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Marshfield
Monument
435 South Central Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
715-384-5575
1-800-445-5112
Contact
us via e-mail
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Business
Hours
Monday
through Friday: 9 - 5
Saturday: 9 - noon
After
hours by appointment
We gladly meet families at their
residence,
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History
It
was the summer of 1895 when Louis Schmidt
sold his first monument from what was then
“Marshfield Marble & Granite.”
The business began on the same
downtown site as today’s version at 435 S.
Central Ave.
Schmidt
employed two men, Ed Beck and John Rhodes.
Beck and Rhodes eventually bought the
business from its founder in 1938.
It remained in the Rhodes family
until it was purchased by John Hopperdietzel
in 1977.
Today his son Brian owns the
business.
The
business has grown since 1977, from a staff
of John and one other to today’s 5
fulltime workers, five part-timers and 6
salespeople.
Marshfield
Monument services between 800 and 1,000
families.
In his first year, Schmidt sold to 20
families.
The
tools of the monument trade have been
altered by over 100 years of technology.
Years ago, everything was done by
hand. All
the monument designs were drawn by hand and
engraved into the marker with a hammer and
chisel.
Now most of the markers are designed
with a computer and engraved by
sandblasting.
Technology doesn’t substitute for
everything.
Some markers are still designed and
engraved on the stone by hand. Jet Black
Granite gives us the ability to hand etch
complex designs and portraits.
Guarantee
We
Guarantee unconditionally, that this granite
will not check, crack or disintegrate from
exposure to the elements in any season or in
any climate, and that no coloring matter or
injurious materials were used in obtaining
the highly-polished, mirror-like surface; or
hammered or rock surface, which are the
natural colors of the granite.
We
further Guarantee to replace, free of all
expenses to the purchaser of the memorial or
memorials described herein, or to his heirs,
any part or parts of the memorial covered by
this certificate, that may develop any
imperfections as indicated herein.
As
a courtesy to our customers any
straightening work needed on this memorial
will be provided at no cost. In the future,
if the memorial needs straightening please
call our office.
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