Karen K. Ayala

Karen Kay Ayala was born on March 31, 1948 in Des Moines, Iowa. At a young age she was adopted by Donald and Faye Agee.

She attended school in Des Moines and married Phil Galvan, they had three sons, Celestino, Phillip and Theodore “Teddy”.

Karen was an avid Hawkeye and Kansas City Chiefs fan. She loved attending the Cy-Hawk game. She wanted to attend a Chiefs game this year. Karen loved to garage sale and save cans and bottles.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Philip; and sister, Tammy.

Karen is survived by her sons, Celestino of South Dakota and Teddy of Council Bluffs, Iowa; her adopted children, Amanda Lynch and Jason Richie; her sister, Carol; her grandchildren, Philip, Amanda, Chris and Cody Galvan; and several friends in the area.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2019 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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