Locke Funeral Home Obituaries: Search & Service Info

Waterloo & Cedar Valley, Iowa

Find Locke Funeral Home Obituaries and Service Information

If you are looking for a recent Locke Funeral Home obituary, the fastest route is the official Locke Funeral Services obituary directory. The official site lets families and visitors search notices and open individual memorial pages containing available visitation times, funeral or memorial service details, locations, condolences, memorial information, and livestream links when offered.

The current business name used on the official website is Locke Funeral Services. You may still see people search for “Locke Funeral Home,” “Locke Funeral Home Waterloo,” “Locke at Tower Park,” or “Locke on 4th.” These searches generally refer to the same funeral-service network in the Waterloo and La Porte City area.

Open Official Obituaries View Official Locations

Best first stepSearch the deceased person’s full or partial name.

What you may findDates, service schedule, location, condolences, memorials, and livestreams.

If no result appearsTry spelling variations, maiden names, nicknames, nearby communities, and older records.

Quick answer: Go to the official Locke Funeral Services obituary page, type the person’s name into the obituary search, open the correct result, and confirm the service date and location from that individual memorial page. Do not rely only on an old Google result because funeral arrangements can be updated.

Recent Locke Funeral Services Obituaries

The following names were visible on the official Locke obituary listings when this guide was reviewed on October 18, 2026. This is a snapshot rather than a permanent list, because new notices are added and service details may change.

Name	Death date shown by Locke	Useful next step
Teri Jo Phillips	October 9, 2026	Open the official obituary for current service and memorial information.
Richard “Rick” Lee Foulk	October 8, 2026	Check the individual notice for visitation or funeral details.
Patricia Ann Oesterle	October 4, 2026	Confirm location and schedule directly on the obituary page.
Dunston Charley	October 1, 2026	Use the official memorial page for the latest arrangements.
Gene Elmer Van Gorder	October 1, 2026	Review the full obituary and any listed service information.
Jackie “Jack” Lee White	September 13, 2026	Search the official directory by the full name or “Jack White.”
Jeffrey Scott Millen	August 2, 2026	Open the full notice for family and service information.

For the newest notices, always use the official obituary directory rather than treating the table above as a live feed.

How to Search Locke Funeral Home Obituaries

Open the official obituary directory Visit Locke Funeral Services Obituaries. This is the most direct source for notices published through Locke.

Enter the person’s name Start with the last name if you are unsure of the exact first name. If the result list is too broad, add the first name.

Try alternate forms of the name Search a nickname, maiden name, married surname, middle name, initials, or a common spelling variation. An obituary may use “Robert” even when friends knew the person as “Bob.”

Open the individual obituary Check the birth and death dates, hometown, family details, service schedule, and funeral location to make sure you have the correct person.

Confirm the service location Locke operates several locations. Do not assume every Waterloo obituary is being handled at Tower Park or Locke on Fourth.

Recheck close to the service date Weather, road conditions, family decisions, or other circumstances can occasionally affect arrangements. The individual obituary page is the best place to check for an update.

What Information Can a Locke Obituary Include?

Individual notices vary, but Locke memorial pages can contain considerably more than a death announcement. Reviewing the full page is important if you plan to attend a visitation, send condolences, watch a livestream, or locate the burial place.

Information	Why it matters
Full name and life dates	Helps distinguish between people with similar names.
Biographical information	May identify relatives, schools, employers, military service, residences, and community connections.
Visitation	Shows the date, start and end time, and location when scheduled.
Funeral or memorial service	May include the service time, chapel, church, or other venue.
Graveside service or burial	Can provide the cemetery name and burial schedule when publicly listed.
Memorial donations	May identify a charity, organization, church, or family memorial fund.
Online condolences	Allows friends and relatives to leave a message for the family when the feature is available.
Livestream	Some memorial pages provide a viewing link when the service is streamed.

Important: Not every obituary contains every item above. A family may choose a private burial, postpone a service, omit a cemetery name, or publish additional information later.

Locke Funeral Services Locations

Locke currently lists four service locations in the Waterloo and La Porte City area. Matching the obituary to the correct location prevents a common problem: arriving at the wrong chapel because several facilities use the Locke name.

Locke on Fourth

Address:
1519 West Fourth Street
Waterloo, IA 50702

Phone: 319-233-6138

Locke at Tower Park

Address:
4140 Kimball Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50701

Phone: 319-233-3146

Locke Garden View Chapel

Address:
3655 Logan Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50703

Phone: 319-232-2222

Locke in La Porte City

Address:
606 East Main Street
La Porte City, IA 50651

Phone: 319-342-3131

For an up-to-date location directory, use the official Locke locations page.

What to Do if You Cannot Find the Obituary

A missing search result does not necessarily mean Locke did not serve the family. The notice may use a different version of the person’s name, may not yet be posted, or may appear under a specific Locke location.

Try these searches in order

Last name only.
Full legal first and last name.
Nickname plus surname.
Maiden name or former married name.
Middle name plus surname.
Initials and surname.
Spouse or close relative’s name.
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, La Porte City, or another nearby community associated with the person.

Check the date carefully

The obituary publication date may be later than the actual date of death. If you know only an approximate year, search a wider period rather than assuming the notice appeared immediately.

Search family members for clues

If the deceased person’s notice is difficult to locate, a spouse, sibling, parent, or child’s obituary can provide useful clues such as a maiden name, former residence, cemetery, church, or family plot.

How to Verify Visitation and Funeral Details Before You Travel

Search results sometimes show only part of an obituary. Before driving to Waterloo or La Porte City, open the complete memorial page and verify all of the following:

Exact date of the visitation.
Start and end time.
Funeral, memorial, celebration-of-life, or graveside service time.
Correct Locke chapel, church, cemetery, or other venue.
Street address shown for the event.
Any road-construction or access notice.
Whether the service is public or private.
Livestream availability if you will attend remotely.

If anything looks inconsistent: call the funeral home before traveling. Locke’s main contact number is 319-233-6138.

Online Condolences, Flowers, Memorials and Livestreams

Leaving a condolence

Some individual obituary pages provide an option to leave an online condolence. Open the correct obituary and look for a condolence or message section. Keep the message respectful and avoid publishing private family information.

Sending flowers

The Locke website offers flower and sympathy-expression options on eligible memorial pages. Confirm the service information before ordering so the tribute reaches the intended family or service.

Memorial donations

A family may request donations to a charity, veterans organization, church, hospice, animal shelter, family fund, or another cause instead of flowers. Follow the specific memorial instructions on the person’s obituary rather than assuming a preferred charity.

Watching a service online

Some Locke obituary pages include a livestream link. If one is available, open the memorial page before the scheduled service and use the displayed livestream option. Not every service is streamed.

How to Find the Cemetery or Burial Place from an Obituary

An obituary can be an excellent starting point for grave research, but the cemetery is not always listed. When burial information is available, save the cemetery name exactly as shown along with the city, burial date, and names of close relatives.

If the cemetery is listed

Record the cemetery name and then contact the cemetery office if you need a section, lot, row, plot, or grave number. Funeral homes often know the cemetery, but detailed plot information is commonly maintained by the cemetery itself.

If no cemetery appears

Look for clues in the obituary such as a church, graveside service, spouse’s burial place, parents’ names, military service, or a funeral location next to a cemetery. Locke Garden View Chapel, for example, is adjacent to Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Use family burial patterns

Spouses, parents, children, and siblings are often buried in the same cemetery or family plot. Finding one confirmed family burial can lead to the person you are researching.

Continue grave research:

If an obituary gives you only part of the burial information, use the research methods on FindAGraves.com to work from the person’s name, cemetery clue, county, veteran status, death record, and family connections.

If You Need an Official Iowa Death Record

An obituary is a memorial notice; it is not a certified death certificate. If you need an official Iowa vital record for legal, estate, identity, insurance, genealogy, or family purposes, use the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.

Iowa HHS states that statewide vital-record registration began July 1, 1880. Access to certified records is subject to eligibility requirements, identification rules, fees, and other restrictions.

Open Iowa HHS Vital Records Visit the official Iowa Vital Records page.

Review entitlement requirements Recent certified records are not simply open online to everyone. Check whether you qualify as an entitled applicant.

Prepare identification and record details Have the deceased person’s full name, date and place of death, your identification, and documentation showing entitlement when required.

Check the current fee before submitting Iowa HHS currently lists a $20 fee for each certified-record search, with a copy issued when the record is found. Confirm the current amount on the official page before payment.

For detailed ordering methods, use the state’s official certified-record request instructions.

When You Should Contact Locke Funeral Services Directly

The online obituary directory is usually enough for basic service information, but contacting the funeral home makes sense when you need information that is missing or unclear.

You cannot locate an obituary that you believe Locke handled.
A service date or address appears inconsistent.
You need accessibility information for a chapel.
You have a question about an online condolence.
You need help confirming whether a livestream will be available.
You are trying to confirm the funeral location for a same-day service.
You are an immediate family member who needs help with obituary or arrangement information.

Main phone: 319-233-6138

Official contact page: Locke Funeral Services Contact Us

Official obituary directory: Locke Obituaries

A Practical Search Checklist

Before assuming an obituary does not exist, work through this short checklist:

Check	What to do
Name	Try legal name, nickname, initials, maiden name, and alternate spelling.
Date	Search around the expected death year rather than one exact day.
Place	Check Waterloo, Cedar Falls, La Porte City, and nearby communities connected to the family.
Locke location	Look for Locke on Fourth, Tower Park, Garden View Chapel, and La Porte City.
Relatives	Search spouse, parents, siblings, and children if the person is difficult to locate.
Service	Confirm date, time, venue, and street address from the individual memorial page.
Burial	If a cemetery is named, contact the cemetery for section or plot-level confirmation.

Locke Funeral Home Obituaries FAQs

Where can I find Locke Funeral Home obituaries?

The most direct source is the official Locke Funeral Services obituary directory at lockefuneralservices.com/obituaries/. Search by the deceased person’s name and open the individual memorial page.

Is Locke Funeral Home now called Locke Funeral Services?

The current official website uses the name Locke Funeral Services. People still commonly search for Locke Funeral Home, particularly when looking for older obituaries or Waterloo funeral information.

Can I search Locke obituaries by name?

Yes. The official obituary directory provides a name search. If the full name does not work, try the last name, nickname, maiden name, initials, or another spelling.

Do Locke obituaries show funeral and visitation times?

Many individual memorial pages include visitation, funeral, memorial, celebration-of-life, or graveside service details when the family has made them public.

Can I leave an online condolence?

Many Locke memorial pages include a condolence feature. Open the person’s obituary and look for the condolence or message area available on that page.

Does Locke provide funeral livestreams?

Some obituary pages contain a livestream option when a service is being broadcast. Availability depends on the individual service and family arrangements.

What should I do if I cannot find an older Locke obituary?

Try alternate names, family members, older residences, and a broader date range. You can also contact Locke directly if you have reason to believe the funeral home handled the arrangements.

Where is Locke at Tower Park?

Locke at Tower Park is located at 4140 Kimball Avenue, Waterloo, Iowa 50701. The official location phone is 319-233-3146.

How can I find the cemetery from a Locke obituary?

Check the full obituary for burial or graveside-service information. If a cemetery is listed but no plot is provided, contact the cemetery office for section, lot, row, or grave details.

Is an obituary the same as an official death certificate?

No. An obituary is a memorial or public death notice. A certified death record is an official vital record and must be requested through the appropriate government office under its eligibility and identification rules.

Final Takeaway

If you are searching for Locke Funeral Home obituaries, begin with the official Locke Funeral Services obituary directory. Search the person’s name, open the individual notice, and verify the service schedule and location before making travel plans.

For burial research, save every useful clue from the obituary—especially the full name, life dates, relatives, funeral location, cemetery, military service, and hometown. Those details can help you confirm the correct cemetery or locate an official death record when the obituary does not contain everything you need.

Information in this guide was reviewed against official Locke Funeral Services and Iowa government resources on October 18, 2026. Obituaries, service schedules, fees, contact details, and funeral arrangements can change; verify time-sensitive information on the linked official page.

Locke Funeral Home Obituaries: Recent Notices, Search Steps & Service Details