Funeral Homes in Ames, IA

Facts about the city

• Ames has been featured in films like: The Home Economics Story (1951).
• Some of the notable people born here have been: Laurel Clark (flight surgeon and physician), Terry Hoage (american football player), Troy Rutter (programmer and actor), Harrison Barnes (basketball player), Christopher Chang (chemist), James Bovard (writer and journalist), and Jane Espenson (television producer and screenwriter).
• Ames is home to the following sports teams: The Van Buren Boys.

Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County. Lying approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines, it had a 2010 population of 58,965. The U.S. Census Bureau designates the Ames metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County; combined with the Boone, Iowa micropolitan statistical area (Boone County, Iowa), the pair make up the larger Ames-Boone combined statistical area. While Ames is the largest city in Story County, the county seat is in the nearby city of Nevada 8 miles (13 km) east of Ames.Ames is the home of Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU), a public research institution with leading Agriculture, Design, Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine colleges. ISU is the nation's first designated land-grant university, and the birthplace of the Atanasoff–Berry Computer, the world's first electronic digital computer. Ames hosts one of two national sites for the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which comprises the National Veterinary Services Laboratory and the Center for Veterinary Biologics. Ames is also the home of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service's National Animal Disease Center. NADC is the largest federal animal disease center in the U.S., conducting research aimed at solving animal health and food safety problems faced by livestock producers and the public. Ames has the headquarters for the Iowa Department of Transportation.In 2010, Ames was ranked ninth on CNNMoney.com "Best Places to Live" list.

Ames Obituaries

It was disclosed by Des Moines Register on May 12th, 2022 that Garry Alexander perished in Ames, Iowa.  Alexander was 76 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Garry's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on April 21st, 2022 that Ronald Swanson passed on in Ames, Iowa.  Swanson was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ronald's life.

It was written by Des Moines Register on April 7th, 2022 that Gregory Sebastian Palermo passed away in Ames, Iowa.  Palermo was 75 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gregory Sebastian's life.

It was noted by Des Moines Register on April 6th, 2022 that Harold Sanford Hall perished in Ames, Iowa.  Hall was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Harold Sanford's life.

It was disclosed by Des Moines Register on April 2nd, 2022 that Stephen E Bennett perished in Ames, Iowa.  Bennett was 75 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Stephen E's life.

It was noted by Des Moines Register on March 14th, 2022 that Daryl L Thomason perished in Ames, Iowa.  Thomason was 94 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Daryl L's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on March 4th, 2022 that Kenneth Ray Dr Hook passed away in Ames, Iowa.  Hook was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Kenneth Ray Dr's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on March 3rd, 2022 that Donald Rex "Rex" Beavers passed on in Ames, Iowa.  Beavers was 94 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Donald Rex "Rex"'s life.

It was written by Des Moines Register on February 17th, 2022 that George Vertanen perished in Ames, Iowa.  Vertanen was 81 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor George's life.

It was disclosed by Des Moines Register on January 30th, 2022 that Troy Duane Brower perished in Ames, Iowa.  Brower was 55 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Troy Duane's life.

History

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Ames is home to the Iowa State University of Science and Technology. As a leading university in research it has well known astronauts, scientists, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners among its graduates. At its start ISU was a State Agricultural College and the home of a Model Farm, and agricultural experimentation was its goal. Today the university consists of 8 colleges and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 200 areas of study for grads and professional students.

The official website for the city of Ames is https://www.cityofames.org/.