In The Beginning

Joseph Hrabak, Sr. founded Hrabak Funeral Home in 1892 in Chelsea, Iowa, and Joseph Hrabak Jr. took it over years later. In June of 1934, Kenneth Hrabak and his family moved to Belle Plaine, Iowa, and established a second funeral home there.

The Belle Plaine location underwent renovations in 1935 to transform it from a private residence into a funeral home. The home was again renovated in the early 1950s to accommodate the needs of the business and the growing Hrabak family. The family lived above the business.

One of Kenneth Hrabak’s sons, David, continued the family business, becoming the fourth generation to enter the funeral service profession. He and his wife, Jane, purchased the funeral home in 1985.

The Belle Plaine location underwent its most recent transformation with the addition of a chapel in 1995.

Both funeral home locations were maintained by David and Jane until the decision was made to close the Chelsea, Iowa location in July, 2003.

In September of 2015, the Hrabak family decided to retire and passed the Hrabak traditions on to Andy and Casey Neuhaus. 

Andy is from Shueyville, IA, and was a 1999 graduate of Prairie High School, following High School he graduated from Kirkwood Community College. Andy started in the funeral industry in 2004, when he would job shadow at local Cedar Rapids funeral homes. In 2005, he attended Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, IL.  Following college, he moved back to Iowa, where he became a licensed funeral director. 

Casey is from Nashua, IA. She was in Nashua-Plainfield's 2001 graduating class. After high school, Casey graduated from the University of Iowa. She worked as a Radiologic Tech for 11 years. Casey graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with her Mortuary Science Degree in 2017 and became a licensed funeral director in December of 2018 

Andy and Casey have been married since 2007; together, they have three children.

Neuhaus Family

Andy, Casey, Hayden, Sawyer, Claire