Oakcrest Funeral Services

11/28/2025

Reminder: The Memorial Service for Barry Walker will be today (Friday) at 2:00 PM on our page. www.facebook.com/oakcrestfuneralservices

11/27/2025

Thanksgiving feels harder when someone who used to be at your table isn’t there anymore. The meal gets cooked and people gather, but the day carries that awareness of an empty seat. Some families talk openly about the person they’re missing, while others keep those memories closer to the heart. Both can happen around the same table.

If this is your first Thanksgiving without someone you love, give yourself permission to make the day what you need it to be. Prepare their favorite dishes, or skip them. Share stories, or take a break from talking. Hold on to traditions, or try something new. Whatever helps you get through today is enough.

We’ve been thinking about the families we’ve served this year, and you’re on our hearts. We’re here if you need us and hope today has moments of warmth, gratitude, and love.

11/26/2025

❄️ ❄️ The flakes are coming! Beat the snow and purchase your cemetery wreath while the ground is still visible. Wreaths will be available throughout the season; however, tomorrow may be our last day of deliveries before the ground freezes. We have a limited stock of the four designs shown here.

Wreaths are $65.99 — call 515-320-0366 or email mary@oakcrestfuneralservices.com to order.

11/25/2025

🎂✨ Happy Birthday to Mary Schaaf! ✨🎂
We’re grateful for the way she brightens our team and our community.
Help us wish Mary a wonderful birthday filled with laughter, good company, and maybe a little cake! 🥳💐

11/24/2025

This week marks one year since the passing of John Benson (11/25/24), Roscoe Mawdsley Jr. (11/28/24), and John Kadow (11/30/24). May they rest in peace.

11/23/2025

Memorial Service for Brian Hobbs will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at the United Methodist Church in Buffalo Center. Burial will be held at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at Crystal Lake Township Cemetery in rural Crystal Lake. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00...

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11/22/2025

Families ask us all the time whether their child should attend the funeral, and our answer is almost always yes, though parents know their child best. Children benefit from being part of these important moments, even when they're hard to understand.

Funerals give kids a chance to say goodbye in their own way, ask the questions that are spinning in their heads, and see that adults cry and feel sad too. They get to be surrounded by people who loved the same person they did, and that connection often helps them make sense of what death means. Most importantly, they learn that grieving together is how families heal.

11/22/2025

Reminder: The Celebration of Life for Jan Basler will be live streamed today (Saturday) at 11:00 AM on our page: www.facebook.com/oakcrestfuneralservices

11/21/2025

Funeral Mass for Ruth Hansen will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, November 24, 2025, at Divine Mercy Parish - St. Michael's Catholic Church in Whittemore. Burial will be in the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. on Monday, November 24, 2025, at the Divine...

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11/19/2025

Have you considered how you'll want to be remembered on anniversaries and birthdays?

Maybe you'd love for your family to make your famous chocolate cake every year on your birthday, even if it never turns out quite like yours did. Or perhaps you'd want them to visit that little diner where you always ordered the same breakfast, sharing stories about all the funny things you used to say.

These special days will come every year, and your family will want to honor you in ways that feel meaningful. When you share what brings you joy on these occasions, you help them create celebrations that keep your spirit alive.

What traditions do you hope they'll continue? And what new ones would you want them to start?

11/19/2025

A funeral service for Rose will be held at 6:30 PM on Friday, November 21, 2025, at Oakcrest Funeral Services, Algona. Visitation will be held from 3:30 PM until the time of service.

Maria del Rosario Teresa (Fuentes) Cantu was born September 18, 1946, in El Moral Coahuila, Mexico; the young...

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