Anna Caldbeck

Anna Marie Caldbeck, 50, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, due to respiratory failure.

Anna was born on December 25, 1961, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines to Thomas B. and Dolores J. Caldbeck. She graduated from Van Meter School in 1984 and worked at Link Workshop and later at Martin Luther Rehab Center in Clive for several years. Anna was a member of the Des Moines chapter of the Iowa Council of the United Blind (ICUB) and Christ the King Catholic Church. She enjoyed weekly horseback riding at Wildwood Ranch in St. Charles. Anna underwent several years of dialysis until her kidney transplant in 1999. She stayed active by exercising at the Iowa Department for the Blind and Iowa Methodist Wellness Center. She loved listening to music and spending time with her special dog, Pierre.

Anna is survived by her mother, Dolores Caldbeck; brothers, Kenneth (Suzanne) and Garry (Debra) Caldbeck; sisters, Joan and Deborah Caldbeck; nephews, Brenton and Ryan Caldbeck, all of the Des Moines area; uncles, Jim (Velma) Caldbeck of Des Moines, Lawrence (Shirley) Evans of Ames, Richard (Norma) Evans of Story City and Gregory (Pam) Evans of Jacksonville, Florida; aunts, Camilla (Richard) Coy of Parkersburg, Iowa, and Carolyn Evans of Kelley, Iowa; and family friend, Jim Gallaugher of Des Moines. She is preceded in death by her father, Thomas B. Caldbeck, uncles, Kenneth D. and Raymond H. Evans, and her little puppy, Pierre.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 5711 SW 9th Street. There will be a visitation held Friday evening from 5 to 8 p.m., with a Vigil at 7 p.m., at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the family in memory of Anna.

Online condolences may be made at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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