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I remember Marilyn coming over to my parents house when I was younger and making everyone laugh!! She was truly a good hearted person...
Michael Marasco
February 23, 2016 | West Des Moines, IA


Des Moines, Iowa
1937 - 2016 (Age 78)
Marilyn "Ci Ci" Rose SpinaDes MoinesMarilyn "Ci Ci" Rose Spina, 78, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Trinity Center at Luther Park after a 2 ½ year illness. Marilyn was born July 3, 1937 to James and Laura Spina. She had been a lifelong resident of Des Moines. Marilyn graduated from...
Read MoreI remember Marilyn coming over to my parents house when I was younger and making everyone laugh!! She was truly a good hearted person...
Michael Marasco
February 23, 2016 | West Des Moines, IA
I wish I had seen her in the past decade to tell her what an impact she had in my life. I saw Ms. Marilyn when I worked at the County as a teen. She always had her nose to the grindstone and stood tall among the men who work there too. I was most impressed when I looked the newspaper and saw the salaries of the county employees and saw that she earned just as much as the men. I went on to a history making military career encouraged by her professional stature in my hometown. She served...
Cheryl Bolden
February 22, 2016 | Des Moines, IA
I am so very sorry hear of this. She was an awesome women. I miss her.
Patricia Viers
February 22, 2016 | Lake Helen, FL
It isn't often you can say someone is truly unique and mean it literally. With Marilyn all of us who loved her mean it literally!
Nothing was more entertaining than watching Marilyn use her extraordinary wit to take someone apart. Likewise, nothing was more challenging than when that person was you.
Marilyn was respected by her political allies and feared by her political enemies. She liked enjoyed the later more than the former.
Ci Ci was a terrific Godmother to our...
Jerry and Linda Crawford
February 21, 2016 | Des Moines, IA