Keeping an urn at your home
Many people feel that they are better able to process their grief if they can remain close to the deceased after death.
In such cases, you may choose to keep the urn at your home instead of organising a burial in the cemetery. For this, you will require an official permit from the relevant municipality of residence (in Vienna, the MA 40). Our staff can advise you on the necessary formalities.
Our services
- Personal consultation at one of our offices
- Transport and collection of the deceased
- Blanket and pillow
- Cremation charges
- Delivery of the urn
- Advice on various urn models
- Hygienic preparation of the body, dressing and laying out
- Transport to the crematorium
- Collecting the ashes from the crematorium
- Support in obtaining the permit (MA 40 – Municipal Department of Social Welfare, Social and Public Health Law)
- Environmentally friendly solid timber casket including bedding
- Cold storage fees at the crematorium
- We can organise the funeral ceremony
Shortfall in cemetery charges
Storing the urn at your home is by far the least expensive option. Cemetery fees comprise a significant portion of the burial expenses, and the “urn at home” option allows you to save this money.
Management
Head of Advisory Team
Manager
Location innere Stadt & home visits
Manager
Location Leopoldstadt & home visits
Manager & Manager Himmelblau Academy
Location Favoriten
Consultant
Location Favoriten
Manager
Location Simmering
Manager
Location Meidling
Manager
Location Hietzing
Consultant
Location Hiezing
Manager
Location Währing
Manager
Location Döbling
Consultant
Location Döbling
Manager
Location Floridsdorf
Manager
Location Donaustadt
Consultant
Location Donaustadt
Manager
Location Liesing
Alternative funeral types
Danube River burial
With this kind of natural burial, the ashes are placed in a particular type of urn and then given to the water.
Entombment
An entombment in Vienna is very similar to a burial. It simply involves a stone-walled room rather than an earthen grave. The casket is also different – the casket will be either made from or lined with metal and must be completely airtight.
Angel babies
Infants who die during pregnancy or at birth are known as “angel babies”. We will assist if you wish to hold a funeral ceremony in Vienna for an angel baby, and we will keep the expenses of such a ceremony to a minimum.
