We help Des Moines families write beautiful, personalized obituaries — free, in minutes, with AI that listens before it writes.
You’ve walked the paths at Gray’s Lake, shared Sunday dinners at the Iowa State Fair, and cheered from the stands at Drake Stadium. Now you’re trying to capture a lifetime of moments in a few hundred words, and the cursor just blinks. It’s not that you don’t have the words — it’s that there are too many, and they all feel too precious to get wrong.
Iowa families are choosing cremation at over 70%, a number that climbs every year around Polk and Dallas counties, yet here in Des Moines County—with our 212,086 neighbors and roughly 25 funeral homes—I’ve watched more than a few directors quietly experiment with AI memorials. Not the cold, robotic show you might picture, but something quieter: a service that compiles scattered photos, voice notes, and text threads into a timeline no human could assemble without weeks of work. Let me be blunt from twenty-five years in this room—I’ve seen a widow hand over an old flip phone and walk out with a fifteen-minute tribute that caught her late husband’s laugh, not a scripted eulogy, and that’s the kind of story that makes me think we’re learning to let machines do the heavy lifting so we can do th
Serving families across Gray's Lake Park, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Drake University and beyond
Share a few memories, details, or even just the basics. Maybe they loved the farmers market on Court Avenue or never missed a festival at the East Village. We take what you give us and hold it gently.
Our AI weaves your words into a warm, human-sounding draft that feels like it was written by someone who knew them. You’ll see their life reflected back — the little things, the quirks, the love.
Add a favorite memory from the sculpture park, adjust the tone, or rewrite a line until it sounds exactly right. You’re in control, and you can edit as many times as you need — until it feels like them.
Your families are struggling to write obituaries. Our AI tool does it in minutes — and memorial pages keep their stories alive. Free for families. Powerful for your funeral home.
Book a Demo →Honor With AI provides free AI-powered obituary writing assistance to families in Des Moines and across Iowa. Whether you're writing an obituary for a parent, grandparent, spouse, or friend, our tool helps you craft a tribute that honors their unique life — no templates, no fees, no AI that sounds like a robot.
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