SPINELLI, Irene A. (Anhalt) 1925-2018

SPINELLI, ANHALT, KITTLE

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 7/21/2018 at 09:46:44

Irene A. Spinelli

May 12, 1925 - July 20, 2018

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA – Irene A. Spinelli, 93, of Cedar Falls died Friday, July 20, 2018, at her home.

She was born May 12, 1925 in Waverly, Iowa, daughter of August and Garnet (Kittle) Anhalt. She married Candeloro “Candy” Spinelli on May 12, 1952 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waverly. He preceded her in death on November 5, 2010.

Irene graduated from Waverly High School in 1942 and earned her nursing degree from Mercy in Dubuque. She was an operating room nurse at Sartori Memorial Hospital, retiring in 1987.

She is survived by three daughters: Esther (Thomas) Kelly of Spartanburg, SC, Anne (Duane) Carlson of Waterloo, and Carmella (Scott) Pierce of Laurel, MD; a son, Steve (Susan) Spinelli of Lee’s Summit, MO; twelve grandchildren: David Kelly, Kristine White, and Matthew (Emily) Kelly, Jennifer (Chuck) Hoop, John Mershon, Michelle (Ben) Kubat, Nicole, and Stephen (Lauren) Spinelli, Dustin Pierce, Allison (Enrique Collado) Pierce, Philip, and Colette Pierce, and eight great grandchildren, Sofia Munoz, Jimmy Hoop, Max and Chloe Murray, Ryan and Lillian Pierce, and Elizabeth and Brianna Collado.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Agnus Anhalt and Rita Haddad; and two brothers, Merlyn and Laverne Anhalt.

Services: 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with inurnment in the Fairview Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Online condolences may be left at www.richardsonfuneralservice.com.

Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice

Irene enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren as well as cooking, gardening, playing cards and walking in the woods.

SOURCE: Richardson funeral home website