Fritz Wepper was buried in Munich on Wednesday afternoon. Numerous celebrities paid him their last respects at the funeral service.
High-ranking guests, such as Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder, were expected at the service. Fritz Wepper spent his last days in a hospice - there he was always surrounded by his loved ones. The TV star was buried next to his brother Elmar (†79) and his mother in the family grave in Munich. The Weppers' long-time companion Uschi Glas (80) did not leave the funeral indifferent. “Fritz was a cheerful entertainer. That’s how I want to remember him,” she said at the. funeral. The funeral service was held in the Herz Jesu Church in Munich-Neuhausen. It was attended by the mayor of Munich, Leopold Prince of Bavaria (80), publisher Hubert Burda (84) and a long-term friend of the deceased, Janina Hartwig (62)