Niebur Funeral Home

Name

Niebur Funeral Home

Legal name

Niebur Funeral Homes

Website

https://nieburfh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Niebur Funeral Home is a family-owned funeral services provider operating two locations in Pittsfield and Barry, Illinois, offering funerals, cremation, pre-planning, veterans services, and sympathy merchandise to rural Pike County families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Funeral and Cremation Services

NAICS

Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (812210), Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (81221), Death Care Services (8122), Cemeteries and Crematories (812220)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Coordination & Decision Support (Heirlooms, Keepsakes, Distribution) (HSAFAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI), Floral Preservation & Keepsake Services (HSACAOAL)

Keywords

• Funeral services
• Cremation services
• Pre-need planning
• Grief support
• Memorial products

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Funeral Services: Full-service funeral arrangements including body preparation, viewing, ceremonies, and burial coordination for families in Pike County, IL area.
2. Cremation Services: Cremation rites with memorial services, including cremated remains handling and memorialization options.
3. Flower Arrangements and Sympathy Products: Sale of flowers, tribute blankets, memorial items through integrated ecommerce platform. Products include casket sprays, wreaths, arrangements, and tribute blankets ranging from $68 to over $2,000.
4. Memorial Trees: Memorial tree planting program offering single trees ($39.95-$47.90) and groves of trees ($99.95-$107.90) planted in ecosystems in need of reforestation.
5. Pre-Planning/Pre-Need Services: Advance funeral planning services allowing families to arrange and potentially prepay for future funeral services.
6. Veterans Services: Specialized services for veterans including headstones and burial flags coordination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Niebur Funeral Home is a locally-owned funeral home providing traditional funeral services, cremation services, pre-arrangement planning, veterans services, and grief support to families in Pike County, Illinois from two locations in Pittsfield and Barry. The company also retails sympathy and memorial merchandise including flowers, tribute blankets, and memorial trees through an integrated ecommerce storefront, and publishes online obituaries with a community tribute wall.

Product overview

Niebur Funeral Homes is a locally-owned and operated funeral home serving Pittsfield and Barry, Illinois for over 36 years. The company offers funeral and cremation services as its core products, with an integrated technology platform provided by Consolidated Funeral Services (CFS) that enables online obituary management, Send Flowers ordering through local florists, Memorial Trees planting program, Tribute Blankets, Pre-Arrangement Planning, Veterans Services, and Grief Support. The product portfolio centers on traditional funeral home services with supplementary digital memorial products including sympathy flowers, memorial trees, tribute blankets, and a daily grief support email program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funeral Services
• Cremation Services
• Pre-Arrangement Planning
• Veterans Services
• Send Flowers
• Tribute Blankets
• Memorial Trees
• Celebration of Life Service
• Pet Care & Tribute
• Grief Support Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Grief support messages available daily for up to one year after funeral services

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Consolidated Funeral Services (CFS)coreTechnology or IntegrationParent company providing funeral technology services including website hosting, payment processing, ecommerce platform, and software-as-a-service for funeral home management. CFS also operates Tribute Archive obituary repository and Tribute Store for memorial products.
• Local FloristscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with local area florists for hand delivery of sympathy flower arrangements. Customers can purchase directly through the website with orders sent immediately to local flower shops.
• Pike County Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business membership organization providing community visibility and referrals for local businesses in Pike County, Illinois.
• Memorial Tree Planting PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReforestation partners who plant memorial trees in ecosystems in need. Trees include species such as Ponderosa Pine, Red Spruce, Long Leaf Pine, Jack Pine, White Bark Pine, Thornscrub, and White Oak.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carriage Services: Carriage Services is a publicly-traded death care provider operating funeral homes and cemeteries across the United States. It is directly comparable to Niebur as a multi-location funeral services operator, though at much larger scale, providing relevant insight into operating leverage and acquisition strategy in the funeral industry.
• StoneMor Partners: StoneMor operates cemeteries and funeral homes across multiple U.S. states, offering both burial and cremation services. Comparable to Niebur in its core offering of funeral and cremation services, though StoneMor's larger scale and cemetery ownership provide a different capital structure and revenue mix.
• Park Lawn Corporation: Park Lawn is a Canadian-listed funeral, cremation, and cemetery operator with U.S. locations acquired through roll-up strategy. It is a direct peer in terms of services offered (funeral, cremation, cemetery) and its growth-by-acquisition playbook mirrors a potential Niebur expansion path.
• Foundation Partners Group: Foundation Partners is a privately-held funeral and cemetery services company owned by private equity (Access Holdings). It is highly comparable to Niebur as a multi-location funeral services operator and represents the private-equity-owned roll-up model that mirrors a potential Niebur exit or growth path.

Others

• Aurora Casket Company: Aurora Casket is one of the largest casket manufacturers in the United States, supplying funeral homes including operators like Niebur. As a supplier to the funeral industry, it is comparable as an enabling/ecosystem participant and provides insight into the casket supply chain relevant to Niebur's cost structure.
• Consolidated Funeral Services (CFS): CFS is the technology provider that powers Niebur's website, obituary management, payment processing, and ecommerce platform through its Tribute Archive and Tribute Store brands. It is highly relevant as Niebur's core technology and ecommerce vendor, though it does not directly compete in funeral services.

Regional players

• Propel Funeral Partners: Propel Funeral Partners is an Australian-listed funeral services operator with a similar roll-up strategy of acquiring independent funeral homes. It is comparable to Niebur in business model and service offering, though geographically it operates in Australia rather than the U.S. Midwest.
• InvoCare Limited: InvoCare is one of the largest funeral services operators in Australia and New Zealand, offering funeral, cemetery, and cremation services. Comparable to Niebur in core service offering but operates in a different geography under different regulatory and demographic conditions.

Broad incumbents

• Matthews International Corporation: Matthews International operates a Memorialization segment that produces caskets, urns, and other funeral products. While not a direct competitor for funeral services, Matthews is comparable as a supplier of memorialization products that flows through to funeral homes like Niebur.
• Service Corporation International (SCI): SCI is the largest funeral services, cemetery, and cremation operator in North America through its Dignity Memorial brand. Although it serves a far broader national footprint and target market than Niebur, both companies offer the same core funeral and cremation product set, making SCI the most relevant broad incumbent peer for understanding industry economics and competitive dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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