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Funeral Homes in Iowa

407 funeral homes and crematories 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 States4383Alabama407Alaska23Arizona57Arkansas339California651Colorado176Connecticut246District of Columbia19Florida710Georgia599Hawaii23Indiana639Iowa407Nevada87
All of Iowa407Adair County3Adams County1Allamakee County2Appanoose County2Audubon2Benton County6Black Hawk County9Boone4Bremer County5Buchanan County7Butler County7Calhoun County3Carroll4Cass County5Cedar County4Cerro Gordo County9Cherokee4Chickasaw County3Clarke County1Clay County4Clayton County5Clinton9Crawford County1Dallas County7Davis County1Decatur County1Delaware County4Des Moines County1Dickinson County5Dubuque13Fayette County8Floyd County4Franklin County3Fremont County4Greene County2Grundy County5Guthrie County3Hamilton County5Hancock County1Hardin County6Harrison County4Henry County5Howard County3Humboldt County4Ida County3Iowa County4Jackson County3Jasper County5Jefferson County3Johnson County5Jones County1Keokuk County4Kossuth County7Linn County15Lucas County2Lyon County1Madison County3Mahaska County4Marion County6Marshall County4Mills County2Mitchell County1Monona County3Monroe County4Montgomery County2Muscatine3O'Brien County2Osceola County1Page County5Palo Alto County4Plymouth County5Polk County27Pottawattamie County8Poweshiek County4Sac County5Scott County6Shelby County1Sioux County8Story County8Tama County4Union County1Van Buren County2Wapello County4Warren County6Washington4Wayne County1Webster County5Winnebago County3Winneshiek County2Woodbury County9Worth County2Wright County2
All of IowaFort Madison2Keokuk1West Point1
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.

407 funeral homes and crematories in Iowa

Sietsema Funeral Home

501 10th Ave., Ackley, IA 50601

Ackley funeral home, locally family owned, run with the Surls funeral homes of Iowa Falls and Williams and serving Ackley, Alden, Iowa Falls and Williams for over 30 years.

1-641-847-2333

Schmidt Family Funeral Home

804 5th Street, Adair, IA 50002

Adair funeral home of Schmidt Family Funeral Homes, one of its five locations with Anita, Atlantic, Audubon and Exira. It is one of the three Hockenberry Funeral Homes the Schmidt family bought in 2021, with Atlantic and Anita.

1-641-742-3850

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Adel Chapel

735 South 14th Street, Adel, IA 50003

Family-owned Adel funeral home, one of four Caldwell Parrish chapels with roots in 1929. Its chapel seats up to 175, a reception area lets families share a meal, families may witness the cremation, and the home holds an annual Remembrance event.

BurialCremation

1-515-993-4240

Rexwinkel Funeral Home Of Akron

601 Torbert Blvd, Akron, IA 51001

Akron funeral home of Rexwinkel Funeral Homes, built new in 2020; the firm bought an Akron funeral home in 2004 and has a sister home in Le Mars. Makes upright memorials and markers to order.

1-712-568-2721

Sinnott Funeral Home

2030 Hwy 5, Albia, IA 52531

Albia funeral home, one of three Sinnott Funeral Home locations with Lovilia and Ottumwa; the same operator runs South Central Cremation, established in 2021 to serve area families and other area funeral homes.

1-641-932-5197

Tharp Funeral Home

116 Benton Ave., Albia, IA 52531

Albia funeral home with an onsite crematory and a full selection of cremation options, offering at-need, pre-need and aftercare services. The funeral home was built in 1997 and has had its current local, family owners since April 2011; one of the owners stays with each family through planning and the service.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-641-932-3129

Tharp Funeral Home

116 Benton Ave., Albia, IA 52531

Onsite crematory of an Albia funeral home that offers a full selection of cremation options. The funeral home was built in 1997 and has had its current local, family owners since April 2011.

CrematoryCremationPre-need arrangements

1-641-932-3129

Lentz Funeral Home

403 E. McGregor Street, Algona, IA 50511

Algona chapel of a funeral home with seven chapels, the others in Burt, Gilmore City, Humboldt, Livermore, Mallard and West Bend; under its present owners since 2006.

1-515-295-2622

Oakcrest Funeral Services-Algona

218 S. Moore St., Algona, IA 50511

Algona funeral home of the family-owned Oakcrest Funeral Services, serving families since 1923 from a house built in 1916. The firm designs cemetery monuments, with an outdoor monument display behind the Algona home, and holds services at any of its six north central Iowa funeral homes.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-515-295-3731

Woodley Funeral Home, Inc.

308 Birch Street, Allison, IA 50602

Allison funeral home of Woodley Funeral Home, one of seven locations serving North Central Iowa. Its owner and funeral director holds the Certified Funeral Service Practitioner designation.

1-319-267-2507

Altoona Funeral Home

105 Fourth Street SW, Altoona, IA 50009

Altoona funeral home of the family-owned Hamilton's, whose history began in 1913; part of Hamilton's since 1976 and fully remodeled in 2012. Families may be present for cremation at Hamilton's own crematory, and staff arrange body donation to Des Moines University or the University of Iowa and transport to or from another state or country.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-515-967-4272

Adams Funeral Home

502 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA 50010

Ames funeral home and cremation service, one of five homes in Ames, Roland, Story City, Slater and Jewell in a family of funeral homes that has served its communities since 1899 and has an on-site crematory where family members may view the start of the cremation.

1-515-232-5121

Ames Monument & Cremation Center

717 E. Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010

Ames cremation and funeral provider with an indoor selection of cemetery monuments and markers, and personalized monument designs and consultations. Sister to Ankeny Cremation & Funeral Care.

CremationGreen burial

1-515-233-3449

Grandon Funeral Services, Inc

414 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010

On-site crematory of a locally owned Ames funeral home, run by the funeral home's own staff so the deceased stays in its care from arrival through the return of the cremated remains.

CrematoryCremation

1-515-292-2273

Grandon Funeral Services, Inc.

414 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010

Locally owned Ames funeral home with its own on-site crematory, in a step-free building with a 100-seat chapel and two staterooms. Services can be streamed live, and tribute videos and printing are produced on site.

Cremation

1-515-292-2273

Stevens Memorial Chapel

607 28th Street, Ames, IA 50010

Ames funeral home established in 1908 and at its present site since 1964, with a chapel that welcomes guests of every faith and a flexible reception space where catered dishes are served.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-515-232-5473

Schmidt Family Funeral Home

2005 White Pole Rd, Anita, IA 50020

Anita funeral home of Schmidt Family Funeral Homes, one of its five locations with Adair, Atlantic, Audubon and Exira, in a building on the west side of town. It is one of the three Hockenberry Funeral Homes the Schmidt family bought in 2021, with Atlantic and Adair.

1-712-762-3538

Ankeny Cremation & Funeral Care

722 S. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny, IA 50023

Polk County cremation and funeral home run together with Ames Monument & Cremation Center, which operates its own crematory and keeps an indoor selection of cemetery monuments and markers. Green burial services are offered.

Green burial

1-515-964-4433

Ankeny Funeral Home

1510 West First Street, Ankeny, IA 50023

Ankeny funeral home and crematory in a tradition dating back to 1973, with an interfaith chapel and a reception space where catering is served. It serves families from Alleman, Bondurant, Des Moines, Elkhart and Polk City.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-515-964-4674

Ankeny Funeral Home and Crematory

1510 West First Street, Ankeny, IA 50023

Crematory of an Ankeny funeral home whose tradition dates back to 1973. Cremation runs from direct cremation without a memorial service or a witness cremation to a full funeral service before or after.

CrematoryCremationPre-need arrangements

1-515-964-4674
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