Funeral home in Viereth with a carpentry tradition: funerals, mourning stationery, coffins and urns since 1953.
Waldemar Then Bestattungen
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About Waldemar Then Bestattungen
Waldemar Then Bestattungen is an owner-managed family business in Viereth in Upper Franconia that has existed since 1953. Originally founded as a carpentry shop by Alfred Then, the business developed into a funeral home from the 1960s onwards; today Waldemar Then runs the company in the second generation and Markus Then in the third. The range of services covers the complete organisation of burials in the ground, cremation, sea and woodland burials as well as alternative forms of burial: advice, formalities, transfer, hygienic care, delivery of coffins and urns, organisation of the funeral service including floral decorations and music, as well as formalities after the burial. The craft carpentry tradition is the origin of the company's own range of coffins made of pine, oak, poplar and alder, as well as grave excavation and cemetery technology on various cemeteries. The portfolio is complemented by an in-house mourning print shop for mourning pictures, cards and banner prints, mourning pictures, photo books and Fingerprint Jewel.
- Site
- Viereth
- Processes
- Funerals (burial in the ground, cremation, sea burial, woodland burial, alternative forms of burial), Advice on types of burial and grave sites, Handling of formalities and authority procedures, Transfer, hygienic care, placing in the coffin and dressing of the deceased, Design of death notices and mourning stationery (in-house mourning print shop), Delivery of coffins, covers and urns, Organisation of the funeral service, Floral decorations / decoration of the funeral service
- Materials
- Pine wood, Oak wood, Poplar wood, Alder wood, Ceramics, Natural materials
- Certificates
- Master craftsman's qualification in carpentry (Waldemar Then, 1980/81)
- Founded
- 1953
- Industries
- Funeral industry, Funeral industry / Funeral home
- 01
Advice on type of burial and grave site
- 02
Handling of formalities
- 03
Transfer and care of the deceased
- 04
Delivery of coffin or urn
- 05
Design of mourning stationery
- 06
Organisation of the funeral service incl. decoration
- 07
Carrying out the burial
- 08
Formalities and follow-up care
Coffins and Urns
Pine wood
Coffins, e.g. with light rod ornament or patinated palm.
Oak wood
Wild oak with rope handle as well as Italian oak chest Milano rustic.
Poplar wood
Coffin with carved roses.
Alder wood
Coffin in natural finish with wave shape.
Ceramics
Urns in various designs.
Natural materials
Urns made of cork, tree-trunk look, ash and birch bark.
Locations
Viereth
DEFuneral home operating site
- Materials
- Wood (coffins), ceramics, natural materials (urns)
Coffins and Urns
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Quality
Regular participation in seminars on laying out the deceased and decoration; all services are personally attended to by the owner family.
| Evidence | Viereth |
|---|---|
| Master craftsman's qualification in carpentry (Waldemar Then, 1980/81) |
Company History
- 1953
Foundation of the business as a carpentry shop by Alfred Then
- 1960er
Start of the funeral business, initially with a trailer owned by the church of Viereth
- 1976
Waldemar Then joins the business as a journeyman carpenter
- 1980/81
Master craftsman examination in carpentry by Waldemar Then
- 1986
Waldemar Then takes over the business in the 2nd generation
- 1988
Purchase of the first used funeral vehicle (Opel)
- 1995
Death of the founder Alfred Then
- 1997
Purchase of the first new funeral vehicle (Opel Astra)
- 1999
Introduction of the in-house mourning print shop
- 2001
Start of grave excavation at various cemeteries
- 2004
Markus Then joins the business in the 3rd generation
- 2009
Purchase of a new funeral vehicle (Mercedes Vito)
- 2013/2014
Complete overhaul of the corporate appearance with a new logo and website
- 2014
Further development of the mourning print shop, banner printing becomes possible