Myrtle Johanna Sophia Carver, 96, of Ankeny, formerly of Maxwell, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Mill Pond in Ankeny. Myrtle was born April 22, 1920, the daughter of Charles and Minnie (Seashore) Newsteadt. She attended Boxholm and Dayton schools graduating from Dayton in 1938. Myrtle then had secretarial training at AIB graduating in 1939. She worked for Meredith Publishing typing and sorting subscriptions and also worked for the Red Cross. On January 22, 1944, Myrtle was united in marriage to Byron Carver at First Lutheran Church in Des Moines. They lived on the farm south of Maxwell. Myrtle moved to Mill Pond in Ankeny in 1995. Myrtle enjoyed embroidery, traveling, flowers and farm cats. Myrtle is survived by her son, Gary (Rita) Carver of Maxwell; her daughters: Shirley (Craig) Whitaker of Maxwell and Nancy (Scott) Singleton of Wichita, Kansas; her grandchildren: Tammy Whitaker, Brian Whitaker, Annette (Jeremy) Schlee, Marla (Leon) Stamatis, Beth (Chad) Soulli and James (Andrea) Carver; and her great-grandchildren: Dylan, Jacob, Ava, Connor, Shay, Caden, Claire and Kinsley. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband in 1990. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday, August 22, at Rasmusson-Bacon Funeral Home in Maxwell. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 23 at the Farrar United Methodist Church in Farrar. Interment will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Collins Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the family, the Maxwell Historical Museum or the Farrar United Methodist Church. Rasmusson-Bacon Funeral Home in Maxwell is handling arrangements. www.rasmussonfh.com