Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel was founded in Auburn in 1916 and moved to the corner of 5th and Adams in Springfield in 1927. Vancil operated two other locations in Springfield before opening the current location on South Grand in 1967.
By Russ on Dec 16, 2007 in Rewind
Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel was founded in Auburn in 1916 and moved to the corner of 5th and Adams in Springfield in 1927. Vancil operated two other locations in Springfield before opening the current location on South Grand in 1967.
The home sticking out of the middle was once a single-family residence. Does anyone know anything about this?
Tracie Lowis | Jan 26, 2010 | Reply
The bottom level of that “home” was the funeral home. The brick facade was added on. The Vancil family lived in the upstairs.
Pam | Mar 12, 2010 | Reply