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Burial Services in Iowa

74 funeral homes and crematories offering burial in Iowa, listed by city and county. Each listing names the services the home offers, the faiths it serves and the languages its staff speak, with its address, its phone and a link to its general price list where it posts one.

All States1284Alabama56Alaska12Arizona34Arkansas70California295Colorado77Connecticut67District of Columbia5Florida315Georgia120Hawaii13Indiana122Iowa74Nevada24
All of Iowa74Black Hawk County5Boone1Bremer County3Butler County1Cedar County1Chickasaw County3Clinton1Dallas County4Delaware County2Des Moines County1Dubuque1Fayette County1Guthrie County1Henry County2Howard County3Jackson County1Kossuth County5Linn County6Lucas County1Madison County2Marion County2Mitchell County1Muscatine2Polk County15Sioux County3Wapello County1Warren County3Winnebago County1Wright County1
All servicesBurial74Cremation183Green burial5Pre-need arrangements151Veterans services50Out-of-state and international transport30Home funeral support2
Any faithJewish1
Any languageSpanish4

Licence rows come from the Iowa Board of Mortuary Science, Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing (DIAL); what a home offers comes from its own site. SimplyTrust lists no prices, no reviews and no rankings, and does not endorse any home. Contact a home directly for its general price list, which the Funeral Rule requires it to provide.

74 funeral homes and crematories offering burial in Iowa

Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home

925 West Main Street, Manchester, IA 52057

Manchester funeral home with a privately owned crematory, part of the family-owned Murdoch funeral homes since 1995 and in its ground-level building since 1998. Its chapel suits a traditional or a casual service, the building can be set up for receptions and meals, and services can be livestreamed.

BurialCremation

1-563-927-2315

Carson and Son Funeral Home,Inc

318 West Pleasant St., Maquoketa, IA 52060

Maquoketa funeral home serving families since 1936, in an 1877 Victorian home on the National Register where it has been since 1938. Its event center, The Bistro, opened in 2009 with a private entrance and catering; a certified funeral celebrant on staff can officiate a memorial service, and a registered therapy dog is on hand.

BurialCremation

1-563-652-2444

Murdoch Funeral Home

3855 Katz Drive, Marion, IA 52302

Marion funeral home with an on-site crematory, serving Marion since 1847 and in its present building since 1983, the home firm of the family-owned Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Service. Its large chapel can be turned into a reception space for a meal, and services can be livestreamed.

BurialCremation

1-319-377-1553

Pierschbacher Funeral Home

203 NW Center St., Melcher-Dallas, IA 50163

Melcher-Dallas funeral home, one of five under the same name with Chariton, Knoxville, Lacona and Milo. Helps families apply for veterans' burial allowances, a Presidential Memorial Certificate and military headstones, and can arrange a life celebrant for a service outside a religious setting.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-641-947-3605

Pierschbacher Funeral Home

201 Walnut St., Milo, IA 50166

Milo funeral home, one of five under the same name with Chariton, Knoxville, Lacona and Melcher-Dallas. Helps families apply for veterans' burial allowances, a Presidential Memorial Certificate and military headstones, and can arrange a life celebrant for a service outside a religious setting.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-641-942-6228

Mitchellville Funeral Home

303 Center Avenue South, Mitchellville, IA 50169

Mitchellville funeral home of the family-owned Hamilton's, begun as a furniture and undertaking business at the turn of the century and part of Hamilton's since 1976. Its building, designed in 1989 with room for the whole funeral service and receptions, was recently updated. Families may be present for cremation at Hamilton's own crematory.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-515-967-0778

Olson-Yoder Funeral Home and Crematory

709 E Maple Leaf Drive, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641

Mount Pleasant funeral home with its own on-site crematory, built in 1998. Its two owners, a father and daughter, are licensed funeral directors and certified crematory operators, and the home hosts and sponsors grief support groups. The building has ample parking and full handicap accessibility.

BurialCremation

1-319-385-1998

Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home

1931 Houser Street, Muscatine, IA 52761

Muscatine funeral home formed in 1996 when two family funeral businesses merged and built a new home, one of them opened in 1932. Family owned and run by the same family for four generations.

BurialCremation

1-563-263-3314

Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory

319 Main Street, Nashua, IA 50658

Family-owned Nashua funeral home, one of five locations of a Northeast Iowa firm established in 1923, with cremation at the firm's own crematory in New Hampton. Serves the Nashua and Charles City corridor, including Plainfield and Greene, with a funeral director available 24 hours a day.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-641-435-4134

Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory

101 West Main Street, New Hampton, IA 50659

Family-owned New Hampton funeral home with an on-site crematory, the hub of a five-location Northeast Iowa firm established in 1923. Helps veteran families with benefits at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery and Keokuk National Cemetery, and offers private local lodging for family traveling to a service.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-641-394-4334

Elliott Chapel

1 Redbud Ln., New London, IA 52645

New London funeral home in business for over 60 years, serving New London and Danville families. Its accessible building, completed in 1996, has stained glass windows dating to 1910, a chapel that seats 250, a kitchenette for families, a deck and a lot for more than 100 cars.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangements

1-319-367-5211

Iles Norwalk Chapel

1020 Main Street, Norwalk, IA 50211

Norwalk funeral home established in 2013 and part of the family-owned Iles Funeral Homes since 2022, serving Norwalk, Cumming, Warren County, the south side of Des Moines and West Des Moines. The chapel has vaulted ceilings and video screens, services can be live streamed and recorded, and a reception room with a full kitchen holds 60 or more; community groups can use the building for events.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-515-981-0700

Oolman Funeral Homes

216 Albany Avenue Northeast, Orange City, IA 51041

Orange City funeral home of Oolman Funeral Homes, run by the Oolman family since 1977, in a building opened in 1973 and rebuilt in 1997-98 in the Dutch architectural style of the town. It has a chapel for 125 with overflow seating, a reception room, a children's lounge, an elevator, and parking for more than 100 vehicles within a block.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-712-737-2213

Reece Funeral Home, Inc.

607 E. Second Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Ottumwa funeral home founded in 1929 and run by the founding family's fourth generation, in an 1858 house that has been its home since 1939. A large chapel was added in the 1990s, and the home has an on-site crematory.

BurialCremation

1-641-682-4509

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Perry Chapel

1721 Park Street, Perry, IA 50220

Family-owned Perry funeral home, part of the four Caldwell Parrish chapels since 2023, with a second Perry funeral home merged into it in 2024. Its chapel seats up to 150, it has a fireplace and a kitchenette, families may witness the cremation, and the home holds an annual Remembrance event.

BurialCremation

1-515-465-8100

Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home -Protivin

123 North Main St., Protivin, IA 52163

Protivin funeral home, one of three Hindt-Hudek homes in northeast Iowa with Cresco and Riceville, formerly the Conway Funeral Homes and run since 2011 alongside the Hindt funeral homes of southeast Minnesota. A prearrangement specialist on staff helps families plan funerals in advance.

BurialPre-need arrangements

1-563-569-8363

Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home Inc

205 Highland Avenue, Readlyn, IA 50668

Readlyn chapel of a four-home firm founded in 1901, with sister homes in Waverly, Shell Rock and Denver, set up for visitations and small funeral services. Pre-arranged and pre-financed funerals since the 1940s.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transportPre-need arrangements

1-319-279-3551

Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home -Riceville

407 Woodland Ave., Riceville, IA 50466

Riceville funeral home, one of three Hindt-Hudek homes in northeast Iowa with Cresco and Protivin, formerly the Conway Funeral Homes and run since 2011 alongside the Hindt funeral homes of southeast Minnesota. A prearrangement specialist on staff helps families plan funerals in advance.

BurialPre-need arrangements

1-641-985-2797

Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home Inc

104 E. Prospect Street, Shell Rock, IA 50670

Shell Rock funeral home of a four-home firm founded in 1901, with sister homes in Waverly, Denver and Readlyn. Recently remodeled, with a chapel seating up to 100, a lobby with two seating areas, and a fireplace room and kitchen for family and friends during visitation.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transportPre-need arrangements

1-319-885-4321

Johnson Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Services

123 NE 2nd Street, Stuart, IA 50250

Family-owned Stuart funeral home with its own crematory and tribute center, opened in 2014 beside its chapel; families may watch the cremation through a viewing window. Run with a sister chapel in Earlham, it arranges air and overseas transfers and home funerals.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transportHome funeral support

1-515-523-1200
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