Anna Marie (Cipale) Harsh
August 28, 2022
Anna Marie (Cipale) Harsh passed away peacefully at Taylor House, Des Moines, IA on August 28, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.
Annie was born on May 18, 1944, to parents Charles Cipale and Mary (Biondi) Cipale. She attended Lincoln High School and graduated in 1962.
Annie was a warm and compassionate person, loving mother and grandmother. She was very outgoing and made friends easily with her smile. She loved striking up a conversation with whoever was around her. She loved cooking, shopping and making crafts to pass out to family and friends. She loved her trips to Prairie Meadows with her sidekick, (daughter) Angie.
Those left to cherish her memories are, her son Ronald (Shelly) Harsh of Wheat Ridge, CO, her sisters Margaret Murray of Des Moines, IA, Marilyn (Santos) Campero of Des Moines, IA, and Carolyn (Donald) Hartley of Carlisle, IA, sisters-in-law Marlena and Donna Cipale of Des Moines, IA, grandsons Robert (Robbie) Harsh and Jay Ogden, granddaughters Taylor Ogden, Sydney Harsh, and Shelby (Jason) Schmidt, and great-grandchildren Gage, Keagan, Makenzie, Ollie, Lilly, Layla, Jackson, Aspyn, Rilee, and Finley. She is also fondly remembered by numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Annie was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ronald, daughter Angela (Angie), three sisters Theresa Papiani, Josephine Sheehan, and Rosemary McAninch, four brothers Joe Cipale, Angelo Cipale, Gary Cipale, and Charles Cipale, as well as her nephews Gary Cipale, Jr., Charles Cipale, Jr., Nick Cipale, and Jon Sheehan.
Services will be held on September 9th, 2022, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, IA. Visitation will be held from 9 – 11 am, with a service to follow. Burial will be held 10 am, Friday, September 23rd, 2022 at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Memorial contributions may be made to Taylor House.
A very special and most appreciative thank you to our niece, Vicky Fetters, who was always by our side through these trying times with our sister Annie.
Condolences may be expressed at: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Maggie Murray
09/29/2022
Wow its still so hard to believe you are gone. Its been a month and its hard to believe how fast that month flew by. I miss you more than you know, but I know you are no longer hurting both from pain and disappointment. Thanks for letting me and the girls plan your funeral services. It was hard, be we know we gave you everything you asked for so we are feeling good about that.
Thank you for the beautiful tribute you gave back to us, you certainly know how to do it your way. Give my love to everyone, fly high and keep dancing in the sky with that lovely daughter of yours, Angie. I love you more and will miss you more than you know. For now, Because you Loved Me, also.♥♥♥
Girlfriend
09/04/2022
Well girlfriend we had some good times together going on our trips hanging out at the mall and getting our cinnamon buns thank you for being an awesome neighbor love you and miss you tremendously❤❤❤❤❤😘😘😘 Karen LaRue Strawn
Austin Texas
Carolyn Hartley
08/31/2022
Hi sis I know it's only been 4 days since you been gone I miss you alot our Golden Girls is no longer 4 now, you fought very hard now you are not in pain any more you were our support I hope you are having fun with Angel and the family 💗 please tell them hi for me and that I miss them so much till we meet again l love you