Donald C. Mayer, 76, died Dec. 23, 2011, at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.
He was born in West Allis, Wis., and lived in Vero Beach since 1974, coming from Titusville.
He served as chief of anesthesia at Jess Parrish Memorial Hospital in Titusville from 1961 to 1974 and was on the board of the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists before joining Punches, Molina, Jaffe, Rossway Anesthesia Group in Vero Beach, retiring in 1997.
He graduated from Pulaski High School, Milwaukee; St. Luke’s School of Nursing, Racine, Wis.; and Milwaukee County Hospital School of Anesthesia.
He was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach, where he served as president of the Parish Council, and was with the Greeting Committee and Knights of Columbus and a Eucharistic minister.
He also was a member of the Indian River Medical Center Auxiliary.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Mary Ann Mayer; son, Michael Mayer; daughters, Kathleen Fennell and Julie Hartley, all of Vero Beach; sisters, Janice Hansen, of Valrico, Nancy Sellers, of Cullowhee, N.C., and Patricia Williams, of Port St. Lucie; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Casimer Snopek and Stella Mayer; and sister, Shirley Raasch.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Samaritan Center, 3650 41st St., Vero Beach, FL 32967.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Dec. 29 at the Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home in Vero Beach.
A Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Dec. 30 at St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.