Our Story

About Wolfersberger Funeral Home

In 1946, L.M. "Lefty" and Mildred "Millie" Wolfersberger, along with Othmar J. Meyer, purchased the Schwarz Brothers Funeral Chapel from Matt K. and Leonard E. Schwarz. Original operations were conducted from the current-day VFW Hall on West First Street in O'Fallon.


The Wolfersberger-Meyer Funeral Home relocated the business to its current location at Lincoln and Washington Streets in 1948. Mr. Wolfersberger also operated an Ambulance Service and answered calls and dispatched for the Fire Department 24 hours a day until the 1980s. The Wolfersberger Family lived on the 2nd floor of the funeral home from 1949. Lefty became the sole operator in the 1970s. Mr. Meyer continued with his Lebanon, Illinois funeral home until his own death.


First constructed in 1877 as the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Penn Scott, the property passed through the Porter, Schaefer, and Allan families before settling into use as Wolfersberger-Meyer Funeral Home in 1949. The building was designated a historical landmark in 1973 by St. Clair County and in 2005 by the City of O'Fallon. Jim and Kim Sabella & family own and operate the funeral home establishment, while also calling it home.

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Online Memorial

We can create a customized, online memorial for you to share with family and friends. The memorial includes the obituary and any photographs you wish to provide. It will serve as a place for visitors to post condolences, share memories, upload photos, and light candles in honor of your loved one.

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Tribute Video

We can produce a personal tribute video that can be played at the service and online. Simply provide us with the photographs you want to include, and we will transform them into a video celebration of your treasured memories. DVDs or USB thumb drives of the video are also available.

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Ordering Flowers

We make it easy for friends and family to send flowers to your home or service to honor your loved one. We have partnered with local florists to offer the convenience of ordering directly from the obituary page of our website. You can also use this feature to select the flowers you would like at the service. This is a secure way to choose beautiful arrangements from the privacy and comfort of your home.

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Sharing Service Details

We reduce the stress of contacting those who need the details of the service for your loved one. We post the dates and times of the service as part of the online memorial on our website. You can then either share the memorial on your Facebook or X page or copy the details from the site into an email or text. Both options give you the peace of mind that you have provided the necessary information to those who need it.