Overview

• The 85-year-old was buried on 4 September in Traunstein in a small family circle, with interment beside her late husband.
• Stefan Mross and his brother Klaus organized the ceremony, placing special emphasis on flowers from her garden, especially roses.
• Attendees included partner Eva Luginger, ex-wife Stefanie Hertel, their daughter Johanna, and Hertel’s husband Lanny Lanner, alongside relatives and neighbors.
• Mross said, “We gave mum a dignified farewell,” noting she had recently lived “in her own world” without pain as dementia progressed.
• Following a brief leave from ARD’s Immer wieder sonntags, Hertel hosted one episode, and Mross returned for the 31 August season finale with a musical tribute to his parents.