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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Leslie Licklider | ||
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| Les Licklider completed his work on this earth August 26, 2009. Les was born Leslie Loomis Hoyt in Dyersville, Iowa on June 28, 1929 to Vivian Oakley Hoyt and Leslie Loomis Hoyt. Les’s father died when he was 4, and his mother married Ray Licklider who adopted Les. He graduated from Rockwell City High School in 1947. He graduated from Buena Vista College in 1951 and immediately began his lifelong influence on others with his teaching, coaching and outdoor education career in the Cherokee Community Schools. Les married Janet Roberts when he completed college, and they raised their three children Cheryl, Lisa and Leslie William in Cherokee during the school year and on Spirit Lake during the summer where Les served as a Lake Patrol Officer for the Iowa Conservation Commission. During this time Les also served in the Iowa National Guard attaining the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
Les loved life, the natural world and, most of all, everyone he met. Marching to not only his own drummer, but his own band, everything Les did throughout his life was devoted to fun, developing people, and his love of the outdoors. His many additional professional positions all had that focus: Youth Director at Cherokee Mental Health, Executive Director of the Izaak Walton League, teacher and coach at Cumberland and Massena High School, Director of the Displaced Homemaker Program at Iowa Western Community College, teacher at Wilson Junior High and Kanesville Alternative High Schools in Council Bluffs, Director of the Students at Risk Consortium of Central Iowa, teacher at Futures Alternative High School in Boone and at Woodward Academy, and juvenile court liaison officer for Boone County. Les met his wife Barb who was Director of the Webster County Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program when he was the Western Iowa Regional Coordinator of YCC. They married in 1979, and Les chose to support Barb in her education and career, always ready to move and find a new position. Les volunteered his talents and expertise wherever he could and was recognized by three Iowa governors for his service. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, served on the Cherokee County Conservation Board, was a member of the Cherokee Jaycees, did flood control work in Cherokee, served as President and Director of the Little Sioux Wildlife Association, and always helped with the Cherokee Rodeo. He served on the Iowa Conservation Commission from 1969-1975 and taught Hunter Safety Education for youngsters since 1952, leading outdoor clubs in Cherokee, Anita, C&M, Council Bluffs, and Boone school districts. He was very proud of being instrumental in getting the Hunter Safety Education law passed in Iowa. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. A member of Outdoor Writers of America, Les hosted his own TV show, Outdoors with Les, and was a syndicated outdoor columnist of The Outdoor Beat. After years of officiating high school athletics games, he served as play-by-play sports broadcaster for Cherokee High School. Les was never happier than when telling stories or helping someone else. He spent much of his spare time building fishing rods, tying flies and jigs and raising his beloved Weimaraners. A Les Licklider-built fishing rod is a prized possession. A strong supporter of Pheasants Forever in many capacities, he, Barb, Boomer and Andy were working on his last project during his battle with cancer: a prairie area that will be dedicated to teaching youth how to hunt. Although he never sought any glory, Les was well recognized for his contributions to his wonderful world with these recognitions: Distinguished Service Awards from the Iowa and Cherokee Jaycees, Frank Starr Award from the Little Sioux Wildlife Association, Dedication to the Youth of Iowa by the Youth Conservation Corps Association, Outstanding Conservation Teacher of the Year by the Des Moines Register, Outstanding Service Award from Buena Vista College, Outstanding Contributions by the Cherokee County Pheasants Forever, and the Lifetime Mentor Award from the National Pheasants Forever. Field and Stream magazine wrote about Les’s Hawkeye Outdoorsmen program in 1971. He was again featured in Field and Stream as a Hero of Conservation in August of 2009. To carry on his good work, Les leaves the hundreds of students and friends whose lives he touched along with his family: wife Barb Davis Licklider, mother Vivian, mother-in –law Arlene Davis; Cheryl, Ken and Mark Hermann; Lisa, Danny, and Emily Stanislav; Kendall, Ashley, and Maddy Stanislav; Matt and Jamie Stanislav; Les, Beth and Emma Licklider; Connie (Davis) and Kyle Eichhorn, Jon and Anna Eichhorn, and Jana Eichhorn; Jan (Davis) and Brian Wiersema; Jeremy, Julie, Jordan and Jaden Rydl; Cheri Nielsen; and Andy, Lindsey and Cody Long. He was the wind beneath the wings of many. Happy fishing, Les. We will all see you again and listen to your stories of the ones that got away! A celebration of life will be Monday afternoon, August 31st at 1:30 p.m. at the Stark-Welin Chapel with Rev. Katherine Werner officiating. Visitation will be at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone on Sunday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m., with family present during that time, and again Monday from 8:00 a.m. until the time of service. Memorials can be directed to Cherokee County Pheasants Forever, Boone Area Humane Society or the family. A Celebration of Life will be held at "The Gathering Place" in Cherokee, Iowa on Wednesday evening, September 2nd from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | ||
