Garden View Chapel Obituaries · Waterloo, IA

Garden View Chapel is part of Locke Funeral Services, a family-owned business established in Waterloo in 1945 when Carroll P. Locke and his wife Margaret purchased Petersen Brothers Funeral Home. The business has remained in the Locke family for four generations, with sons John and Fred joining in the early 1950s and continuing the founding commitment that families' wishes govern all services.

Locke operates multiple facilities across the Cedar Valley, including the Locke Cremation Center at Tower Park, an on-site crematory that allows the staff to provide direct care throughout the cremation process. The cremation center gives families flexibility and options unique to the Cedar Valley area.

The funeral home serves Waterloo, Cedar Falls, La Porte City, and surrounding Black Hawk County communities. Families can work with staff through a Collaboration Portal to organize biographical information, upload documents, and communicate during the planning process. The business also offers a Planning Center tool that walks individuals through funeral planning decisions and costs step by step.