History

In 1904, Robert H. Stokes established R. H. Stokes Funeral Service. The funeral parlor was located on East Grand Avenue in Eau Claire. In 1917, Robert established the first motorized ambulance service also in Eau Claire. He died in 1940.

In 1941, Robert’s two sons, Vernon and Wallace, purchased the Coca Cola plant on 775 First Avenue. They added on to the building and converted it to the first funeral chapel in the area. In December of 1942, the chapel opened and thousands of Eau Claire residents attended the open house. The new funeral chapel featured a formal chapel with stationary pews and an altar and was very church-like. They flourished for fifty-nine years at the First Avenue location and became one of the largest funeral establishments in the area.

In 2001, Stokes and Mundt Funeral Chapel and Crematory moved to 535 South Hillcrest Parkway in Altoona.

In 2007, Randy and Jean Mundt acquired Prock Funeral Home, Ltd. and the Cremation Society of Wisconsin. The Mundt’s purchased Prock Funeral Home, Ltd. and the Cremation Society of Wisconsin because the nature of funeral service has changed. This change is due to an increase in cremation services. This shift has created a financial climate of mergers and consolidations for funeral home real estate. With rising cremation rates, it’s both logical and economical to operate out of one building instead of two. Stokes, Prock & Mundt Funeral Chapel and Crematory and the Cremation Society of Wisconsin are all under one roof, providing more choices and savings for the consumer.