Our History The first Richard Teeter moved to the booming canal town of Hawley in 1849.  He hoped to use his skills as a cabinet maker to establish a business and support his family.  By the time he passed away in 1896, he had raised that family and laid the foundation for a furniture store and funeral business  which both continue to be operated by his descendants more then 150 years after he began.  On the property that forms the corner of Main Ave. and Church St. in Hawley, Richard first constructed a two story building for a workshop and store.  In a few years this was expanded with two three story additions.  Teeters woodworking skills soon led him to a new business venture--the funeral business.  After all, the man who could build a fine piece of furniture was also able to produce good, sturdy caskets.  In the years since, business operations have continued on that same corner with the first Richard being succeeded by his sons: Richard, Charlie and George.  The third Richard Teeter then operated the businesses with his wife Helen until their sons, the present proprietors, Dick and Kim Teeter, assumed ownership in 1965. Ninety years after the death of the founding Richard, 1986 brought another end and new beginning….. A disastrous fire leveled his original furniture store.  This was followed, in less than a year, by the construction of a larger and more functional building complex on the same location.  This new facility, coupled with the fifth generation--Julie Teeter-Seiler and Jake Teeter, children of the current partners- assures the continuation of the Teeters tradition of quality, value and service to the Lake Region community well into the 21st Century. Please visit our Funeral Chapel Website @ Teeters' Funeral Chapel