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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Rachel Jean Good | ||
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| Rachel Jean Good, 87, of Iowa City, Iowa, formerly of Boone, Iowa went home to be with her Heavenly Father August 25, 2009 following a short illness.
Rachel Jean was born June 9, 1922 to Leonard E. and Edna E. (Nelson) Hanson at their home 415-3rd Street, Boone, Iowa. Rachel grew up in Boone, graduating from Boone High School in 1939. She attended and was a member of The Swedish Mission Church, later to be known as the First Evangelical Free Church. Rachel accepted Christ as her Savior at a young age and continued to serve Him until her final day. Rachel graduated from Iowa State University earning degrees in Early Childhood Education and Home Economics. She received her Masters in 1962 from Drake University. She opened preschools in Freeport, Illinois and Beaver, Iowa. Rachel was an outstanding Kindergarten teacher at Garfield, Bryant and Page schools in Boone. On May 19, 1946, Rachel was united in marriage to Maurice W. (Morrie) Good. To this union, two daughters were born; Rebecca Jean and Rita Lou. Rachel was a great teacher, musician, Mother, and friend. In later years, she enjoyed doing all types of needlework, creating many items for the Boone Free Church Home Harvest Festival. Rachel loved to entertain and created a welcoming, loving atmosphere in their home. Rachel was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Retired Teacher’s Association. She received The Paul Harris Award and was a pianist for Rotary. She was a member of the First Evangelical Free Church where she served faithfully as the church organist for over 30 years and a life member of the National Women’s Ministries of the Free Church. While in Iowa City, Rachel attended and was involved at Parkview Evangelical Free Church. Rachel is survived by her daughter Rebecca Jean Good of Des Moines, Iowa, her daughter and son-in-law Rita and Jim Douglass of Iowa City, grandson and granddaughter-in-law Christopher and Jennifer Douglass of Chicago, Illinois, brother-in-law and sister-in-law William and Nyla Good of Boone and their children David, Linda and Laurie. Her husband, parents, and several aunts and uncles preceded her in death. Funeral services will be Saturday morning, August 29th at 10:00 a.m. at the First Evangelical Free Church, 1407 Kate Shelley Drive, Boone, Iowa with Rev. Jeffrey Gilmore officiating. Interment will be in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone. Visitation will be Friday evening, August 28th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Stark-Welin Chapel, 609 7th Street, Boone, Iowa with the family present at that time to greet friends and Saturday morning at the Church from 8:30 a.m. until the time of service. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial may direct their gift to the Rachel Jean Good Memorial Fund. | ||
