka Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may go to Prairie Home Methodist Church. Condolences at http://www.wyuka. com .
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