Guests at the funeral service of the “McFit” founder Rainer Schaller who crashed in a plane are standing in front of the Berlin Segenskirche on Schönhauser Allee
Photo: picture alliance/dpa
By Isabel Herwig
Rainer Schaller († 53), multimillionaire and founder of the fitness studio chain “McFit”, crashed into the sea with his partner Christiane Schikorsky (44), son Aaron (6) and teenage daughter Finja in a private plane. A funeral service was held in Berlin on Thursday.
At midday, numerous guests came to the Segenskirche in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district, dressed in dark clothes and with umbrellas.
Til Schweiger came to the funeral service with ex-wife Dana Schweiger Photo: picture alliance/dpa
“Boss Hoss” singer Alec Völkel Photo: picture alliance/dpa
Numerous celebrities were among the guests. The photos included actor and director Til Schweiger, who came with his ex-wife Dana Schweiger and daughter Lilli. Also among the guests: “Boss Hoss” singer Alec Völkel and media psychologist Jo Groebel with his wife Grit Weiss.
The McFit founder’s plane had an accident on the way to Costa Rica in October. The entrepreneur was buried in Bavaria at the end of November.
Jo Groebel under an umbrella with his wife Grit Weiss Photo: picture alliance/dpa