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Geilenfeld-Buehner Funeral Home is celebrating  years in Oelwein in October of this year. Henry and Albert Hintz began the Hintz Funeral Home and Furniture Store in the Hanson block of West Charles in 1901, coming from Albert Lea, MN to purchase a furniture and undertaking business.

In 1917, they constructed a new building on South Frederick, across from the Mealy Hotel. In 1939 they purchased the parsonage of Christ's Church on First Ave NE, where the funeral home is located today.

Chuck Geilenfeld came from Algona to join Richard Hintz in 1975 and in 1986, the name was changed to Hintz-Geilenfeld Funeral Home. Geilenfeld is a second generation funeral director, following in the footsteps of his father. The funeral home became Geilenfeld Funeral Home in 1988. In 1991, a new addition was constructed with a large chapel seating over 200 people. A children's room is featured for visitations. In 2009, the funeral home added its featured banquet hall.

In 2010, Oelwein native Eric Buehner joined the funeral home, returning home from Marshalltown where he was a Funeral Director with Mitchell Family Funeral Home. In August of 2019 the funeral home became the Geilenfeld-Buehner Funeral Home, following the retirement of Chuck Geilenfeld and the sale of the funeral home to Eric.