Weigel Funeral Home is over 100 years old. It was completed in 1904 as a residential dwelling and was remodeled in 1956 as a funeral home.
Upon entering, there is a sense of the marvelous history that has taken place within its walls. One gets a sense of place where many have shared their joys, sorrows, and adventures. The Home includes 3 visitation rooms and a chapel that seats 135 people.
Choice in Services
A meaningful ceremony will help you memorialize your loved one. Whether choosing burial or cremation, our staff assists you in creating a personalized service to honor and remember the one you’ve lost.
Celebrating Life Videos are a unique way to recall your special times together. Simply bring in pictures of your loved one throughout his or her lifetime, and we’ll put them together for you in a special video tribute. You may choose special music to play with the video. You will receive a copy of the video to treasure for years to come
Choice in Costs
Be assured that every budget can be met at Weigel Funeral Home. Your final memories honoring your loved one will be memories to treasure.
Choice in Pre-Planning Services
Making pre-arrangements for a funeral service provides peace of mind for everyone involved. A variety of pre-payment options are available for you. We can explain these options at our office or at your home. If you’re not quite ready to complete your funeral pre-arrangements, we can also help you begin to record your funeral preferences and maintain your information on file at no expense.
Your grieving process will be unique to you. The ability to make it through the death of a loved one can be challenging, as feelings of shock and disbelief, anger, guilt, and depression are common.
Caring for yourself is important. There is no timetable for grief, so don’t compare yourself with others who have lost loved ones.
We have an excellent library of books, videos and pamphlets on coping with loss to help you through the months after a death. Our staff can help you choose a resource that is appropriate for your needs.
An excellent link for grief resources is www.centerforloss.com.
History of the HomeIn 1881, Hiram Lyon, of Ohio, settled in Mandan, purchasing property once owned by Northern Pacific Railroad on which to build his home. Construction on the house, designed by a New York architect and copied after a Greek temple, was completed in 1904.
A number of features are unique to the house. The foundation, about 2-1/2 feet thick, is of field rock. Builders used tongue-in-groove subsiding in a diagonal pattern on the outside wall to strengthen the structure. All of the wood was hand cut and much of it had to be ordered specially for the home. The Lyons had the distinction of having possibly the only coachman in the city and carriage passengers were free to enter and disembark from the vehicles under the protecting roof of the driveway on the south side of the home.
In 1956, the home was remodeled to be a funeral home for the first time. The home was updated in the 1980’s by Tom Weigel who owns and operates the home today.