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Dear Visitor,
This introduction was prepared to give you an idea of what you will find in our web site. As you read this letter, if a topic interests you and is underlined, you can click on it to go directly to that topic. At any point in our web site, you can return to this Introduction by clicking on the Iles Funeral Homes banner located at the top of each page. After using our web site, you may have suggestions regarding information you were seeking but didn't find or ways to improve ease of use. We welcome your suggestions by clicking Email Us found at the bottom of each page. Thank you for visiting our web site. We hope that this service, like all of our services, exceeds your expectations.
Checking Obituaries or Service Times
For your convenience, we offer access to Current Obituaries that include information regarding service times and places. From within this section of our web site, you can also Order a Floral Tribute, enter your name in the guest book, write a note of condolence to the family, or share a favorite memory regarding the decedent. You can also search a library of Archived Obituaries to obtain information regarding a family we have already served. To access any feature described in this section, click on Obituaries either in this sentence or within our menu bar.
Preparing for Making Funeral Arrangements
If you wish to obtain information on how to advance plan funeral arrangements for yourself or a loved one, all you need can be found under the menu item titled Prearrangement. In this section, we explain the benefits of making funeral arrangements ahead of time and offer the convenience of beginning this process on-line. Because most people do not know very much about our menu of services, we offer the help of a licensed and professional prearrangement counselor. Our prearrangement counselors will not pressure you but rather will help you make better decisions. Should you select this option, you will be giving a valuable and thoughtful gift to your survivors in the form of making decisions that they would otherwise have to make.
Some of you may wish to prepare for a death expected soon. For you, we have a section called Preparing for Arrangements that will contain information to help you prepare for the process. We have found that part of the stress families feel when making funeral arrangements is the time pressure and unfamiliarity with the task. By reviewing this information in advance, you will be more prepared and more familiar with the process and as such, feel less overwhelmed. At Iles Funeral Homes, we encourage families to celebrate the life of the decedent, and information presented in this section will assist you to accomplish this goal. This information is especially important to those of you considering Cremation, where traditions are few and options are many. We wish you to have the opportunity to better understand all of the options available including funeral services involving Cremation.
Why Choose an Iles Funeral Home?
Some of you may not have decided which funeral home to use and wish to use this web site to consider our firm. For you, we suggest reviewing the information found under the menu item What Makes Iles Different and we hope better. In this section, you will not only find information regarding our Staff, but also information about the differences between family owned vs. publicly owned funeral homes. In other words, we intend to give you the information needed to competently compare funeral providers. In today's market, you will certainly be able to find funeral services priced both above and below our prices. Most people seek to get the best value, not just the lowest price. This requires that you investigate not only the price but also what you will get for that price. If you examine what we offer using an apples to apples comparison, we're confident you'll understand that we seek to offer the best funeral service value in our market. And, we back this up with our No Regrets Service Guarantee. Our reward is having our customers tell us that they wouldn't change a thing in the service conducted. Learn more about what our customers tell us by examining the section entitled Testimonials.
Information
Perhaps you came looking for something specific, like Grief Support resources available in Central Iowa. Perhaps you need directions to travel to one of our Locations or to the place of the funeral service. You will find directions to any of our seven Funeral Homes by selecting the funeral home you seek from the Locations menu, and then refer to the included map. To obtain directions to a place of service such as a church or cemetery, access the specific decedent in our Obituaries section, then access the service times and places to also find a Map It icon next to the place of service. Also keep in mind that sometimes technology doesn't make things easier, and if you find this to be the case, you can always call us to receive services times and information. Other useful information provided within our site includes How to Make a Funeral Meaningful, Commonly Asked Questions, and Funeral Costs and How to Control Them.
On behalf of myself, Mark Iles, and my brother Mike, and our father and founder of Iles Funeral Homes, Chuck Iles, we thank you for visiting our web site and hope that we earn your confidence to serve your family should the need arise. In the meantime, we wish you and your family only the best life has to offer.
Sincerely,
Mark H. Iles
President & General Manager
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