Gay and ciha iowa city
Life Beyond Death: Funeral homes see rise in cremation, green burials in Iowa City
With walls painted in a calming lush, 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, starting 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 clever 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 Homosexual the next day, who then interviewed Ciha and lined him up for a summer job.
Eventually, Ciha was exposed to all the va
Current & Recent Funeral Services
Current ServicesPast Services
Loading
When Death Occurs
Don’t know what to do first? Enable us help. When a death occurs, emotions often override clear thought. In an effort to assist you, we have provided a list of some of the
Learn More
Funeral & Cremation
The funeral gives us permission to grieve and help us appreciate the connections our loved one had established with others. Funeral visitations provide a chance to talk and share
Learn More
Why Choose Us?
What does it mean to be uniquely caring? It’s more than a job. It’s more than another funeral. It really is every family. That person who died is a existence. To me we should remember
Learn More
Gay & Ciha - Company Profile
Gay & Ciha is an unfunded company based in Iowa Municipality (United States), founded in It operates as a Funeral and cremation service provider. Gay & Ciha has not raised any funding yet. The business has active competitors, including 19 funded and 43 that have exited. Its top competitors contain companies like Empathy, Better Place Forests and Carriage.
Company Details
Gay & Ciha Funeral Home is a funeral and cremation service vendor based in Iowa City, Iowa. They offer a range of funeral services and obituary listings on their website.
Key Metrics
Gay & Ciha has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Our Google Chrome extension lets you view firm details while browsing their websites
Overall Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Michael CorsoMICHAEL CORSO North Liberty Michael H. Corso, 71, of North Liberty, died Friday, Feb. 21, , at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa Capital, with a time of visitation from 2 p.m. until the service at 4. Memorials in Mike's name may be made to the Michael Corso Memorial Fund. Online condolences can be sent to Mike's family at Michael Henry Corso was born Jan. 19, , in Iowa City, the son of Joseph X. and Ethel (Gifford) Corso. He attended Iowa City's City High in the early s and remained in this area his entire life. On May 1, , he married Mary K. Mutchler. Several years after their marriage they moved to North Liberty, and that has been residence ever since. Mike enjoyed time outdoors: hunting, fishing or on a boat; if he was outside, he was happy! Mike also spent a lot of period supporting, helping and encouraging both Nate and Paul in their years with Boy Scouts. He worked many years for the City of Coralville and before that at Linder Tire.
|