Larry "Pete" Palmer

Mt. Pleasant-Larry Allen “Pete” Palmer was born July 7, 1939, in Keota, Iowa, the son of Allen and Lovina (Shafer) Palmer. He graduated from Keota High School and Coe College in Cedar Rapids. Larry served in the United States Navy from 1958 to 1962. While in the Navy he was united in marriage to Sara Ann Monaghan on January 27, 1962, in Montrose, Scotland. Larry returned back to Cedar Rapids, Iowa after the Navy. He worked several jobs, but mainly at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids in the computer department for 26 years, before retiring in 1998. During that time, he also officiated football and basketball games. After his retirement he drove bus for the Cedar Rapids School System. They started wintering in Florida in 2006. Sara passed away in 2015. He later married his classmate Frieda Dill in 2017. Together they made their home in Mt. Pleasant. Most recently living at Addington Place of Mt. Pleasant. Larry enjoyed golfing, being on the computer, spending time in Cancun and Florida, was an avid Hawkeye fan and spending time with family and friends. He was a member of the Eagles #2272, Moose Lodge #304 and Elks Lodge #251. Larry passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa at the age of 85 years.

He is survived by his wife Frieda of Mt. Pleasant; a son, Thomas (Nancy) Palmer of Estero, Florida; a daughter, Angela (Richard) Hach of Montezuma; two grandchildren, Cara (Brendan) Kelly and Joshua Palmer and a great granddaughter, Collins Monaghan Kelly. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Sara and a brother Eugene Palmer.

Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 am on Monday, April 7, 2025, at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 am until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Keota Cemetery with military rites. A memorial fund has been established for the Home Health and Hospice House in West Burlington. Messages and tributes may be directed to www.powellfuneralhomes.com.