Vera L. Sarasio

January 27, 2023

Vera L. Sarasio

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Vera L. Sarasio, 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27, 2023, at Taylor House Hospice with her family by her side.

Vera was born May 1, 1929, in Des Moines, Iowa to Ralph F. and Pearl L. (Ryburn) Witt. She was a homemaker and a clerk for the Internal Revenue Service for both the State of Iowa and the Federal Government. Vera was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She was a good cook and enjoyed cooking for family. Vera liked traveling, fishing, and playing cards. She loved going out to lunch with her friends, and Vera and her husband, Bob, enjoyed coffee with many friends at McDonald’s on East 33rd and Euclid a few times a week.

She is survived by her husband of 76 years, Bob Sarasio, Sr.; son, Bob Sarasio, Jr. (Jackie); daughters, Sue Ann Jennings and Nancy Vahey (Mike); grandchildren, Peggy Minter (Marvin), Shandra Sarasio-Meyer (Dan), Stacie Sarasio (Adam Thiel), Angie Gomez (Tony), Kaitlin Malchow (Mike), Danielle Vahey, and Joshua Vahey; great-grandchildren, Sophia, Madeline, Olivia, Harrison, Noah, and Josalyn; sister, June Cooper; and a host of other loving family and friends.

Vera was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Pearl Witt; grandsons, Jon and Adam Sarasio and Tanner Vahey; three brothers and four sisters.

There will be a visitation from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, followed by cremation. There will be a memorial funeral mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and interment at Iowa Veterans Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Special Olympics Iowa in loving memory of Vera.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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