Herman Meyer & Son, Inc.

Herman Meyer & Son, Inc. This funeral home began it's legacy in 1888 at the G.S. Rosenberg Undertaking Company. Gustav S. Rosenberg was the founder of G. S. G. Rosenberg. Mr.

It became Herman Meyer & Son after 1925 and is in it's fourth generation of funeral directors. Rosenberg Undertaking Company which was founded in 1888. Rosenberg’s best and closest friend was Herman Meyer who was always helping him out and loaning him money. They were so close that Herman Meyer named his second son, Emanuel Gustav, after Mr. Rosenberg died in June of 1925. When the attorney for the Rosenberg’s family opened the will, they were informed that Herman Meyer would own one half of G. Herman Meyer felt Louisville should not be without a Jewish Funeral home, as he was very involved in the Louisville Jewish Community. He borrowed from his brother-in-law and also from his life insurance policy to buy the company. The original location of G. Rosenberg Undertaking Company was 1229 South First Street. After Herman purchased the firm, he and his son Emanuel changed the name to Herman Meyer & Son and operated out of The John Maas Funeral Home on Floyd and Broadway, until 1927, when they purchased the building at 1525 South Third Street for their new location. In 1939, they purchased the building next door, at 1521, and remodeled both properties. Herman Meyer died in September 1946. In 1957, Herman Meyer & Son moved to their present location, 1338 Ellison Avenue. In that same year, Jack "Sonny" Meyer graduated from Mortuary School and became the third generation of the Meyer family in funeral service. In 1989, upon the death of his father, Emanuel, Sonny became president of Herman Meyer & Son. Eileen Meyer Renco, Sonny's daughter, was the fourth generation of the Meyer family in funeral service. Eileen passed away July 3, 2018. Today, the present Officers are: John Proffitt, President, Janet Meyer, Secretary/Treasurer and Jack “Sonny” Meyer, CEO.

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12/30/2025

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Frieda Berlin passed away at the age of 102. She was born in Ischenhausen, Germany, in 1923 to Max and Hilda Rieser, and emigrated to America with her family

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12/30/2025

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Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Herman Meyer & Son, Inc., 1338 Ellison Ave (40204), followed by burial in Keneseth Israel Cemetery. Visitors

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12/19/2025

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Virginia Belle Thompson Netter, 94, passed away December 19, 2025. She was preceded in death by parents, Duluth Sydnor Thompson and Vera O. Asbury Thompson,

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1338 Ellison Avenue
Louisville, KY
40204

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+15024589569

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