Profile: Ernst Funeral Home
Ernst Funeral Home has served the community of Waukee, Iowa as well as neighboring towns dutifully for years. As a modern funeral home, they offer a suite of digital services including online pre-planning. Ernst Funeral Home is family-owned and operated.
Ernst Funeral Home is well-equipped to display memorial or tribute videos of a loved one as they both offer video packages and have the means to display the tribute at the service.
Because paying for a memorial service can be a financial burden for many families, Ernst Funeral Home offers different payment methods and plans. Having an opportunity to lay rest to a loved one should never cause financial stress.
Address: 80 N.E. Dartmoor Drive
Waukee
Iowa
50263
Waukee
Iowa
50263
Nearby Cemetery: Waukee Cemetery
In Business Since: 1995
Family Owned: Yes
Seating Capacity: 160-220
Reception Facility: Available before, during, and after services
Online Pre-Planning: Yes
Employees: 6
Audio & Visual Capabilities
Has audio and visual capabalities for a multi-media memorial service
Memorial Tribute Video Offered: Available for purchase or included in some packages
Microphones: Multiple Microphones
TV: 3 Screens
Piano: Piano
Payments
Credit Cards Accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and debit cards are subject to a 2.95% processing fee.
Cash Accepted: Yes
Check Accepted: Personal, Check, Bank Check, Cashier's Check, and Certified Check
Payment Plans: Available through Marine Credit Union
Contact Ernst Funeral Home
Business Hours: Available 24/7
Phone: (515) 987-6881
Contact Email: ernstwaukee@gmail.com
Secondary Email: smithwaukee@gmail.com
Contact URL: https://www.ernstfuneralhome.com/contact-us
Nearby Places of Worship
Baptist Churches: Waukee Baptist Church
Methodist Churches: Waukee United Methodist Church
Map: 80 N.E. Dartmoor Drive, Waukee, Iowa
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| Product | Category | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caskets - Metal | (Gold, Spring Beige, Monarch Blue, Monarch Blue (#2), Orchid, White, Ebony and Silver) | $2,595.00 | |
| Merchandise | Acknowledgement Cards | $25.00 | |
| Merchandise | Additional DVD's | $20.00 | |
| Transportation and Automotive | Additional Mileage (Per Vehicle Over 30-Mile Radius from Fh One-Way) | $1.85 | |
| Outer Burial Containers | Aegean ? Marbelontan Lined | $2,595.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Aegean Bronze ? 3202 Copper Sealer ? Beige Velvet | $7,995.00 | |
| Outer Burial Containers | Aegean Honor ? Grey Granite | $2,695.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Aegean Hyacinth ? 320Z Copper Sealer ? Pink V | $7,995.00 | |
| Merchandise | Air Combination Unit | $495.00 | |
| Forwarding of Remains | Air Tray Shipping Container | Required for Air Transport | $295.00 |
| Forwarding of Remains | Air Tray Shipping Container | $3,495.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Alex Copper ? 20G Steel Ns ? Rosetan Crepe | $1,695.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Alex Silver ? 20G Stee] Ns ? Silver Crepe | $1,695.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Argentine Rose ? 18G Sealer ? Pink Velvet | $3,295.00 | |
| Urns | Assorted Jewelry | $129.00 | |
| Merchandise | Assorted Keepsakes | $59.00 | |
| Outer Burial Containers | Athenian Conercte ? Stainless Steel Lined | $2,895.00 | |
| Outer Burial Containers | Athenian Patriotic Conercte ? Ss Lined | $2,895.00 | |
| Autospy Repair | $275.00 | ||
| Professional Services | Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff | This fee is for our basic services and overhead and will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. This fee is already included in our charges for direct creamations, direct burials and forwarding and/ or receiving of remains. This fee includes but is not limited to: First notifications from facility of death, 24 hour on-call responsive service, office/facility for consultation with family, a funeral director to finalize ceremony and disposition of remains, coordination with cemetery/ crematory and/ or other parties involved, evening attendant, floral displays, securing and preparing official documents with the state health department, arrangement of bereavement letters, courier services, faxex, local and long distance phone calls, taxes, licenses, maintaining the operation of a full service funeral home which include custodial care, utilites, salaries, grounds-keeping and general maintenance. | $2,750.00 |
| Urns | Basic Wood | $95.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Bentley Gold ? Stainless Stcel Sealer ? Rosetan Velvet | $3,995.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Bentley Pewter ? Stainless Steel Sealer ? Silver Velvet | $3,995.00 | |
| Urns | Blonde Ash Box | $245.00 | |
| Urns | Blue & Gold Band | $395.00 | |
| Urns | Blue Avondale | $395.00 | |
| Urns | Blue Tcal | $395.00 | |
| Anatomical Donation | Body Donation to Dmu | This price includes prorated basic services of funeral director and staff, necessary authorizations, transfer of remains to funeral home, care and custody of remains and coordination & trasnport to DMU. | $1,995.00 |
| Outer Burial Containers | Bronze Concrete ? Bronze Lined | $3,995.00 | |
| Caskets - Wood | Buffalo ? Oak Veneer ? Rosctan Crepe | $3,295.00 | |
| Merchandise | Burly Walnut Keepsake | $495.00 | |
| Urns | Burnt Orange | $425.00 | |
| Care and Custody of Remains | $95.00 | ||
| Caskets | Caskets | A Complete Price List Will Be Provided At the Funeral Home | $1295 - 29995 |
| Caskets - Wood | Casper ? Maple Veneer ? Pink Crepe | $3,495.00 | |
| Urns | Cherry Blossom | $145.00 | |
| Urns | Chesmut Bronze | $475.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Clair Blue ? 20G Steel Ns ? Blue Crepe | $1,895.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Clair Bronze ? 20G Steel Ns ? Beige Crepe | $1,895.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Clair Silver ? 20G Steel Ns ? Silver Crepe | $1,895.00 | |
| Caskets - Wood | Clark ? Cherry Veneer ? Beige Velvet | $3,995.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Cloth Covered - Fiberboard ? White Crepe | $1,295.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Covington ? | 8G Sealer ? Beige Velvet | $3,295.00 | |
| Cremation Services | Cremation Fee | $1,595.00 | |
| Caskets | Cremation Rental Casket | $795.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Dayton Series ? 18G Sealer - 8 Options Personalized | $2,695.00 | |
| Donation Repiar & Restoration | $450.00 | ||
| Preparation of the Body | Embalming | Except in certain cases, embalming is NOT required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain arrangements such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, or did not authorize it, you usually have the right to choose a service such as direct cremation or immediate burial. State law mandates that without embalming, final disposition must occur within 72 hours from the time of dealth. | $875.00 |
| Urns | Engraved Walnut | $245.00 | |
| Use of Facilities, Staff and Equipment | Equipment and Staff for Church Service | $795.00 | |
| Use of Facilities, Staff and Equipment | Equipment and Staff for Church Visitation | $595.00 | |
| Use of Facilities, Staff and Equipment | Facilities for Quick View Before Cremation | $295.00 | |
| Use of Facilities, Staff and Equipment | Facilties and Staff for Chapel Service | $795.00 | |
| Use of Facilities, Staff and Equipment | Facilties and Staff for F.H. Visitation | $595.00 | |
| Transportation and Automotive | Family Limousine (3 Hours) | $295.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Farmstead ? 18G Sealer ? Beige Crepe | $2,995.00 | |
| Merchandise | Filing Claim/ Bill with Estate | $500.00 | |
| Final Date Inscription | The staff of Ernst Funeral & Cremation Services can assist you With all your monument, marker and bench selections. With Our digital layout program Monu Vision, we can help create a Personalized & custom monument to honor your loved one. | $195.00 | |
| Merchandise | Flag Case | $129.00 | |
| Merchandise | Flower | Varies | |
| Transfer of Remains | Forwarding of Remains to Another Funeral Home | This price includes our basic services of staff, embalming, necessary authorizations, transfer of remains to funeral home and transportation to local airport. (Airfare not included.) | |
| Caskets - Metal | Franklin Bronze ? 20G Sealer ? Beige Crepe | $2,195.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Franklin Orchid ? 20G Sealer ? Pink Crepe | $2,195.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Franklin Silver ? 20G Sealer ? Silver Crepe | $2,195.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Franklin White ? 20G Sealer ? White Crepe | $2,195.00 | |
| Transportation and Automotive | Funeral Coach (Hearse) | $325.00 | |
| Urn Vaults | Gathering "And" Memorial Service Cremation Package | * Basic services of t he funeral director and staff * Transfer of remains to funeral home Alternative care (No embalming) *Gathering at funeral home or other facility * Memorial service at funeral home or other facility *Transport service vehicle to crematory | $895.00 |
| Urn Vaults | Gathering "Or" Memorial Service Cremation Package | * Basic services of the funeral director and staff * Transfer of remains to funeral home Alternative care (No embalming) * Memorial service or Gathering at funeral home or Other facility * Transport service vehicle to crematory | $995.00 |
| Caskets - Wood | Glasford ? Solid Maple Carmel Velvet | $5,295.00 | |
| Urns | Gold & Silver Spun (3 Designs} | $375.00 | |
| Caskets - Wood | Grant ? Walnut Veneer ? Almond Velvet | $3,795.00 | |
| Graveside Ceremony | Graveside Funeral Service | Professional Services of Funeral Director and Staff, Embalming, Other Preparation of the Body, Cosmetology, Hair Dressing, Dressing & Casketing, Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home, Use of Facilities/ Equipment for Visitation at Funeral Home or Facility of Choice, Use of Staff & Equipment for Ceremony at Graveside of Cemetery of Choice, Funeral Hearse, Utility Vehicle | $5,900.00 |
| Burials | Immediate Burial | This price includes our basic services of funeral director & staff, necessary authorizations, transfer or remains to funeral home, care and cutody of remains and transportation to cemetery. (Does not include price of casket) | $3,995.00 |
| Burials | Immediate Burial | This price includes our basic services of staff, necessary authorizations, transfer of remains to funeral home, care and custody of remains transportation to cemetery. (Does not include price of casket) | $3,995.00 |
| Immediate Cremation | This price includes prorated basic services of funeral director and staff, necessary authorizations, transfer of remains to funeral home, care and custody of remains, transportation to crematory, minimum creamation container, temporary urn and creamation charge. (Does not include necessary state required medical examiner cremation permit.) | $3,385.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Ivory Rose ? 18G Sealer ? Pink Crepe | $3,295.00 | |
| Caskets - Wood | Jefferson ? Pecan Veneer ? Almond Velvet | $3,495.00 | |
| Merchandise | Keepsake Roses | $145.00 | |
| Merchandise | Laminated Obituary Bookmarks (Group of 4) | $20.00 | |
| Outer Burial Containers | Lydian Conercte ? Copper Lined | $3,795.00 | |
| Caskets - Wood | Mansfield ? Solid Walnut ? Beige Velvet | $6,995.00 | |
| Merchandise | Memorial Folders | $195.00 | |
| Urns | Metallic Blue | $395.00 | |
| Urns | Metallic Green | $425.00 | |
| Urns | Metallic Purple | $395.00 | |
| Urn Vaults | Millennium Polymer | White Or Black | $495.00 |
| Caskets - Wood | Montclair ? Solid Oak ? Beige Velvet | $4,595.00 | |
| Urns | Mosaic Flag | $395.00 | |
| Merchandise | Mosaic Flag Keepsake | $95.00 | |
| Caskets - Wood | Nelson ? Solid Cherry ? Beige Velvet | $6,495.00 | |
| Reception Packages | Option 1 | Deli Meats (Roast Beef, Turkey & Ham) Deli Cheeses (Swiss, Cheddar and Colby) Assorted Whole Wheat & White Buns Mustard & Mayonnaise _? Potato Chips Macaroni or Potato Salad Assorted Cookics Coffee and Watcr Lemonade or Iced Tea Paper Products | $8.5 per person |
| Reception Packages | Option 2 | Deli Meats (Roast Beef, Turkey & Ham) Deli Cheeses (Swiss, Cheddar and Colby) Assorted Whole Wheat & White Buns Mustard & Mayonnaise Potato Chips Macaroni Salad & Potato Salad Assorted Cookics & Brownies Coffee and Water Lemonade or Tea Paper Products | $9.75 per person |
| Reception Packages | Option 3 | Kue?d BBQ Catering Examples include: Smoked Brisket, Pulled Pork, Chopped Chicken, Smoked Turkey and Smoke Sausage Sides: Mac & Cheese, Creamed Corn, Corn Muffins, Homemade 20 person minimum Chips & Dip, Creamy Cole Slaw & Bread Assorted Cookics & Brownies | $13.25 per person |
| Outer Burial Containers | Outer Burial Container | (A complete detailed List will be provided to you at Ernst Funeral Home) | $1195 - 18995 |
| Merchandise | Packaging & Mailing of Cremains | $95.00 | |
| Outer Burial Containers | Patrician Concrete ? Abs Lined | $1,995.00 | |
| Urn Vaults | Patrician Concrete ? Abs Lzned | $695.00 | |
| Urns | Pear] White | $375.00 | |
| Urns | Pewter Eagle & Flag | $325.00 | |
| Urns | Picture Frame Wood | $175.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Pieta ? 18G Sealer- Beige Crepe | $3,395.00 | |
| Urns | Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer | $295.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Plum ? 18G Sealer ? Pink Velvet | $3,295.00 | |
| Merchandise | Prayer Cards | $125.00 | |
| Caskets - Wood | Princeton ? Solid Mahogany ? Beige Velvet | $6,295.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Promethian Gold ? 480Z Bronze Sealer W/ 24Kg Hardware | $29,995.00 | |
| Urns | Purple Alloy | $295.00 | |
| Urns | Purple Passion | $425.00 | |
| Merchandise | Rabbit Keepsake | $89.00 | |
| Urns | Raised Panel Cherry | $225.00 | |
| Use of Facilities, Staff and Equipment | Reception Room (2 Hours) | $225.00 | |
| Merchandise | Register Book | $35.00 | |
| Restorative Art | $175 Per Hour | ||
| Urns | Rosewood {3 Sizes} | $75 - 175 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Sapphire Blue ? Premium 18G Sealer ? Blue Velvet | $3,495.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Sapphire Bronze ? Premium 18G Sealer ? Almond Velvet | $3,495.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Sapphire Ebony ? Premium 18G Sealer ? Silver Velvet | $3,495.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Sapphire Silver ? Premium 18G Sealer ? Silver Velvet | $3,495.00 | |
| Urns | Scattering Tubes (2 Sizes) | $65 - 95 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Sierra Gold ? 20G Steel Ns ? Beige Crepe | $1,995.00 | |
| Caskets - Metal | Sierra Gunmetal ? 20G Steel Ns ? Silver Crepe | $1,995.00 | |
| Urns | Silver with Black Rings | $295.00 | |
| Urns | Teal Crackled | $295.00 | |
| Urns | Teddy Bear | $145.00 | |
| Merchandise | Temporary Grave Marker | $29.00 | |
| Preparation of the Body | The fee includes: cosmetology, hair dressing, dressing of the remains and placement of the remains in the casket. (If the family elects to obtain an outside hair dresserr, no credit given.) | $375.00 | |
| Urn Vaults | Tiara Concrete | Styrene Lined | $625.00 |
| Outer Burial Containers | Tiara Concrete ? Styrene Lined | $1,695.00 | |
| Cremation Package | Tier Five | Includes everything from Tier One AND: Memorial/Celebration ofLife Service at Church / Other Facility, Arrangement & coordination with Officiant, Musicians, Participants, etc. - Funeral Director & Professional Staff, Use of Equipment, Flower Stands, etc., Delivery & Sct-up of flowers to Church/Facility and home delivery, Memory sharing table, stands, easels, donation envelopes, etc., Utility vehicle | $5,980.00 |
| Cremation Package | Tier Four | Includes everything from Tier One AND:, Memorial/Celebration ofLife Service at Ernst Funeral Home, Arrangement & Coordination with Officiant, Musicians & Participants, Use of Ernst Funeral Home Facilities & Professional Staff, Use of Ernst Funeral Home Music Library / Music Center, Memory Sharing Table, Stands, Easels, Donation Envelopes, Etc, *If burial of cremains to occur after service, add $325.00 For additional services & vehicle charge. *Ifevening visitation is requested, add $595.00 for use of facilities & staff. | $5,855.00 |
| Cremation Package | Tier One | Professional Services of Funeral Director and Staff, First notification of death, 24 hours on-call responsive services, Office and facilties for consultation with family, funeral director services to finalize disposition, Coordination with crematory, Sccuring and preparing official documents, Maintaining the operation of a full-service funeral home including but not limited to taxex, custodial services, salaries and utilities. Care and Custody, Refrigeration and care of your untill all official documents, permits and authorizations are finalized to proceed with cremation. Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home, 24-hour removal services from place of death, Cremation Process, Cremation process and procedure, Minimum fiberboard container for cremation, Temporary urn if no permanent urn is selected, Utility Vehicle, Crematory transportation, Obtaining State of Iowa Medical Examiner Permit, Online Obituary Placement, Placement on www.ErnstFuneralHome.Com, Death Notice in Des Moines Register, Placement on Ernst Funeral & Cremation Services Social Media Platforms | $3,385.00 |
| Cremation Package | Tier Seven | Includes everything from Tier One AND:, Funeral at Church / Other Facility with Loved One Present Prior to Cremation, Embalming & Other Preparation of Loved One, Hairdressing -Cosmetology -Dressing & Casketing, Solid Hardwood Rental Casket for Servicc/Visitation, Use of Funcral Hearse for Transportation to Facility, Funcral Director & Professional Staff, Arrangement & Coordination with Officiant, Musicians &. Participants, Memory Sharing Table, Stands, Easels, Donation Envelopes, Etc., If burial of cremains to occur after service, add $325.00 For additional services & vehicle charge. *Ifevening visitation is requested, add $595.00 for use of facilities & staff. | $8,080.00 |
| Cremation Package | Tier Six | Includes everything from Tier One AND: Funeral at Ernst Funeral Home with Loved One Present Prior to Cremation, Embalming & Other Preparation of Loved One, Hairdressing - Cosmetology - Dressing & Casketing, Solid Hardwood Rental Casket for Service/ Visitation, Arrangement & Coordination with Officiant, Musicians, Participants, etc., Use of Ernst Funeral Home Facilitics & Professional Staff, Use of Ernst Funeral Home Music Library / Music Center, Memory Sharing Table, Stands, Easels, Donation Envelopes, Etc. | $7,755.00 |
| Cremation Package | Tier Three | Includes everything from Tier One AND:, Graveside Committal Service at Selected Cemetery, Arrangement, Coordination and Funeral Director & Professional Staff at Graveside Service at cemetery of choice, Small drapery over grave space along with Memorial Table for um/picture/flower placement, 25 Basic Memonal Folders, **Pricing does NOT include opening/closing of the grave space or formal Gravesite set-up (Greenery, Tent & Chairs) | $4,295.00 |
| Cremation Package | Tier Two | Includes everything from Tier One AND:, Private Quick View for Immediate Family Prior to Cremation, Up to 30 minutes of private viewing for immediate family members (up to 15 people at time of arrangements), Use of private visitation room, Loved one is placed on a draped dressing table with pillow and comforter cover. | $3,680.00 |
| Outer Burial Containers | Titan Concrete ? Styrene Lined | $1,425.00 | |
| Traditional Funeral Service | Traditional Funeral Service | Professional Services of Funeral Director and Staff, Embalming, Other Preparation of the Body, Cosmetology, Hair Dressing, Dressing & Casketing, Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home, Use of Facilities/ Equipment for Visitation at Funeral Home or Facility of Choice, Use of Facilities/ Equipment for Ceremony at Funeral Home or Facility of Choice, Committal Service at Cemetery, Funeral Hearse, Utility Vehicle | $6,335.00 |
| Transportation and Automotive | Transfer of Remains from Place of Death | $495.00 | |
| Urns | Two Grain Wood Cross | $295.00 | |
| Outer Burial Containers | Unfinished Conercte ? Non-Sealer | $1,195.00 | |
| Merchandise | Urns Vaults | (A complete detailed List will be provided to you at Ernst Funeral Home) | $495 - 1595 |
| Use of Facilities, Staff and Equipment | Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service | Visitation & Ceremonies Facilities, Equipment and & Staff | $750.00 |
| Transportation and Automotive | Utility Vehicle | $125.00 | |
| Urn Vaults | Visitation "And" Funeral Service Cremation Package | * Basic services of the funeral director and staff * Transfer of remains to funeral home * Embalming * Other preparation of the body * Visitation at the funeral home or other facility * Funeral ceremony at the funeral home Or other facility * Graveside committal service with or without Procession * Funeral coach or transport service vehicle To crematory | $1,295.00 |
| Urn Vaults | Visitation "Or"Funeral Service Cremation Package | * Basic services of the funeral director and staff * Transfer of remains to funeral home Embalming * Other preparation of the body * Funeral ceremony or Visitation at the funeral home Or other facility * Funeral coach or transport service vehicle to Crematory | $1,495.00 |
| Cremation Package | Visitation Hospitality | Includes the following for up to 100 people: - Coffee & Lemonade or Iced Tea - Bottled Water - Assorted Cookies - Paper Products | $150.00 |
| Outer Burial Containers | Wilbert Elite Bronze ? 480Z Bronze Ext & Lined | In most areas of the country, state or local laws do not require you to buy a container to surround the casket in the grave. However, many cemeteries require that you have such a container so that the grave will not sink in. Either a grave liner or a burial vault with Satisfy these requirements. *A 450.00 Vault Delivery & Set-up, Tent, Chairs and Greens. Graveside Set-up Charge will apply. | $12,995.00 |
| With Air Combination Unit | $3,695.00 | ||
| Merchandise | Wood Keepsake | $69.00 | |
| Merchandise | Standard Memorial Goods Package | $295.00 | |
| Merchandise | Premium Memorial Goods Package | $395.00 |