Custom Funeral Arrangements in Shelby County, IA


"How personalized can a funeral service be?"
Roland Funeral Service specializes in personalization for you and your loved ones. For the most valuable personalized experience, we recommend pre-planning. Visit with our staff to learn how we can help you to create loving memorials.
We encourage your unique inspirations. For example, we have handled caskets transported in a mule or horse-drawn hearse, pickup trucks and a horse drawn wagon; family arranged corn stalks/pumpkins/straw bale décor, antique toys, even a 4' remote control airplane in our chapel; art and craft displays, including paintings, quilt, doll and tractor collections, etc.; and media input such as music, DVD designed with photos and interview video footage. 
Whether you wish to design a funeral service program or have our funeral home staff attend to your wishes, we encourage you to feel comfortable in allowing your creativity go with your imagination. And, to our delight and that of families, even children respond with curiosity and joy when home surroundings and familiarities are included in tribute services. We encourage children's input too and distribute our Celebration of Life gift coloring books which include surprise service involvement ideas.  
Funeral Personalization —  Firemen's Gear Warne in Atlantic, IA
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Roland Funeral Service specializes in personalization for you and your loved ones. For the most valuable personalization experience, we recommend pre-planning. Visit with a staff person to learn how we can help you to create loving memorials.
Our custom funeral services in Shelby County, IA
Other services by Rolands can include the following: web and news obituary listings; individualized memory records with poems/scriptures and photos; prayer cards; register and keepsake albums (which include family history; pictures of flowers with notes of who sent them, musicians, officiants, bearers, Military Rites and cemetery, if desired, photos of the gatherings, etc.); casket (photo collage) head panel inserts; casket theme-based corner attachments; music selections; themed picture slideshow memorial videos; funeral service video or audio recordings; viewing area with personal memorabilia; service programs including personal testimonials; thumbprint jewelry, urn locket and teddy bear keepsakes.

Distinctive Personalization

In our Century of Service, Rolands has carried out the preferences of many families. The following have created meaningful and memorable experiences: 
Some have personalized their visitation time by featuring their Loved One's Favorites ~ providing for the serving of coffee/tea with pound cake; milk and Grandma's cookie jar filled and overflowing with her favorite cookies; individually wrapped burgers were handed out after one funeral; and a wine and cheese memorial gathering may be fitting. 
  • DISTRIBUTIONS of cards with garden seeds to be planted for a memorial to Dad; organ donor pins and bracelets; copies of Mom's own poems or recipes; recorded memorial interviews; and helium-filled BALLOON/BUTTERFLY RELEASES at gravesides
  • "THUMBIES" feature the treasured Thumb Prints of all ages and Whole Hand and Foot Prints of miscarriages, stillborns, and small children; these may be made into dimensionally imprinted silver or gold charms which may be attached to necklace chains, rings or keychains. 
  • ATTENDING OF DECEASED LOVED ONES IN-STATE can be a time for reminiscing and healthy processing of thoughts. In days gone by it was common for folks to attend a wake for the purpose of spending quiet time for meditation and prayer before the farewell service. In recent years, some have attended their loved ones for several hours, paying their devoted respect. 
  • On occasion, families members gathered to ASSIST WITH FINAL TOUCHES in the dressing, cosmetizing and hair style. They gained much satisfaction from seeing to it that their loved ones' appearances were "Just like they would have wanted." 
At Roland's, closure is highly valued and we go out of our way to help make the experiences as gentle and healing as possible.  
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