Mayer Funeral Home

About

Helping your familiy and friends honor your loved one. Mayer Funeral Home will guide your family in funeral planning at your time of need, or pre-need.

Story

Mayer Funeral Services since 1915.

Honoring Life
It's important to take the time to acknowledge the uniqueness of the deceased: the individuality of their personality, and the uniqueness of their life's path.

Grief Support
With our online grief support, we will help you through this difficult time. No matter how you feel at this moment, you have our commitment - you're never alone. With our "After Care" program at Mayer, our staff pastor will visit with you after all the funeral visitors have gone home. With us, you are not alone.

Community Events
We give every family in our community unique opportunities to learn, share, and remember. It is our intention to enrich lives, educate minds, and ease sorrows. Could we have an event at your church or community center? We love to offer information valuable to everyone who attends.

Funeral Etiquette
Accepted customs of dress and behavior in a funeral have changed over time, but courtesy never goes out of style. We fill your family's needs from your family's point of view.

Faith Issues
Mayer serves all faiths and denominations. With a pastor on our staff, we're sure to properly honor your family's faith and your traditions.

Impressum

History & Staff - We have years of experience caring for families, from all walks of life. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity. In 1898, Frank H. Mayer, native of Austin, began funeral service in the community as an employee of G. Fred Baird. After 17 years of service, Mr. Mayer founded his own funeral home in 1915, located over the Austin Furniture Company (currently Brick Furniture) on Main Street. When these headquarters were destroyed by a fire on February 3, 1923, Mayer Funeral Home leased the large home west of the Fox Hotel, at 106 W. Water Street, now occupied by the Goodyear Service Store. This building is “Austin’s First Funeral Home”. After 10 years at this location Mr. Mayer purchased the former Bert Banfield residence at 604 Greenwich Street, now 600 2nd Street NW.
John F. Mayer, son of Frank H., graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Mortuary Science in 1931, and joined his father in the firm. John F. Mayer, Jr., grandson of the founder and a 1964 graduate of the University of Minnesota Mortuary Science School, joined his father in the firm in that year, becoming the third generation of the Mayer family in funeral service.
In September of 1970, Mayer Funeral Home moved into a beautiful new one story brick building, designed for modern funeral service needs, located alongside the old funeral home. Upon completion, the old home was removed and a large parking area was installed in its place.
In 1978, John "Jack" Koppa joined the Mayer Funeral Home. In 1995, after 17 years of working for the Mayer family, Jack had the opportunity to purchase the funeral home from John F. Mayer, Jr. Jack owned and operated the funeral home for 17 years until merging with Mahn Family Funeral Home in 2012. Jack continues to help out at the funeral home.
Please come, visit, get to know our staff.