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Wilbertway burial vault graphics wilbert funeral services. Burial vaults or grave liners are used for caskets during ground burial. The greenville franchise opened for business in 1947. Haase manufacturing company to make concrete products including the very first concrete burial vaults in the united states. Burial vaults offered through the extensive wilbert licensee network are fabricated with a minimum 5,000 psi concrete and are combined with various lining. Wilbert funeral services concrete burial vaults, cremation.
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