Gay and ciha funeral home iowa city ia

Donor-Friendly Funeral Homes

Iowa Donor Net­work could not achieve its mis­sion of trans­form­ing lives through the gift of organ and tis­sue dona­tion with­out the assis­tance of funer­al homes. The role receiv­ing funer­al homes play in the dona­tion process is immea­sur­able and we appre­ci­ate all they do to sup­port donor fam­i­lies fol­low­ing their loved one’s gift of donation.

Iowa Donor Net­work estab­lished the Donor Friend­ly Funer­al Home Pro­gram to rec­og­nize Iowa funer­al homes that have tak­en a proac­tive approach toward dona­tion by either: mak­ing a refer­ral, host­ing a dona­tion relat­ed edu­ca­tion, fly­ing the Donate Life flag or going above and beyond to assist in the dona­tion process. The funer­al homes list­ed below hold met the estab­lished cri­te­ria and are con­sid­ered a Donor Friend­ly Funer­al Home.

To dis­cuss how your funer­al home can be rec­og­nized as a Donor Friend­ly Funer­al Home, please con­tact Rick Ram­sey or Aman­da Hey­ward at −− Both Rick and Aman­da can be also reached toll-free at 1−−−

Life Beyond Death: Funeral homes see rise in cremation, green burials in Iowa City

With walls painted in a calming leafy, comfortable furnishings, and paintings hung on every wall, Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service feels like a friend’s living room rather than a death care facility.

Dan Ciha is one of Iowa City’s two core providers of funeral care. The nowyear-old has worked at the funeral home for over 40 years, launch as a year-old after a high school field trip.

He didn’t intend to enter the funeral industry; Ciha wanted to be a veterinarian at first, but joked that one must be smart to be a vet.

“You don’t have to be adj to be a funeral director, and I’m living proof of that, but in all seriousness, our class came through the funeral home and I thought, ‘Well, this is kind of interesting,’” Ciha said.

His high school class received a tour from the lead funeral director of the establishment, George L. Gay. Ciha said his teacher called Gay the next day, who then interviewed Ciha and lined him up for a summer job.

Eventually, Ciha was exposed to all the va

Audra L. "Bud" Williams

Audra L. "Bud" Williams, age 92, of Coralville, formerly of Iowa City, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, , following cardiac arrest at Grand Living at Bridgewater in Coralville.

Funeral services will be held at 6pm Tuesday, February 18, , at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa Town where there will be a time of visitation from 4pm Tuesday until service time. Following services, there will be a time of fellowship at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date in Maryville, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Bud’s memory to the Bud Williams Cross Country Scholarship c/o the Foundation for the ICCSD N Dodge St. Iowa City, IA Online gifts may be made at

For a complete obituary, to distribute a memory or deliver condolences to the family, please visit the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service website at

Posted online on February 14,

Published in Compress Citizen

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