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Pre-Need Funeral Arrangements in Iowa

151 funeral homes and crematories offering pre-need arrangements 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 States1593Alabama119Alaska7Arizona23Arkansas114California260Colorado105Connecticut77District of Columbia5Florida365Georgia147Hawaii8Indiana172Iowa151Nevada40
All of Iowa151Black Hawk County7Boone1Bremer County3Butler County1Calhoun County1Cass County1Cedar County2Cerro Gordo County2Cherokee3Chickasaw County3Clarke County1Clayton County4Clinton8Dallas County5Davis County1Delaware County2Des Moines County1Dickinson County3Dubuque5Fayette County1Floyd County2Fremont County2Guthrie County1Harrison County1Henry County2Howard County3Ida County2Jackson County2Jasper County1Johnson County1Jones County1Keokuk County1Kossuth County5Linn County3Lucas County1Madison County2Mahaska County2Marion County2Mills County2Mitchell County1Monroe County2Muscatine1Page County1Polk County22Pottawattamie County2Poweshiek County2Sac County5Scott County3Sioux County3Story County2Tama County2Warren County4Webster County1Winnebago County1Winneshiek County1Woodbury County6Wright County1
All servicesBurial74Cremation183Green burial5Pre-need arrangements151Veterans services50Out-of-state and international transport30Home funeral support2
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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.

151 funeral homes and crematories offering pre-need arrangements in Iowa

Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel

1221 First Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405

Colonial-style Cedar Rapids funeral home with a home-like setting, serving families since 1966 and part of Cedar Memorial since 1978; the building has been completely remodeled. Staff help families file for veterans benefits.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-319-362-1135

Pierschbacher Funeral Home

914 Roland Ave., Chariton, IA 50049

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

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-641-774-2918

Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home

401 Blunt, Charles City, IA 50616

Charles City funeral home with a chapel seating over 50 and a pipe organ, formerly Hage Funeral Home and part since 1991 of a family owned and operated group of four North Iowa funeral homes.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-641-228-4211

Boothby Funeral Home

207 E. Main St., Cherokee, IA 51012

Cherokee funeral home serving families since 1927, run by third- and fourth-generation funeral directors. Since January 2026 it also operates the former Greenwood-Schubert funeral homes in Cherokee and Marcus, with existing pre-arrangements honored without change.

Pre-need arrangements

1-712-225-3496

Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home

216 S. Second St., Cherokee, IA 51012

Cherokee funeral home operating since 1953, run under the Boothby Funeral Home name since January 2026, with existing pre-arrangements and service commitments honored without change.

Pre-need arrangements

1-712-225-4886

Law-Jones Funeral Homes, Inc.

1130 13th Ave N, Clinton, IA 52732

Clinton location of Law Jones Cremation and Funeral Care, a firm with roots dating back to 1865 that serves families in Iowa and Illinois. The firm runs its own printing department for funeral programs, prayer cards and videos, and a family history preservation program.

Pre-need arrangements

1-563-244-3322

Lemke Funeral Homes South, LLC

2610 Manufacturing Drive, Clinton, IA 52732

Family-owned Clinton funeral home, the South Chapel of Lemke Funeral Homes, a business begun in 1999 with the purchase of the former Cannon Funeral Home, which added the former Nelson-Heesch Funeral Home in 2003. The same owners run Clinton Lawn Cemetery, and pre-need plans can be funded through guaranteed funeral trusts with a local bank.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-563-242-0853

Lemke Funeral Homes-North

2304 North Second Street, Clinton, IA 52732

Family-owned Clinton funeral home, the North Chapel of Lemke Funeral Homes, a business begun in 1999 with the purchase of the former Cannon Funeral Home, which added the former Nelson-Heesch Funeral Home in 2003. The same owners run Clinton Lawn Cemetery, and pre-need plans can be funded through guaranteed funeral trusts with a local bank.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-563-242-0853

Pape Funeral Home,Inc.

2308 Pershing Blvd, Clinton, IA 52732

Clinton funeral home serving the community since 1868, with an ADA-accessible building and a guaranteed funeral program among its prearrangement plans.

CremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transportBurial

1-563-242-3344

Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory

302 Third Avenue South, Clinton, IA 52732

Clinton funeral home founded in 1937 and remodeled in 2018, with a 150-seat chapel, two staterooms and audio-visual systems for live streaming. A certified pre-arrangement counselor works with families planning ahead, and a sister chapel serves Camanche.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-563-242-0252

Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home

404 North Elm St., Cresco, IA 52136

Cresco funeral home, one of three Hindt-Hudek homes in northeast Iowa with Protivin 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

1-563-547-3501

Brandts Funeral Home

1301 Ash Street, Dallas Center, IA 50063

Dallas Center funeral home founded in 1930 and part of the family-owned Iles Funeral Homes since 1987, serving Dallas Center, Grimes, Granger, Minburn and Waukee. The building, rebuilt in 1997, is fully handicapped accessible with a wheelchair lift and has live streaming, video tributes, food service after services and a private arrangement room.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-515-992-3701

Halligan-Mccabe-Devries Funeral Home, Inc

614 Main Street, Davenport, IA 52803

Davenport funeral home founded in 1889 and family owned and operated, with a large chapel, a spacious visitation room, a north parlor set up for receptions and a family lounge with a kitchen. Its fleet includes two custom-built Cadillac Masterpiece hearses, and its director of family services hosts community seminars on funeral planning, Medicaid and Medicare.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-563-322-4438

The Runge Mortuary and Crematory

838 East Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA 52807

Davenport funeral home founded in 1895, in a red brick Colonial-style building since 1969, with an on-site crematory established in 1984 and a reception area for catered gatherings. Arrangements can be completed by phone or email with electronic signature.

Pre-need arrangements

1-563-391-6202

Weerts Funeral Home, Inc.

3625 Jersey Ridge Rd, Davenport, IA 52807

Davenport funeral home with its own crematory, RiverBend Cremation Center in Pleasant Valley, which has a family room for private moments before cremation and accommodates families who wish to witness it. Has a chapel with a piano or organ, a coffee lounge and catered events, and arrangements can be completed by phone or email.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-563-355-4433

Helms Funeral Home

306 East Water Street, Decorah, IA 52101

Independently owned Decorah funeral home with sister locations in Spillville, Calmar and Fort Atkinson. The Decorah building is handicap accessible, with a parking lot and a basement for lunches and a children's play area during visitation. Pre-planning consultations, including Title 19 (Medicaid) planning, are held at any of its chapels or at home.

Pre-need arrangements

1-563-382-8651

Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home Inc

110 S. State Street, Denver, IA 50622

Denver funeral home of a four-home firm founded in 1901, with sister homes in Waverly, Shell Rock and Readlyn. Its chapel seats up to 80 for a service, and its north end serves as a second visitation room or joins the south end for a large visitation. Pre-arranged and pre-financed funerals since the 1940s.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transportPre-need arrangements

1-319-984-5379

Des Moines Cremation

2121 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312

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.

CremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-515-331-6538

Dunn's Funeral Home

2121 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312

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.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-515-244-2121

Hamiltons Funeral Home

605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, IA 50309

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.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-515-243-5221
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