Sylvia Christiansen

Sylvia Christiansen, 87, of Valley View Village, Des Moines, passed away March 4, 2025. She is now in heaven with her Lord and Savior whom she accepted as a young child.

Services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 13, 2025, in the chapel at Valley View Village, 2571 Guthrie Ave, Des Moines. Visitation will be immediately following the Celebration of Life service in the chapel.

Sylvia was born January 31, 1938, in Waterloo, IA. She graduated from Waterloo East High School and University of Northern Iowa and then moved to Des Moines to teach at Park Avenue Elementary School. Later she gave home piano lessons and then retired from Anderson Erickson Dairy.

She had been active in her church, The Well Covenant, where she taught Sunday School and AWANA. Sylvia was also involved in the women’s ministry, served on their missions’ team, used her talents as a pianist, and was a member of their bell choir.

At Valley View Village she had been in the Valley View Village Singers group, was a volunteer librarian, and chapel accompanist. She served for a while on the Valley View Village Guild board and was an area representative. Sylvia enjoyed meeting new residents. She also enjoyed reading, especially Amish stories.

She enjoyed family camping and boating and traveled to all 48 contiguous states with her husband. She also enjoyed crocheting and made lap blankets for the Village Health Center and baby afghans for Mercy Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Sylvia is survived by her husband, F. Chris, sons Curtis (Lynette) and Keith (Jane) and grandsons Mark, Joel, Johnathan and Thomas (Sara). She is preceded in death by her parents and brother.

Memorials can be given to Valley View Village Chapel.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com

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