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.

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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.

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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.

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Ankeny funeral and cremation home opened in 2012, family-owned and run by its funeral director, with local staff available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It helps families pre-plan and takes transfers of pre-arrangements made elsewhere.

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Locally owned Ankeny funeral home and cemetery serving central Iowa families since 1967, in a facility opened in 2010 on the grounds of Ankeny Memorial Gardens with a waterfall chapel that seats up to 150. The firm also has Story Memorial Gardens cemetery in Ames.

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Des Moines cremation provider with its own crematory, operated by its licensed staff. It keeps no rooms for visitations or services; families make arrangements online or at its arrangement office, and it takes deaths in Polk, Dallas, Warren, Story and Boone counties.

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