Testimonials

Thank you for the great kindness you showed to our family during such a difficult time. You helped us plan a lovely funeral that beautifully reflected Mom, honored Christ and comforted us. Thank you for answering all our questions, attending to all details and comforting us with your great listening and hugs. You all are a blessing!

Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the care you showed my family as we had services for our mother at Garden Chapel.
Your patience, humor and kindness made the planning meeting actually reflective and memorable - it allowed us to make decisions in an unhurried and comfortable way.
I know there were many things you did behind the scenes in helping my sisters with details/arrangements , so for these too - many thanks.
Your ministry is so very important in an age where people struggle to find meaning and are searching for God amidst much busyness and distraction. I believe the Lord was working through you for our family. God bless you and your staff and all the lives you continue to touch.

There aren't enough words or ways to say thank you for everything you did or said at our sad times.

Congratulations on winning the Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence - again! It is right that you are recognized for the wonderful care you provide for families, loved ones, and friends who are grieving. I know each of you take your role very seriously.

We thank you so much for showing our family so much compassion and care while taking the steps in selecting a monument for our father. We appreciate the time you spent showing us all the different options we could select.

Thank you for all you have done for our family. You are so wonderful during these difficult times. It is with great thankfulness that we consider you as a good "friend."

Yesterday was the first anniversary of my husband's passing. I just want you all to know what a huge help you were and still are in my moving on with life. Thank you and God bless.

Thank you for making a very difficult time bearable. You put us at ease while designing mom's monument . You laughed with us and listened to us. This was greatly appreciated. The finished product looks beautiful and honors our mother.

Thank you seems so inadequate as to how you helped us when Mom passed away. You handled everything flawlessly and we felt no pressure during the entire process. You enabled us to say goodbye to Mom just the way we feel she would have wanted. We really had a great experience working with you and appreciate all you did for us.

Thank you so much for your care, concern and guidance during our time of loss. It was such an encouragement and blessing to have friends there to see to the details. You did a superb job! Dad looked so good after all he'd suffered. You could see God's peace in his features.

You were such a blessing to our family in all you did to arrange Dad's funeral. Thank you for graciously working out all the details so we could concentrate on sharing memories of our great Dad. It was good to be able to give him over into Christian hands to be prepared for his resting place, and in anticipation of the resurrection.

We just wanted to let you know what a blessing you were to our family as we let go of our dad. You were so empathetic and made sure everything went smoothly. You maintained a quiet presence that allowed us to grieve as a family, but we were assured all the details were being take care of. Thank you for your service to the community. We appreciate the sacrifices you have to make to serve others.

I want to thank you for the wonderful job you did. Everything went smoothly. I'd recommend you to anyone!

I would like to thank you for your exceptional services at the time of my father's death. You made a painful time easier for me. Your kindness and professionalism was outstanding.

. . . people told us that it was just the kind of service dad would have wanted.