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Source review: October 14, 2026

Northeast Iowa obituary and location guide

Grau Funeral Home Obituaries

Grau Funeral Homes and Cremation Services maintains one official obituary system serving families connected with several northeast Iowa locations. The official location directory currently lists eight Grau-affiliated funeral homes in Clermont, Ossian, McGregor, Elgin, Monona, Elkader, Postville, and West Union.

Quick answer: use the current Grau obituary archive first, search the person’s name, open the full memorial, then verify the exact visitation, funeral, cemetery, graveside, or other venue before traveling. Do not assume the closest Grau building is the service location.
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Verified Grau Details First

Official business

Grau Funeral Homes, Inc.

The official location page identifies Grau Funeral Homes, Inc. as doing business as Grau Funeral Homes and Cremation Services and lists the individual affiliated locations below.

Official obituary archive

Current Grau obituary search

Grau’s current website publishes a searchable obituary section with recent notices and older paginated memorials.

Open current Grau obituaries

Main published contact

Monona contact address

500 W. Center Street
Monona, IA 52159
(563) 539-2170

Do not choose a branch from the word “Grau” alone: the Grau system uses several branch names, including Schutte-Grau, Schmitz-Grau, Thornburg-Grau, Leonard-Grau, and Burnham-Wood-Grau. The memorial or official location directory should determine which location is relevant.
If you are comparing another multi-location Iowa provider, the site’s Powers Funeral Home obituary guide explains the same location-first principle: identify the correct funeral-home system and town before using service or map information.

How to Search Grau Funeral Home Obituaries

Open Grau’s current obituary page

Start with Grau Funeral Homes’ current obituary archive rather than a search-engine snippet or copied obituary.

Search the full name first

Enter the person’s first and last name. If you know a middle name, maiden name, nickname, or former surname, keep those variations available for a second search.

Broaden the search when needed

If the exact name does not work, try surname only, remove the middle name, try a maiden or married surname, or use a common nickname or reasonable spelling variation.

Open the individual memorial

Do not stop at the archive card. Open the full life story or memorial page so you can see the complete public notice and any published service information.

Confirm the person

Compare the public details shown in the memorial, such as dates, community, relatives, church, cemetery, or location references, before relying on the notice.

Identify the correct Grau branch

Look for Clermont, Ossian, McGregor, Elgin, Monona, Elkader, Postville, or West Union information. Do not assume every memorial is handled from Monona.

Check every service event separately

Visitation, funeral, memorial service, church ceremony, graveside service, interment, reception, and livestream may each have different instructions or locations.

Recheck before traveling or sharing

Return to the official memorial shortly before the event. If the venue or timing is unclear, use the appropriate published Grau telephone number rather than relying on an old screenshot.

Grau Funeral Homes: Eight Verified Iowa Locations

The official Grau location directory currently lists the following eight locations. These addresses are useful for identifying the correct branch, but the funeral-home address is not automatically the address of a visitation, church service, cemetery, or graveside event.

Official location City Address Phone
Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service Clermont 316 Mill Street, Clermont, IA 52135 (563) 423-7250
Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service Ossian 125 W Main, Ossian, IA 52161 (563) 532-9424
Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service McGregor 625 Main St, McGregor, IA 52157 (563) 873-3551
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service Elgin 200 Clermont Street, Elgin, IA 52141 (563) 426-5321
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service Monona 500 W. Center Street, Monona, IA 52159 (563) 539-2170
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service Elkader 405 N. 1st Street, Elkader, IA 52043 (563) 245-1113
Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service Postville 214 E. Tilden Street, Postville, IA 52162 (563) 864-7252
Burnham-Wood-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service West Union 212 East Elm Street, West Union, IA 52175 (563) 422-3615
Verify Grau Locations on Official Site
After opening the location page: match the town or branch name from the memorial, confirm the published telephone number, and use the official driving-directions option only after you know that the event is actually being held at that funeral-home location.

The site’s Renner Funeral Home obituary guide covers a similar multi-location problem and explains why the branch handling arrangements can differ from the church, cemetery, or other venue named for a specific event.

Service-Day Checks Before You Leave

Event What to verify Common mistake to avoid
Visitation Date, start/end time, venue name, branch or church, and complete address. Assuming it is at the Grau location nearest the deceased person’s hometown.
Funeral or memorial Service time, church/chapel name, city, address, and attendance instructions. Using the funeral home’s footer address instead of the event address.
Graveside or interment Cemetery name, town, scheduled time, meeting point, and procession instructions. Navigating to the funeral home when the event is at a cemetery.
Livestream or remote option Whether an official link is actually published, its start time, and any access instructions. Trusting a social-media or third-party link that is not connected to the official memorial.
Travel rule: the event address printed in the individual memorial takes priority over a general funeral-home address. If the notice is unclear, call the branch associated with the arrangements.

For another detailed example of why event routing matters, the site’s Davis Funeral Home location-and-service guide shows how a funeral-home system can handle arrangements while a church, cemetery, or separate venue hosts the actual event.

What a Grau Memorial May Include

Individual Grau obituary pages vary by family and service. Depending on what has been published, the full memorial may include some of the following:

Life story or obituary Family-authorized biographical and remembrance information.
Visitation information Date, time, funeral-home branch, church, or another venue.
Funeral or memorial service Service details and location information when published.
Burial or cemetery information Interment, graveside, cemetery, or procession details when public.
Condolence options The legacy Grau obituary page specifically references an email-condolence service.
Family requests Memorial contributions, flowers, church, charity, or other family instructions when included.

Main Published Grau Contact Address & Map

Main contact shown by Grau

Grau Funeral Homes and Cremation Services

500 W. Center Street
Monona, IA 52159

Phone: (563) 539-2170

This map is for the Monona contact location, not necessarily the branch handling a particular obituary and not necessarily the visitation, funeral, church, cemetery, or graveside venue.

Grau Funeral Prices and Arrangement Questions

This guide does not publish estimated Grau funeral prices. Current costs depend on the goods, services, merchandise, third-party charges, and arrangements selected by the family. Contact the Grau location handling the arrangements for current price information.

Useful questions to ask

  • Can you provide the current General Price List?
  • Which services are optional and which charges apply to the arrangement I am considering?
  • Are cemetery, clergy, obituary, transportation, permit, or other outside charges separate?
  • What current prices apply to direct cremation, immediate burial, viewing, memorial service, or funeral service?
  • Which Grau branch will handle the arrangements and where will the actual service take place?

The Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule explains consumers’ rights to price information and itemized funeral choices.

Read the FTC Funeral Rule Choose the Correct Grau Location
After opening the FTC page: review your rights to choose individual goods and services, obtain telephone price information, receive a General Price List when applicable, and receive an itemized statement for selected goods and services. Then call the correct Grau location for current figures.

Iowa Death Certificates: An Obituary Is Not a Certified Record

A Grau obituary is a public memorial notice. It is not a certified death certificate. For an Iowa death record, use Iowa Health and Human Services Vital Records or an eligible county route when the official rules allow it.

As reviewed October 14, 2026, Iowa HHS states that a $20 fee applies to each record search at the state or county level and that the fee is non-refundable. Iowa also limits certified-copy access to applicants who meet the state’s direct or tangible interest requirements.

Open Iowa HHS Vital Records
After opening Iowa HHS: confirm that Iowa is the correct state, review who is eligible to order the record, check the current identification and written-request requirements, verify the current fee, and follow the state or county ordering route that applies to your request.

Iowa Estate and Probate Next Steps

Funeral arrangements and probate are separate. Iowa’s district courts have jurisdiction over probate matters, and Iowa Judicial Branch guidance explains that opening an estate is not required for every deceased person but may be necessary for tasks such as transferring property, paying debts, or handling other estate matters.

Because Grau serves multiple Iowa communities, do not choose a probate court based only on the funeral-home branch. The relevant court depends on the estate and the appropriate Iowa county.

Iowa Probate, Estates & Wills FAQ Iowa Court Forms
After opening the Iowa Judicial Branch: review the probate FAQ first, identify the county connected with the estate rather than the funeral-home building, then use the appropriate clerk-of-court or probate resources. For complicated estate questions, the Iowa court guidance itself recommends consulting an attorney.

Veteran Burial Benefits and Social Security After a Death

Federal VA resource

VA burial and memorial benefits

Eligible Veterans and qualifying family members may have access to VA burial, cemetery, memorial-item, burial-allowance, or related benefits.

Open official VA burial and memorial benefits

After opening: choose the specific benefit you need, review eligibility, and prepare the requested military or discharge documentation before applying.

Federal SSA resource

Social Security after someone dies

The Social Security Administration explains death reporting, survivor benefits, and the one-time lump-sum death payment for people who qualify.

Open SSA: What to do when someone dies

After opening: check whether the funeral home has reported the death, then review survivor-benefit eligibility instead of assuming a benefit starts automatically.

Should You Trust a Third-Party Copy of a Grau Obituary?

A third-party obituary page can help you discover a name, but service information can change and copied notices can become stale. Before traveling, sending flowers, sharing a service time, or making a memorial contribution, reopen the official Grau memorial.

Use third-party pages as clues They may help identify a name or community.
Verify on Grau’s site Use the official current archive or Grau’s own legacy archive route.
Recheck the event Confirm the exact branch, church, cemetery, or other venue before travel.

The site’s Walker Funeral Home obituary lookup guide offers additional practical guidance for verifying the correct official domain, location, and memorial before relying on a similarly named or copied result.

Official Resources Used for This Grau Funeral Home Guide

Frequently Asked Questions About Grau Funeral Home Obituaries

1. Where can I find official Grau Funeral Home obituaries?
Use the official Grau Funeral Homes obituary section at graufuneralhomes.com/category/obituaries/. Open the individual memorial rather than relying only on a search-engine preview or third-party copy.
2. Does FuneralHomeObituaries.org search Grau’s obituary database?
No. This guide does not run Grau Funeral Homes’ obituary database. The name field on this page only helps you prepare a search; the actual obituary lookup takes place on Grau’s official website.
3. How many Grau Funeral Home locations are listed on the official website?
The official Grau location page currently lists eight Iowa locations: Clermont, Ossian, McGregor, Elgin, Monona, Elkader, Postville, and West Union.
4. Which Grau location should I call about an obituary?
Use the branch or town connected with the memorial or arrangements. Grau publishes separate phone numbers for its eight locations, so do not assume the Monona number is the correct contact for every obituary.
5. What if I cannot find an older Grau obituary on the current page?
Try surname-only and alternate-name searches on the current obituary pages first. Grau also keeps a legacy obituary page that points visitors to current obituaries and provides an archive route for older material.
6. Is a Grau funeral-home address always the service address?
No. A visitation, funeral, church service, graveside service, cemetery interment, or reception may take place somewhere else. Use the address published for the specific event in the individual memorial.
7. How do I get current Grau Funeral Home prices?
Contact the Grau location handling the arrangements and ask for current price information and the applicable General Price List. Do not rely on third-party estimates or old pricing.
8. Is a Grau obituary the same as an Iowa death certificate?
No. An obituary is a memorial notice, not a certified vital record. Iowa certified death records are handled through Iowa Health and Human Services or an eligible county route under Iowa’s current vital-record rules.
9. Which Iowa probate court should I use after a death connected with Grau Funeral Homes?
Do not choose a probate court simply from the Grau branch handling the funeral. Iowa probate matters are handled through the district court system, and the appropriate county depends on the estate and legal circumstances.
10. Where should Veteran families or Social Security beneficiaries go after a death?
Use VA.gov for official Veteran burial and memorial benefits. For death reporting, survivor benefits, and the possible lump-sum death payment, use the Social Security Administration’s official “What to do when someone dies” guidance.
Final verification reminder: Grau serves multiple Iowa communities, so always reopen the individual official memorial before traveling. Confirm the person, branch, event type, date, time, and exact venue, and call the published Grau number when something is unclear.

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