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About the Krause Monument Company of Wisconsin

The Krause Monument Company showcases our monument and gravestone designs at showrooms in Viroqua, Richland Center and Reedsburg, Wisconsin. We have been designing and producing monuments, gravestones and grave markers for Wisconsin families and Wisconsin cemeteries for over 100 years. Find out why generations of Wisconsin families have chosen to purchase their memorials at one of the Krause Monument Company retail monument and grave marker showrooms. The experienced stonemasons, certified memorialists, memorial masons, sculptors and monumental masons at the Krause Monument Company that design, carve and craft gravestones, headstones, cemetery markers, monuments and mausoleums are considered to be the finest in Wisconsin.

The Krause Monument Company designs monuments, markers, gravestones, grave markers, granite memorial benches, mausoleums, bronze markers, veterans markers, veterans monuments, civic monuments and community memorials for families and cemeteries in the following cities, towns and villages; Milwaukee, Madison, Westby, Green Bay, Kenosha, Greenfield, Racine, Shelby, Appleton, Seneca, Waukesha, Jefferson, Oshkosh, Slyvan, Eau Claire, Marshall, Rockbridge, La Crosse, Sparta, Sheboygan, West Salem, Wauwatosa, Leon, Fond du Lac, Mindora, New Berlin, Hillsboro, Wausau, Brookfield, Clifton, Beloit, Sextonville, Waldwick, Menomonee Falls, Baraboo, Franklin, Roxbury, Oak Creek, Verona, Manitowoc, Portage, West Bend, Richford, Sun Prairie, Stoughton, Superior, Janesville, Stevens Point, Mount Pleasant, Neenah, Fitchburg, Caledonia, Muskego, Watertown, De Pere, Mequon, South Milwaukee, Germantown, Pleasant Prairie, Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, Cudahy, Onalaska, Middleton, Howard, Menasha, Ashwaubenon, Menomonie, Beaver Dam, Oconomowoc, Kaukauna, River Falls, Weston, Bellevue, Whitewater, Hartford, Whitefish Bay, Greendale, Allouez, Pewaukee, Shorewood, Glendale, Hudson, Stoughton, Fort Atkinson, Plover, Waunakee, Brown Deer, Two Rivers, Cedarburg, Suamico, Waupun, Platteville, Marinette, Monroe, Sussex, Burlington, Walworth, Little Chute and Elkhorn.

Why Choose Krause?

  • Krause Monument does all design work, allowing us the ability to change design anytime in the process.

  • Krause Monument does all finishing work, from blasting to etching. This ensures that your headstone is produced with the highest of quality, guaranteed by us.

  • Krause Monument only asks for half down and rest upon completion and offers an interest free payment plan, easing the financial burden.

  • Krause Monument provides a scaled proof of your gravemarker BEFORE blasting, giving you the opportunity to see a preview of the memorial and make any changes you might desire.

    Krause Monument sets their headstones on granite rather than cement. Cement, will break down and crack over time, leaving an unattracitve and unprofessional looking foundation. Granite will retain its appearance and ensure for hundreds of years.

  • Krause Monument does their own installation. Krause Monument's setting team is skilled in cemetery monument installation and has industry-tailored equipment to safely and properly install your memorial.

  • Krause Monument deals specifically with the best vendors and due to our buying power, has the capability to reject any piece if it does not meet our stringent guidelines. This means your family is GUARANTEED THE BEST GRANITE AVAILABLE.

  • Krause Monument offers a written warranty on all granite products that we produce. This warranty never expires.

  • Krause Monument guarantees your satisfaction.

  • Krause Monument employs craftsmen with an average of 20 years in the memorial industry. This ensures that all headstones produced are of the highest quality.

  • Krause Monument uses a state of the art design program to ensure accuracy in design as well as provide our customer with a huge selection of design options to choose from. The days of picking from 2 or 3 options are long gone.

  • Krause Monument is able to obtain any granite upon request and duplicate any memorial in the cemetery. Memorial duplication requires skilled craftsmen to identify and duplicate an existing gravestone.

  • Krause Monument is a proud member of Monument Builders of North America and Wisconsin Monument Builders Association, two of the memorial industry's most recognized and respected organizations. This helps us stay on top of the newest technology and granites available

  • Krause Monument employs two MBNA certified designers to assist with everything from a standard grass level marker to the most unique of family estates.

  • Krause Monument has 3 convenient locations, open 6 days a week, and anytime by appointment. In addition, Krause's sales team and designers are available for in-house, cemetery or funeral home meetings.

  • Krause Monument has been in business for over 100 years.

  • Krause Monument stocks one of the largest inventories in Wisconsin and has access to 6 other inventories in the state, helping to provide better delivery times for your families when the situation arises.

  • Krause Monument has excellent knowledge of cemetery rules, regulations and caretakers-an important tool when designing memorials.

  • Krause Monument has records dating back 40 years to allow for easier duplication and genealogical research.

  • Krause Monument can provide over 300 different color granites from around the world. Unique colors are now affordable and can be implemented into the design of your families' memorials.

  • Krause Monument has a new production facility as well as setting equipment to ensure that your families' memorials are designed, produced and delivered with the care and attention to detail that it deserves.

  • Click here to learn about Wisconsin cemetery and gravestone (grave markers, headstones, memorials and monuments) information, rules, regulations and guidelines including directions to Wisconsin cemeteries served by the Krause Monument Company.

Monument Buyers Guide

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Customer Testimonials

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Epitaphs

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Tour Our Workshop

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Planning Ahead

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Pet Memorials

Preserve your memories of joy with a landscape rock, dog or cat urn, etched portrait marker, bronze plaque or garden memorial.
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