Mortician opens funeral home museum in Iowa

In December 2016, he purchased a Casey's General Store (which had closed down when a new one opened nearby) on adjoining property, with the intention of using the building to expand his business.

In the span of 30 years, the mortician has amassed a collection of over 5,000 items, ranging from antique caskets and coffins, hearses, embalming equipment, mourning wreaths made from human hair, wrappings from mummies, old photographs, product samples, and more — many pieces on display in the museum.

Various displays are set up, including a replica of a Victorian-era parlor room arranged for a funeral, and a station dedicated to the funeral of President John F. Kennedy, complete with the same model mahogany casket used to inter the slain president.

Display cases contain old-time embalming fluids and equipment, and casket and burial vault samples.

The property will also allow for more parking spaces to accommodate any overflow from the funeral home.