The women of the community formed the Social Gathering of Iowa Falls with the purpose of establishing a cemetery.

[2] They raised money and purchased the first 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) in 1860 from the three men who laid out Iowa Falls.

By 1900 the organization minutes began referencing the need for the building for the sexton during stormy weather.

It was not until 1918 that the Ladies Social Gathering authorized the construction of a building that they called a chapel and mortuary.

[2] It has generally been used to house the sexton's tools, and it has been used as the cemetery office.