About Midwest Reflections - Memorial Stones

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Meet Elise & Craig

Elise is a funeral director with over 15 years of experience helping families plan ahead with clarity and peace of mind. She specializes in funeral preplanning, Medicaid strategy, and personalized memorial design — ensuring families feel supported, organized, and never unprepared.

Craig brings a background in insurance and public service, offering a calm, service-first approach to helping families honor life through meaningful memorials and custom-engraved memorial stones.

After the loss of our first baby, we felt called to create something lasting — something rooted in purpose, compassion, and legacy. That calling became Midwest Reflections, where we help families and loved ones preserve memories in a way that is tangible, personal, and forever.

Legacies In Stone was born from one of the most personal moments of our lives. After experiencing the loss of our baby, we wanted a way — not just for us, but for others — to honor the people they love with something permanent, meaningful, and beautifully crafted. We knew there needed to be a memorial option that felt classy, timeless, and suitable for both indoor and outdoor spaces. As a funeral director, Elise has walked alongside countless families during their hardest moments. She has seen how important it is to have something tangible to hold onto — a tribute that captures a person’s legacy, a story, or a special moment in time. Together, we created Midwest Reflections to offer exactly that, including our unique ReflectionStones to ensure every memory is cherished.

ReflectionStones are custom-engraved memorial stones crafted from premium India-quarried black granite, known for its durability and weather resistance. Each stone features a fully polished top face, ideal for memorial design that includes engravings of portraits, names, poems, dates, or pawprints with remarkable clarity and lasting contrast.

Thanks to the density and hardness of India granite, these custom-engraved memorial stones are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Many families choose to display ReflectionStones in various settings, such as:

- In a garden or memorial space

- At a cemetery or gravesite

- On a porch, patio, or backyard garden area

- Inside the home on a shelf, mantle, or display stand

- At weddings, celebrations, anniversaries, or life tribute gatherings

Each stone is designed to endure the test of time, seasonal weather, sunlight, and the elements when placed outdoors, while the polished face maintains its beauty for years to come. ReflectionStones are quality pieces, created to encapsulate memory, meaning, story, and love in a tangible form.