Funeral Preplanning

Learn more about Cedar Memorial Preplanning by viewing a short video.

Does your family know what you really want? 

Preplanning your funeral isn’t morbid. It’s as common sense as buying insurance or making out a will. It’s just part of being prepared. Consider the benefits of preplanning. 

• Make comfortable choices without the pressure of a crisis situation. 
• Relieve your family from the emotional burden of making decisions at the time of need.
• Make better financial decisions when family members aren’t feeling emotions of grief or guilt.
• Avoid conflicts between family members by spelling out wishes on paper.
• Lock in funeral costs at today’s prices. 

Choose a professional preplanning consultant. 

We understand that people don’t want to think about funeral preplanning. That’s why the Certified Preplanning Consultants at Cedar Memorial make the process simple and affordable. Our preplanning consultants are specially trained through a national certification program to serve the best interests of you and your family. 

Consider the benefits of prefunding. 

Prefunding assures your family that everything will be taken care of at the time of death. More importantly, paying for funeral expenses at today’s prices protects you and your family from inflation and unexpected expenses. Cedar Memorial offers a choice in prefunding – you may use an insurance policy or our exclusive Omega Trust III which is one of the oldest and largest funeral/cemetery trusts in the state of Iowa. 

• Omega Trust III is a comprehensive, inflation proof and price guaranteed trust supervised by the state.
• All deposits are held in a local bank.
• Interest-free payment plans are available.
• All expenses and any applicable taxes are paid by Omega Trust III.
• Unlike some insurance policies, your total payments will never exceed today’s cost.
• Omega Trust III provides for a $300 transportation allowance for death away from home.
• Your prefunded plan is portable – it follows you wherever you go. 

Choose an established funeral home.

Cedar Memorial has served the families of Cedar Rapids, Marion and the surrounding communities for more than 75 years. Having a funeral home, cemetery, mausoleum, flower shop, cremation center, family center and grief resource library all in one location makes funeral planning decisions easier. We invite you to visit Cedar Memorial to talk with one of our Certified Preplanning Consultants. You’ll be giving a special gift to those you leave behind. 

Funeral Preplanning Packet

To request a Commonsense Guide to Preplanning and a checklist of 83 things that must be done by the survivor, please contact us online or at any of our locations.