Illinois man orders custom beer-can coffin

Sun May 4, 11:13 PM ET

SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. - Bill Bramanti will love Pabst Blue Ribbon eternally, and he's got the custom-made beer-can casket to prove it.

"I actually fit, because I got in here," said Bramanti of South Chicago Heights.

The 67-year-old Glenwood village administrator doesn't plan on needing it anytime soon, though.

He threw a party Saturday for friends and filled his silver coffin — designed in Pabst's colors of red, white and blue — with ice and his favorite brew.

"Why put such a great novelty piece up on a shelf in storage when you could use it only the way Bill Bramanti would use it?" said Bramanti's daughter, Cathy Bramanti, 42.

Bramanti ordered the casket from Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home in Chicago Heights, and Scott Sign Co. of Chicago Heights designed the beer can.

Excellent story and a great idea. Mine would have to be a wine bottle. My wife's would be a chocolate box. What would the rest of Bedders have?

Mine would have to be a bottle of Jack Daniels, preferably with some of the stuff in it, in case I wake up!

when I die you can burn me in a bin for all I care.

I always hankered on making me own coffin.

Hafta be wood, cos I wanna be cremated, not eaten by worms in some cold hole.

Make it to be used as a cocktail cabinet in the lounge.

Be great convo starter.

I'd like a shrine in the shape of a Commodore Pet with two paws front facing as an additional extra, Sphinx-like, if you get what I mean.......

Failing that, burn me in an oversized Mars Bar wrapper, with family and friends toasting lamb chops over the embers.

That'll do nicely

Moss

I agree! The 25 year old is particularly special...

Yes !!! Bury me with a twenty five year old ( with big tits )

Yes !!! Bury me with a twenty five year old ( with big tits )

Oh suiging, you're so predictable!

Thinking about it though, you'd be forever stiff!

Smirnoff black label with one of those drip drip hospital thingys

Smirnoff black label with one of those drip drip hospital thingys

Then you'd be the Phantom of the Optics...

Ah, play on words!

Hafta be wood, cos I wanna be cremated, not eaten by worms in some cold hole.

I agreed with this sentiment in the past but when I learnt that being buried two metres down resulted in you slowly turning into slime in the box put me off of the idea - a shallow grave is the way to go only one metre down in a loosely woven wicker casket (allow the bugs in) and then plant a cherry tree on top - located in a field over looking a lake or stream. In time the water and chemicals that was you will become a long lasting tree and wonderful blossom. Better than a cold looking graveyard any day.

Thinking about it though, you'd be forever stiff!

Do you think Pfizer would get upset is someone made a giant Viagra tablet shaped coffin - the ideal box for a stiff!

(Surprised I couldn't find a cartoon image - I can't be the first to make that joke.)

A few people I work with are already well down the path of their heads turning into wood.........I'll keep my eyes peeled for the blossom.

Yo cuban, I think you've created something!

Do you think Pfizer would get upset is someone made a giant Viagra tablet shaped coffin - the ideal box for a stiff!

(Surprised I couldn't find a cartoon image - I can't be the first to make that joke.)

I had a look and couldn't find one either.

I did find a coffin manufacturer that uses glamour models for its promotional calendar though.

Must be Italian.

So it's official, then; sex really does sell everything...