About Us (New Jan. 2023)

Heritage Funeral Homes was formed by the joining together of a group of like-minded and respected funeral establishments in Milwaukee:

The Scheuerell family began serving Milwaukee in 1914, and passed that tradition through to James Scheuerell, who continues to be involved with Heritage.

In 1965 Wilfred Tebo and his sons-in-law James Peppey and John B. Klemmer started their own firm, and in 1975 John T. Klemmer joined Tebo Peppey Klemmer.

Gillette Johnson & Sons dates back to the 1930’s, with Gillette’s son-in-law Raymond Reiss joining the business. Today, Tim Johnson and Mark Reiss continue their Grandfather’s and Great-Uncle’s traditions of integrity and service.

In February of 1995 James Scheuerell, John Klemmer, Timothy Johnson and Mark Reiss merged their respective businesses into one firm named Heritage Funeral Homes. Later that year, Joseph G. Koch, of Lohman’s Funeral Service, joined the Heritage family.

Heritage has continued to change with the times, working to serve Milwaukee area families with exceptional care and respect. In 2002, our New Berlin funeral home and crematory was completed. 2005 saw Paul Johnson, Tim Johnson’s son, joining the firm, as well as John Klemmer’s sons and Jim Scheuerell’s nephews, Jeff and Jim Klemmer, starting the fourth generation in funeral service for both families. In 2006, after years of ownership at Franzen Jung Kaufman & Weiland, Richard B. Lee joined Heritage, where he still proudly serves Milwaukee’s Latvian community.

In 2007 Altstadt Tyborski Ermenc McLeod joined Heritage Funeral Homes. Altstadt Tyborski has served the families of southeast Wisconsin for over 100 years, and will continue to do so as a part of Heritage Funeral Homes.