"We are a family owned and operated funeral home". You may ask, "What's the difference?" In today's funeral service market there is a huge emphasis on private family ownership vs. publicly traded stock ownership. The differences could be minor little details, or they could be as huge as the proverbial "Pink Elephant". Our goal as a family owned funeral home is to, first and foremost, meet the needs of the surviving family members. This means that we strive to do everything possible to give meaning to the life and remembrance of your loved one, and to facilitate the grieving process, which helps in the emotional healing of those survivors left behind.

Being a family owned funeral home also means that we do not have any sales commissions, quotas or incentives, which could cause someone to sell you something that you do not need or something that is more expensive than your budget. Wieting Funeral Home of Chilton is a member of the International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR), which is an organization of family owned funeral homes that hold themselves to higher standards. The OGR motto is "Service measured not by gold, but by the golden rule". In most cases, if it is not illegal, immoral, or physically impossible we will try to honor your request of services, even the smallest of details are not overlooked.

Wieting Family Funeral Home has a long history of being family owned and operated. Wieting Funeral Home began in 1953 when Merlin Wieting and Harvey Techman began operating the Techman-Wieting Funeral Home in Hilbert. In 1960 Merlin purchased the Luecker Funeral Home in Brillion, when Fred Luecker retired. In 1972 Wieting Funeral Home became a family corporation when Wayne "Bud" Wieting started working with Merlin, and enrolled in the Mortuary Science Program in Milwaukee. In 1974 Merlin Jr. "Fuzzy" Wieting joined the corporation and entered the Mortuary Science Program in Milwaukee. Upon Bud's graduation in 1975 he began working with his father at the funeral home in Brillion, and doing livery work for the Pfeffer Funeral Home in Chilton, and the Reedsville Co-op Funeral Home in Reedsville. At the close of 1975 Earl "Bud" Pfeffer wanted to retire and the Chilton funeral home became available for purchase.

On January 1, 1976 the Pfeffer Funeral Home became known as Pfeffer-Wieting Funeral Home, and Bud began managing the Chilton location. In 1977 Fuzzy graduated from mortuary school and began working at the funeral homes in Chilton and Brillion. In 1980 Tim Schneider, who was married to Marla Wieting, entered the Mortuary Science Program in Milwaukee, and upon graduation in 1983 became a part of the family corporation. In 1985 The Reedsville Co-op Funeral Home was purchased and all three locations began operating as Wieting Funeral Home Incorporated. In 1989 Tim wanted to branch out on his own, so he sold his share of the business back to Bud and Fuzzy. In 1992 Marla (Wieting) Schneider enrolled in the Mortuary Science Program in Milwaukee, and graduated in 1995. She and her husband Ron Michaelis currently own and operate the Schneider-Michaelis Funeral Home in Jefferson, Wisconsin.

In 1995 the corporation known as Wieting Funeral Home Incorporated was restructured into two separate corporations, Wieting Funeral Homes Inc., (Brillion & Reedsville) owned by Fuzzy, and Wieting Funeral Home of Chilton Inc., owned by Bud. This was done to facilitate the ownership of a third generation entering the funeral business. Bud's son, Daniel Wieting, started working at the funeral home in 1995 and in 1999 he entered the Mortuary Science Program in Milwaukee, and upon his graduation in 2001 became part owner of the Wieting Funeral Home in Chilton. In addition to our staff of 2 licensed funeral directors, Bud and Daniel, is Bud's wife Barbara, who is the business manager for the Chilton & Kiel locations.

In November of 2002 the construction of a new funeral home began in Kiel. Completion should be some time in August of 2003.