Date of death: 06/14/2025
Saint Meinrad Class: O 1971
David Marter, 80, of Terre Haute Indiana, passed away peacefully, at home on June 14, 2025,
David was born on March 31, 1945, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Louis and Dorothy (Tweedy) Marter. David went to St. Patrick School and studied at Saint Meinrad Seminary before graduating from Schulte High School in 1963. David was given the opportunity to be one of the chosen employees to open the first McDonald’s in Terre Haute at 7th and Poplar. As an employee of McDonald’s, he logged 101 hours in one week at .75¢ an hour. Shortly after, he was employed by Stran-Steel for approximately 17 years before the facility closed. He was then employed by Ivy Hill Printing for 29 years, retiring after a long and dedicated career. Concurrently, he served in the Army Reserve, which he joined in 1966, with continuous service between branches, later retired as a Technical Sergeant from the Air National Guard at Hulman Field. David was a “do-it-yourself” person, well before internet and online videos were available to help people “figure things out.” He would rather reverse engineer something and save money, than pay someone else to do it for him, a life skill he unknowingly instilled in his two sons. From an early age, David’s passion was American muscle cars. In his later years of life, his focus was on the Chevrolet Corvette. David was a dedicated, lifelong Catholic and a parishioner at Sacred Heart Church, where his duties included taking up the collection.
David is survived by his two sisters, Barbara Dominick and Susan (James) Keegan, two sons: Christopher (Eva) Marter and Charles Marter (Angela); grandchildren: Jamie and Chris Marter II; great-grandchildren: Landon and Briley Evans, Camdon and Ethan Davenport, and Eva Marter. He was proceeded in death by his parents; wife, Phyllis Standcomb Marter DeBord, and later, Connie Sue Marter.