So sorry to hear of cousin Don’s passing. My wife Mary and I were looking forward to seeing him at the cousin reunion in July. We remain with the faith that he has been received into the good Lord’s gentle hands.
Donald E. Mayer
September 8, 1926 – May 15, 2013
A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Donald E. Mayer, 86, formerly of Monticello and Plymouth, will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 24, at the Daniel Funeral Home in Clearwater, MN. Private Inurnment will be in the Assumption Cemetery Columbarium in St. Cloud, MN.
Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 AM on Friday at the Daniel Funeral Home in Clearwater.
Don passed away peacefully at his home in Elephant Butte, NM, on May 15, 2013.
He was born on September 8, 1926, in Hudson, WI, to Henry and Louella (Thelen) Mayer. He was a World War II Navy veteran and member of the VFW and American Legion. Don was a charter member and served as a captain of the Plymouth Fire Department. He was a charter member of the Plymouth Lions Club, and the Wayzata Masonic Lodge #205. He served in the Zuhrah Shrine Temple and was a captain of the Zuhrah Horse Patrol. Don was a successful businessman, being President and CEO of Don E. Mayer, Inc.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife Phyllis (Schulz) Mayer.
Don is survived by his wife Louise McWhirter; Lorraine Mayer and children: LaDonna Larson, Randall (Debbi) Mayer, Jody (Jim) Saatzer, Joni (Tony) Baldwin, Barbara Mayer; grand-children Krista (Brian) Volk, William (Laura) Mayer, Katherine Baldwin, Julia Baldwin, Jordan Mayer-Johnson, Johnna Mayer-Johnson; brothers Jack (Betty) Mayer and David (Jane) Mayer; step-children Paul McWhirter, Monica Van Haute, Collette Peterson, Phillip LaRoche, Jefferey LaRoche, and George LaRoche.
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Don sure could make us all laugh, get the party started, and keep it going! He was a wonderful companion for my mother before she passed on in 2000. I know he made her very happy.
How sad that Don has passed before we might see him again this summer. It was nice that I got to talk to him on the phone last year and found him cheerful and of clear mind. He was even joking a bit. So sad to loose the eldest grandchild of Edward and Helena Mayer. May he rest in eternal peace with other family members and friends who have gone on before to be with our Creator.
His obituary was impressive and I can imagine his funeral service will be well attended. So sorry that we can’t make it.
May God bless him and all who knew and loved him,
Richard & Caring Schwenk and family
My thoughts are with Mayer families on these days.
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A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Donald E. Mayer, 86, formerly of Monticello and Plymouth, will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 24, at the Daniel Funeral Home in Clearwater, MN. Private Inurnment will be in the Assumption Cemetery Columbarium in St. Cloud, MN.
Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 AM on Friday at the Daniel Funeral Home in Clearwater.