INTRODUCTION OF NEW VIDEO TRIBUTE PROGRAM
Stark-Welin Funeral Directors is pleased to announce the addition of our new Video Tribute program. Since its' founding in 1888, Stark-Welin Funeral Directors has continued to provide the most personal and meaningful funeral services available. The addition of our new Video Tribute program is yet another result of that mission and is an exclusive offering to the families we serve.
The Video Tribute program allows us to create a memorable video collage of pictures that will celebrate the living of a life. To the collection of photos provided by the family, we will add music and use transitional interludes to fade from one picture into another. The Video Tribute re-lives cherished memories and celebrates a life that was lived. It creates a keepsake video for family and loved ones to enjoy for years to come. The Video Tribute is one of the most engaging and compelling memorial services we offer.
Your Video Tribute will open with a tasteful moving introduction celebrating the life of your loved one. Watch with fondness as early childhood, the discovery of youth, the excitement of adulthood, the responsibility of working years, family, vacations, retrospection of retirement and cherished life photos slowly appear through the customized scenes. Photos of your loved one appear creatively before your eyes as you relive those beautiful memories, all set to a wonderfully moving musical arrangement.
Your Video Tribute will help you remember; a key element in the healing process of grief. It will assist you and your family in moving from a “relationship of presence” to a “relationship of memory” in the comfort of your own home. What better way to pay tribute to your loved one than sharing on video the wonderful moments, which made their life so special. What a beautiful and lasting remembrance to pass on to other generations, especially the younger ones, when the memories are starting to fade.
The Video Tribute is a memorial that you can take home and play anytime you like, share with family who were unable to attend the service or watch on the Internet at our website www.starkwelin.com .
Stark-Welin Funeral Directors provide the Video Tribute at "no additional cost" for all families who wish to accept the service at their time of need. Families who have accepted this offer have expressed to us how meaningful it was.
We invite you to visit the obituary link on our web site and view a Video Tribute by clicking on the obituary you wish to view and then clicking on the "view video tribute" link. Celebrate in the memory of your loved one.
CAN MUSIC FROM A CD BE USED IN A VIDEO TRIBUTE
The disappointing answer to this request is “NO”. Our funeral home’s BMI, ASCAP, SESAC and SOCAN licenses allow us to play music in our funeral home over our sound system, but “do not” include the right to “synchronize” music to produce a video or publish it on the Internet. Unfortunately, “popular” music found on a CD and often times requested by the family cannot be used to produce a Video Tribute unless the appropriate music licenses have been negotiated with both the recording company and the composer.
All of the music used by Stark-Welin Funeral Directors, in the production of our Video Tribute, is fully licensed allowing us to play the Video Tribute in our funeral home, on the Internet or make copies of the Video Tribute to be given to the family and their friends.
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Jeffrey Heiden | ||
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| Jeffrey A. Heiden, 48, of 1609 Benton Street in Boone, passed away at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines on Thursday evening, March 26, 2009 from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident.
He was born on August 2, 1960 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Harry and Linda (Dove) Heiden. On May 19, 1979, he married Paula Buechler at the First Baptist Church in Boone, Iowa. Jeff was a 1978 graduate of Boone High School. He had been employed since 1994 with the Union Pacific Railroad, and was currently an engineer at the time of his death. He enjoyed woodworking and photography, but his true passion was riding his motorcycle and taking road trip with his friends. His three dogs; Joey, Max and Moose were his constant companions. His paternal and maternal grandparents and father-in-law, Ivan Buechler, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife Paula of Boone; father Harry Heiden and wife Linda of Punta Gorda, Florida; mother Linda Hansen of Arlington, Texas; brother Brad Heiden and wife Christy of Crowley, Texas; 2 sisters Holly Graves and husband Larry of Omaha, Nebraska and Laurie Heiden of Woodward, Iowa; an uncle Chuck Dove and wife Barb of Waukee; mother-in-law Marilyn Buechler of Boone; 4 sisters-in-law Gloria Birkenholz and husband Wayne of Ankeny, Sandy Schaefer and husband Norb of Lacona, Peggy Fellingham of Boone, and Rhonda Magnuson and husband Mike of Ankeny; nieces and nephews. Jeff was an organ donor and his gifts through the donor network will anonymously benefit untold numbers of people in medical need. His body has been cremated. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Wednesday morning, April 1st at 10:00 a.m. at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone with Pastor Daniel Solomon officiating. Interment will be in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone. A time of sharing with the family present will be held on Wednesday morning at the Chapel from 8:00 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial may direct their gift to the family for a memorial to be determined at a later date. | ||
