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.

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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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Des Moines crematory of family-owned Iles Funeral Homes, housed at its Dunn's Chapel and operated only by licensed funeral directors. A second staff member reviews every cremation's documentation before it begins, and the body stays in Iles' custody until the cremated remains are returned.

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Des Moines funeral home established in 1913, now the Dunn's Chapel of family-owned Iles Funeral Homes, with the Iles crematory in the same building. Its chapel and two-story atrium hold 200+ people, with private family rooms, light refreshments in the atrium, and live streaming and recording of services.

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Crematory of the family-owned Hamilton's, inside its Des Moines funeral home near Highland Memory Gardens, where the first crematory was built in 1987 and two more were installed in 2013. Families may be present for all or part of a cremation, and each person is cremated individually.

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Des Moines funeral home where the family-owned Hamilton's began in 1913, newly remodeled inside. Its upper-level community room, reached by elevator, hosts memorial receptions and luncheons, and the building also holds Hamilton's administrative and advanced planning offices.

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