Sonstige Bestattungen

What Sonstige Bestattungen does

Pietät Decker is a family-owned, sole proprietorship funeral home (Bestattungshaus) headquartered in Singen am Hohentwiel, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, operating under the legal name Bestattungshaus PIETÄT Heinz Decker e.K. The company was founded circa 1960 by the Decker family and has been led since January 2009 by Sandra Gäng-Decker following the death of her father Heinz Decker. It serves individuals and families across the Hegau region — including Singen, Rielasingen-Worblingen, Mühlhausen-Ehingen, Tengen, Gottmadingen, Hilzingen, Gailingen, Büsingen, Steißlingen, and Volkertshausen — from one headquarters and two branch offices, with a team of approximately six people.

The business offers a full-service funeral portfolio: earth burials (Erdbestattungen), cremations (Feuerbestattungen), sea burials (Seebestattungen), and funeral ceremonies conducted in its proprietary in-house chapel (40 seats) and private departure rooms (Abschiedsräume, unique in the region). Adjacent services include pre-arrangement contracts (Bestattungsvorsorge) backed by trust accounts with Deutsche Bestattungsvorsorge Treuhand AG and burial insurance via Kuratorium Deutsche Bestattungskultur, grief counseling through partnerships with Hospizverein Singen and Notfallseelsorge des Landkreis Konstanz, in-house mourning card printing (Trauerdruck), and memorial products including fingerprint pendants (via Procasting), oak grave markers (via Grabholz), and memorial diamonds (via Algordanza). Technology is limited to a content-rich website, Instagram presence, and proprietary printing capability; no AI, software platform, or digital product is offered.

The revenue model is primarily professional services (per-arrangement fees where costs vary by burial type, grave type, and third-party services), supplemented by recurring pre-arrangement (Vorsorge) contracts, financing commissions through ADELTA Bestattungsfinanz (21-day payment terms, up to 24-month installments), and one-time commemorative product sales. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: home visits, direct office consultations, and referral partnerships with Catholic and Protestant parish networks, Hospizverein Singen, Notfallseelsorge, and municipal Ordnungsämter across the catchment. The company is differentiated by three certifications: BDB Markenzeichen (held by ~1,000 German funeral businesses nationally), DIN EN ISO 9001 from TÜV Rheinland, and DIN EN 15017 compliance. No external funding, no parent company, and no revenue is disclosed.

Name

Sonstige Bestattungen

Legal name

Bestattungshaus PIETÄT Heinz Decker e.K.

Website

https://decker-bestattungen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pietät Decker is a 60-year-old, family-owned funeral home in Singen, Germany, offering earth, cremation, and sea burials — plus pre-arrangement, grief counseling, and memorial products — to individuals and families across the Hegau region of Baden-Württemberg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Funeral Services

NAICS

Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (81221), Death Care Services (8122)

akta.pro primary industry

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Funeral services
• Burial arrangements
• Cremation services
• Funeral pre-planning
• Grief counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Singen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Funeral Arrangement Services: Core revenue from organizing and conducting funerals including earth burials, cremations, and sea burials. Services include transfer from place of death, coffin provision, administrative formalities, dressing and laying out the deceased, funeral printing, and ceremony organization.
2. Funeral Pre-planning / Vorsorge: Pre-arranged funeral contracts where customers pay in advance to lock in services and costs. Financial coverage through treuhand accounts (Deutsche Bestattungsvorsorge Treuhand AG) or burial insurance (Sterbegeldversicherung through Kuratorium Deutsche Bestattungskultur).
3. Grief Counseling / Trauerbegleitung: Grief counseling services in partnership with Hospizverein Singen and Notfallseelsorge. Support services including grief phase guidance and support group connections.
4. Commemorative Products: Sale of memorial products including fingerprint pendants (in 14-karat gold or 925 silver), fingerprint rings, lockets, memorial cards, and mourning decoration items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pietät Decker is a traditional German funeral home (Bestattungshaus) that organizes and conducts funerals, including earth burials, cremations, and sea burials, for individuals and families in the Hegau region around Singen. Beyond core burial execution, the firm provides funeral ceremonies in its in-house chapel, personalized mourning stationery produced via on-site printing, pre-arranged funeral contracts with trust/insurance financing, grief counseling through partner hospices, and commemorative products such as fingerprint jewelry and wooden grave markers.

Product overview

Pietät Decker is a traditional funeral home (Bestattungshaus) operating as a single, unified service offering rather than a modular platform. The core business encompasses all types of burial services: Erdbestattungen (earth burial), Feuerbestattungen (cremation), and Seebestattungen (sea burial), complemented by Trauerfeiern (funeral ceremonies) conducted in their proprietary in-house chapel. Supporting services include Trauerkarten (mourning cards) with in-house printing, Bestattungsvorsorge (pre-arrangement) for advance funeral planning, Trauerbegleitung (grief counseling) through partner organizations, and Bestattungsfinanzierung (funeral financing). Memorial products include Fingerabdruck-Anhänger (fingerprint pendants) and Grabmale aus Eichenholz (oak wood grave markers). The company also maintains private Abschiedsräume (departure rooms) for family farewell, distinguishing it as the only provider in the region offering this facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erdbestattungen (Earth Burial)
• Feuerbestattungen (Cremation)
• Seebestattungen (Sea Burial)
• Trauerfeiern (Funeral Ceremonies)
• Bestattungsvorsorge (Funeral Pre-Arrangement)
• Trauerbegleitung (Grief Counseling)
• Bestattungsfinanzierung (Funeral Financing)
• Fingerabdruck-Anhänger und Schmuck (Fingerprint Jewelry)
• Grabmale aus Eichenholz (Oak Wood Grave Markers)
• Abschiedsräume (Private Farewell Rooms)

Quantifiable outcome

• Funeral pre-planning funds are protected from Social Services claims for nursing home costs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kuratorium Deutsche Bestattungskultur GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for funeral pre-planning financial products. Offers sterebegeldversicherung (burial insurance) that accepts applicants up to age 80 without health examination. Enables customers to financially secure their future funeral arrangements.
• Deutsche Bestattungsvorsorge Treuhand AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTreuhand partner for funeral pre-planning funds. Manages trust accounts for customers who prepay for their funerals, ensuring funds are held securely and used only for the intended funeral services. Works through the Bund Deutscher Bestatter.
• ADELTA BestattungsfinanzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancing partner for funeral costs. Offers short-, medium-, and long-term financing options for funeral expenses. Provides 21-day payment terms and installment plans up to 24 months with favorable conditions. Allows financing of all funeral costs including third-party services and official fees.
• Hospizverein SingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrief counseling partnership. The Hospizverein offers support groups for bereaved individuals led by trained grief counselors. Services are open to all regardless of worldview or denomination. Individual counseling sessions available by appointment.
• Notfallseelsorge des Landkreis KonstanzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency pastoral care partnership for immediate support after a death. Company staff are trained to recognize when emergency pastoral care is needed and contact the service through the emergency dispatch center. Emergency pastoral workers stay with families until they arrive.
• FriedWald GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorForest burial partner. Offers tree burial services at FriedWäldern (memorial forests). From Singen, nearest locations include FriedWald Hegau (Emmingen-Liptingen), FriedWald Meßkirch, and FriedWald Heiligenberg/Elisenruhe (Salem).
• AlgordanzaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMemorial diamond partner. Company offers turning ashes into memorial diamonds for lasting remembrance.
• GrabholzminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlternative headstone partner offering wooden grave markers made from European wood from sustainable forests. Provides variety of models with stone, metal, and glass combinations, and a special multi-layer surface treatment for decades of protection.
• Procasting (Fingerprint Pendant Service)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFingerprint pendant service partner. Offers fingerprint jewelry in 14-karat gold or 925 silver, with optional engravings on the back.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Trauer.de: German online portal combining obituary listings, grief resources, and funeral service provider directories. Comparable to Pietät Decker in serving bereaved families in Germany, with a digital-first approach that overlaps with the company's web information portal.
• Algordanza: Swiss-founded memorial diamond provider that converts cremation ashes into certified diamonds; channel partner of Pietät Decker. Comparable as an emerging alternative-memorial offering sold through funeral homes.
• Erblotse: German online platform for finding and comparing funeral services; Pietät Decker is listed as a quality partner. Comparable as a marketplace aggregator helping families navigate funeral provider selection in Germany.

Direct peers

• FriedWald GmbH: Germany's leading forest burial (Baumbestattung) provider, already a channel partner of Pietät Decker for forest burials. Comparable as an alternative-burial specialist serving German families through a network of memorial forests.
• Ahorn Bestattungen: One of Germany's largest Bestattungshaus (funeral home) chains, offering the full suite of burial, cremation, pre-planning, and grief services at multiple locations. Directly comparable to Pietät Decker in service mix, though at much larger scale and chain format.

Others

• Deutsche Bestattungsvorsorge Treuhand AG: Germany's leading trust account provider for prepaid funeral contracts; strategic partner of Pietät Decker for Vorsorge arrangements. Comparable as enabling infrastructure for the pre-planning revenue stream the funeral home offers.
• ADELTA Bestattungsfinanz: Specialist financing provider for funeral costs in Germany offering installment plans up to 24 months. Partner of Pietät Decker for Bestattungsfinanzierung and comparable as enabling financial infrastructure in the funeral services ecosystem.
• Kuratorium Deutsche Bestattungskultur GmbH: German provider of Sterbegeldversicherung (burial insurance) products, accepting applicants up to age 80 without health exam. Partner of Pietät Decker for pre-need financing and comparable as enabling insurance infrastructure for funeral pre-planning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bestattungshaus_decker
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sonstige-bestattungen

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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