In 1928 Carroll
P. Locke came to Waterloo where he worked for other
funeral homes. In 1946 he and his wife Margaret
purchased Petersen Brothers Funeral Home and renamed
it Locke Funeral Home. Both devoted their time and
energy to the funeral home until their deaths, Carroll
in 1963 and Margaret in 1982. In
the early 1950's their sons John and Fred joined
their parents in the funeral home. In 1968, seeing
a need for expanded and modern facilities, they
constructed the facility at 1519 West Fourth Street.
In 1973 Jack, John's son, joined
the family full time as a third generation funeral
director.
John is active full time as
a funeral director today. In 1985 Fred sold his
interest in the funeral home and moved to North
Carolina. In 1993 John and Jack expanded the facilities
to twice their original size in addition to complete
remodeling and refurbishing of the existing portion.
In 2001 Eric, Jack's son, joined
the family full time as the fourth generation
funeral director.
Through addition of staff
and facilities we feel we are able to serve any
family with whatever instructions they may have.
In 1946 C.P. Locke vowed we would be "Where
your wishes govern," and we are proud to
say that, four generations later, that is still
the case.
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