Funeral & Memorial Services

Stewart Baxter will assist your family in planning a funeral or memorial and choosing the options that suit your families needs and your loved ones wishes. We are able to assist you in holding services in a wide variety of areas. From our chapel, to your church or at another location we are able to prepare a meaningful service to honor your loved one. We will listen to your family and help to arrange a celebration of your loved one's life through whatever means you choose.

Pre-Planning

There are many advantages to planning a funeral ahead of time. By pre-planning a funeral, difficult decisions will not have to be made during a time of grieving and stress. You will be able to visit a potential resting site and have time to decide on and compare options. Thought can be made to whether or not cremation is an option you maywant to choose. Your wishes can be put into writing to give your family direction when the time for the funeral comes. Our staff will help you plan so that your family can carry out your wishes.

Online Memorials

We can set up an online memorial for your loved one. Our online memorials provide information for guests about the funeral services and also provide a tribute to your loved one. Guests will be able to gain information about dates, times and locations of funeral services. Guests will also be able to order flowers, make donations and sign a guest book through the memorial. The family will have access to the memorial to add photos to create a photo gallery for their loved one. By providing information to guests about services, our online memorials help lessen the load on a family during a difficult time. The memorials also serve to pay tribute to your family's loved one.

Obituaries

We will prepare an obituary to be published for your loved one.

Veteran's Benefits

We will help you secure your potential veterans benefits, such as burial flags, government markers, memorial certificate and a burial plot. Please have the veteran's discharge papers ready to give the funeral director.  This form is commonly referred to as the DD214 form.  See our Resources page for links to Veteran's Affairs

Social Security

Your funeral director will notify Social Security when a death has occurred and provide you with information for contacting the local Social Security office.  Please see our Resources page for more information.

Death Certificates

The death certificate is prepared by the funeral director based on information provided by the family.  The certificate is then forwarded to a doctor for signature and determination of the cause of death.  Once completed, the certificate is filed with the County Recorders office in the county where the death occurred.  This process commonly takes 10-14 business days, but may take longer depending on any investigation into the cause or manner of death.  Certified copies of a death certificate are $15 each.

Linn County Recorder

Johnson County Recorder

Continuing Care

Sometimes the loss of a loved one can be especially painful. We understand that the grieving process does not end with the funeral. We are here not only to help arrange the funeral, but to help families cope with the loss of their loved one. There are a wide variety of grief resources available and we will help to point you in the right direction and begin the healing process.