Quernheim

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Coordinates: 52°28′00″N 08°24′00″E / 52.466667, 8.4

Quernheim
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Diepholz
Municipal assoc.	Altes Amt Lemförde
Mayor	Friedhelm Winkelmann
Basic statistics
Area	6.25 km² (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population	456 (31/12/2006)
- Density	73 /km² (189 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	DH
Postal code	49448
Area code	05443

Quernheim is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Diepholz (district)

Affinghausen \| Asendorf \| Bahrenborstel \| Barenburg \| Barnstorf \| Barver \| Bassum \| Borstel \| Brockum \| Bruchhausen-Vilsen \| Dickel \| Diepholz \| Drebber \| Drentwede \| Ehrenburg \| Engeln \| Eydelstedt \| Freistatt \| Hemsloh \| Hüde \| Kirchdorf \| Lembruch \| Lemförde \| Maasen \| Marl \| Martfeld \| Mellinghausen \| Neuenkirchen \| Quernheim \| Rehden \| Scholen \| Schwaförden \| Schwarme \| Siedenburg \| Staffhorst \| Stemshorn \| Stuhr \| Sudwalde \| Sulingen \| Süstedt \| Syke \| Twistringen \| Varrel \| Wagenfeld \| Wehrbleck \| Wetschen \| Weyhe

[edit] H. Quernheim Company

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H. Quernheim Company (known today as Quernheim Funeral Home) was founded in Maeystown, Illinois in 1858, by Balthasar Heinrich Quernheim who immigrated to America from Lundn, Westphalia, Germany in 1854. As a skilled cabinetmaker he was called upon to make coffins. Prior to 1930, funerals and visitations were held in the family’s residence. The first funeral parlor was opened in Waterloo, Illinois in 1930. The funeral home moved again in 1937 and once more in 1988, to its current location. The Quernheim Funeral Home is still family owned and operated by the fourth, fifth, and sixth generations.