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MUSCATINE, Iowa – Peggy Ann Cozad, 73, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024, at Pearl City Place.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 30, 2024, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Muscatine Humane Society.
Funeral Service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 30, 2024, at the funeral home. Pastor Susan Bantz will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com
Peggy was born on May 18, 1951, in Muscatine, the daughter of William Rutledge and Beverly P. Hintermeister Cracraft. She married Ronald A. Cozad on August 9, 1980, in Muscatine, Iowa. He preceded her in death on April 23, 2015.
Peggy was a member of the Moose Lodge. She worked at HON and organized the HON picnics and retirement parties. She later worked in the school system as a bus aid and with kindergarten roundup at Colorado School. She loved working with the children.
Peggy enjoyed shopping, craft shows, and canasta tournaments. Peggy was a sociable person and never knew a stranger. She loved talking on the phone and catching up with everyone she knew, her two cats, Spot and Smokey, and her Diet Pepsi. She enjoyed planning and going on vacations with her husband, Ronald.
Peggy is survived by her children, Jason (Sunny Stone) Harmon and Kim (Tom) Whitehair.
She is preceded in death by her parents and husband, Ron.
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Dave Perkins (Perkins)
Setting aside the error that had the wrong text posted with the notice of Rich's passing, I do want to acknowledge it. He was in the Explorer scout post 127 with me and was one of the 'shipmantes' on our great river faft trips in 1967 and again in 1968 along with guys like Doug Nelson, Dean Stange and Karl Bublitz. He lived less than a block from me on Orange street when my family lived at 1819 Mulberry, so we spent many evenings playing 'chicken' on our bicycles just up the street from his parent's house. A bit later he and I got permission to convert an abandonded root celler into a winter camp house, it featured built in bunk beds, a swing out table, battery powered lights plus a radio (always tuned to WLS or KSTT) and a little pot-bellied stove that kept THE CELLER T-shirt warm in the dead of winter with coal 'borrowed' from the Muscatine power plant.... (please don't tell 'em even though I'm sure the time period in stautuate of limitaions has passed !!
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He was always the outdoorsy type so I wasn't surprised when he moved out west to work in the park service fighting fires among other things. But after he moved he seldom returned to Muscatine and when he did it was usually unannounced so I'd not seen Rich in decades. But that doesn't erase the memories of all of our adventures. I didn't have a lot of good times in my highschool days, but Rich shared in a lot of those that I did have.
RIP RiverRaft mate.
Dave Perkins
Debra Cohn
NOTE: Rich's correct obituary was posted on our Class Creator and Facebook pages on October 28, 2024. Someone with administrative access combined two obituaries and reposted Peggy's information as Rich's this week. His original obituary is posted again below. Debra
Richard W. Carver Obituary (June 7, 1950 – October 21, 2024)
Richard (Rich) W. Carver was born on June 7, 1950 to Donald & Lucille (Steinmetz) Carver and passed away on October 21, 2024 of pancreatic cancer at his home with his wife, Rachel, by his side.
Rich was born in Chicago, Illinois. Shortly after, the family moved back to Muscatine, Iowa where Rich grew up. In 1970 he voluntarily signed into the Army. He served in active duty and the reserves until 1975. Rich was a proud Vietnam Vet.
After his release from active duty he went to the University of Montana in Missoula, MT, earning a Masters degree in forestry and graduating in 1976. His love of outdoors and trees landed him a job with the U.S. Forest Service. He worked on several National Forests in Montana, Washington and Oregon. He enjoyed working in wildland fire suppression and management. In 1988, while working on a fire, he met Rachel Helms. He and Rachel were married in 1990.
After Rich retired from the U.S. Forest Service in 2004, he spent much of his time outdoors and began making wine with friends in northern Washington. He loved to drink it, so why not make it? His wine family has some great memories of the crush and will miss him. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, working around their property in Terrebonne and spending time in his favorite sunny place on the island of St. Maarten.
Rich leaves behind his wife of 34 years, Rachel; brothers Robert (Cathy) of Orlando, FL and Phillip (Cindy) of Muscatine, IA; numerous nephews, nieces and many inlaws and outlaws.
No service will be held. Donations in Rich’s name may be made to Hospice of Redmond or the University of Montana Foundation. Gifts can be made payable to The University of Montana Foundation and noted for a gift in memory of Richard
Carver for the College of Forestry and Conservation. Checks should be mailed to The UM Foundation, Post Office Box 7159, Missoula, MT 59807-7159 or friends may give on line – www.SupportUM.org and designate that the gift is in memory of Richard Carver for the College of Forestry and Conservation” in the comments field.
Rachel would like to express her thanks and gratitude to all who called, sent messages, came by, brought food and offered comfort and support.