Nathan Carpenter

Nathan Russell Carpenter was born at Iowa Lutheran in Des Moines, IA on May 15, 1975. He was born to Russell Carpenter, and grew up raising hell on the Southside of Des Moines.

On April 29, 2004 Kelsey made Nate a father. He loved being her dad. They were incredibly close. On October 4, 2014 he married the love of his life, Deb. He and Deb made their home on the Southside of Des Moines. He deeply loved his family and always found humor in everything.

Nate made his living as a truck driver. To his co-workers and friends at Elder, he known as “Music Man”. He would get on the CB and entertain his friends with his musical stylings. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was the king of building fires. He also enjoyed camping, telling jokes, driving and jammin’ to tunes, cheering on the KC Chiefs, neighboring and air guitaring. Nate always had a smile to share, and a hug to give. He would do anything for his family and friends. To many of us, he was known as “Safety Man”.

One of Nate’s proudest moments was when became an Elk at Lodge 98 in 2013. He loved being part of a fraternal organization that serves our veterans and our youth. You could always count on seeing Nate’s smiling face at the state conventions and socializing at the club.

On Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Nate left this world. He was a young at heart 45 years of age. He was taken from us too soon.

Nate is survived by his wife Deb Carpenter of Des Moines; his daughter Kelsey Carpenter; his father Russell (Cindy) Carpenter; and numerous family and friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, August 16th at 3pm at the BPOE #98 in Pleasant Hill.

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