Funeral service for Urte Blankenstein: Inka Bause also says goodbye

Numerous companions said goodbye to the actress Urte Blankenstein (1943-2025) on Thursday. Inka Bause (56) also appeared for the funeral at the Waldfriedhof Oberschöneweide in Berlin – entirely in black and with sunglasses. , was the “Bauer sucht Frau” presenter one of over 200 guests.

Blankenstein as “Ms. Puppendoktor Pille” was “a cult figure” for her, Bause said in an interview with the newspaper. “I was really excited when I saw Urte right later in real life and then got to know each other. We often saw each other on birthdays,” continued the 56-year-old. In addition to the “Bauer sucht Frau” presenter, singer Dagmar Frederic (80), jazz star Uschi Brüning (78) and pop singer Hans-Jürgen Beyer (75) Blankenstein also proved the last honor.

Everyone was able to say goodbye not only by the GDR star, but also from their figure from the program “evening greeting”. In the chapel, their braids, the white coat and the glasses of “Ms. Puppendoktor Pille” were exhibited. Two pictures and their autobiography could also be seen. According to “Berliner Kurier”, the “Puppend doctor” chapel ran on a television. Her frog quaki was also part of the funeral service.

In addition to loudspeakers, in addition to children sung by her, the deceased themselves could also be heard – with her last wish. In a long prepared recording, she asked to be buried in the Baltic Sea. The current should symbolically carry her back to Pillau, her East Prussian hometown.

Her son Mathias and his wife Alex and her granddaughter Clara Rosa will take care of this. “On Friday, Mutti will start her last trip with us,” they told the “Berliner Kurier”. According to this, the ship with its urn should take off in Warnemünde at 11 a.m.

Urte Blankenstein died at the end of April at the age of 81 after a short serious illness in a Berlin hospital. She “fell asleep peacefully,” said her son Mathias. For 20 years she played the “Ms. Puppendoktor Pille with the big round glasses” in around 1,500 episodes. Once a week she gave her young audience tips on nutrition, health or even games. In her role, she also appeared later, including in old people’s homes. “Just to wake up memories in people,” she said in 2022 the “Superillu”.