Anna Marie (Cipale) Harsh

August 28, 2022

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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

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