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Hearse with horse-drawn hearse
Until 1929, coffins were only carried from the funeral parlour to the cemetery for burial. The horse-drawn hearse purchased at that time was used until 1977.
Mortuary
The cemetery was not given a mortuary in the style of this period until it was extended in 1940. The photo shows the state at the time of construction as we still see it today after minor later alterations.
Memorial to the fallen of the First World War at the Wannweiler cemetery
The municipal council decided to build a war memorial in 1920. It was inaugurated on Sunday, 13 March 1922. Master builder Riehle from Reutlingen provided a design free of charge. Local councillor and master bricklayer Matthias Walker carried out the work. After the Second World War, a new memorial was erected. It contains the names of the fallen of both world wars. The old memorial has since been lost.
Dedication of the new war memorial on Remembrance Day 1954
The memorial, a picture stele and 3 name stelae made of shell limestone, was created by the sculptor Ugge Bärtle from Tübingen. Ugge Bärtle (1907 to 1990) made a name for himself as a poet, graphic artist and sculptor. The ceremony was attended by a large number of people. Mayor Willy Obermüller (1899 - 1984) gave a speech. When the funeral parlour was built on this site, the steles had to be moved to their current location
Our cemetery today
with mortuary

Description

Wannweil cemetery

In October 1877, the local council decided to abandon the churchyard next to the church due to its planned expansion and to build a new cemetery outside the village in the "Wüste" area in 1878. This was walled and only received a mortuary in the style of the time when it was extended in 1940. The photo shows the state at the time of construction as we still see it today after minor later alterations. The mortuary was built in 1974 as part of a necessary extension and has not been altered to this day. In 1998, the capacity of the cemetery was increased by the installation of a burial chamber system with condensed occupancy and the provision of double-deep graves. An extension was no longer possible due to the neighbouring residential development.
Until 1929, the coffins were only carried from the funeral parlour to the cemetery for burial. The horse-drawn hearse purchased at that time was used until 1977. The Wilhelm Gaiser family provided the horses and was responsible for "leading the corpses".

Memorial to the fallen of the First World War at the Wannweiler cemetery

The municipal council decided to build a war memorial in 1920. It was inaugurated on Sunday, 13 March 1922. Master builder Riehle from Reutlingen provided a design free of charge. Local councillor and master bricklayer Matthias Walker carried out the work. After the Second World War, a new memorial was erected. It contains the names of the fallen of both world wars. The old memorial has since been lost.

Dedication of the new war memorial on Remembrance Day 1954

The memorial, a picture stele and 3 name steles made of shell limestone, was made by the sculptor Ugge Bärtle from Tübingen. Ugge Bärtle (1907 to 1990) made a name for himself as a poet, graphic artist and sculptor. However, he probably owes his artist´s name - Ugge instead of Eugen - to his lazy mouth, according to the head of the cultural department, Prof Wilfried Setzler. The celebration was attended by a large number of people and was supported by the music and choral society. Mayor Willy Obermüller (1899 - 1984) gave a speech. During the construction of the funeral parlour, which was built on this site, the steles had to be moved to their current location.

Link to earlier grave design https://simonwolperth.blogspot.com/2009/02/m-walker-sohne-bau-u-kunststeingeschaft.html