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.

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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.

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Family-owned Waukee funeral and cremation home with a chapel seating up to 160, reception facilities and private viewing rooms on one accessible level. Handles the interment application at Iowa Veterans Cemetery, offers cremation in five tiers, provides life celebrants and serves families anywhere in Iowa.

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Waukee cremation center opened in 2016 by Iowa Cremation, a membership cremation organization serving all of Iowa. Has private rooms where families can spend time with their loved one before the cremation and lets families witness the cremation; serves Waukee and all of Dallas County, with preplanning by licensed preneed counselors at home or at the facility.

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Waukee crematory of Iowa Cremation, a membership cremation organization, opened in 2016 with private rooms where families may spend time with their loved one before cremation and the option to witness the cremation. Licensed preneed counselors make plans in the home or across Dallas County.

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West Des Moines funeral home and life celebration center of the family-owned Iles Funeral Homes, built from scratch with about 90 percent of its space for families and guests. The chapel seats up to 200, a reception room for 100 seated guests has a full catering kitchen, and services can be live streamed and recorded.

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