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American Wilbert Vault is a third generation family owned and operated business dating back to the 1880s. We are very proud to say that American Wilbert was the first licensee of the Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc network. Indeed, American Wilbert Vault's story IS an integral part of the Wilbert story. An old adage maintains that necessity is the mother of invention. In the case of the Haases, Forest Park's first family, necessity not only led to the invention of the first waterproof, concrete burial vault in the United States, it also prompted the development of the American Wilbert Vault Corporation... By the very nature of its business, American Wilbert Vault Corp. became enmeshed in major tragedies as they occurred in its market. One of the most recent and heartrending was no exception. On December 1, 1958 a fire that occurred in Chicago shocked its millions of citizens. The blaze at Our Lady of the Angels Grammar School claimed the lives of 95, all except three of them were..

Also known as: American Vault Works, Inc., American Wilbert, American Wilbert Vault, American Wilbert Vault Corp.

Primary location: Hillside United States