In 1889 Josef the elder requested architect Adolf Burger to build his funeral chapel. The chapel is located and can still be viewed today on the ridge above the Polaun and Stefansruh glassworks. The impressive Neo-gothic structure is in full view of the main road. Made of Muchdorf granite and the Horitz sandstone, it was completed in 1890. After consecration of the tomb, the first family members were buried: Josef Riedel Sr. (father of Josef the elder), Marie Anna (+1855), the first wife of Josef the elder, their first born son Hugo (+1883), and Franz Riedel (5th generation, +1844)