This is a massive cemetery with so many stories to tell. I was here for over an hour, visiting the…read moreHaymarket Martyrs' Monument, the grave of Emma Goldman, the Druid Monument and the final resting place of radio story teller Paul Harvey. It is in excellent condition though a few of the lanes could use some repaving and yes, it's super annoying that the bridge is closed for repair because it's a heck of a drive to get to the other side of the river to see the rest of the cemetery. While I was here, I spotted a herd of 7 or 8 deer including a six-point buck. They're just chilling and I hope they stay here a while as it's safe for them. (Deer love the flowers people leave on graves. It's like candy to them.) If you're here to visit family or friends, I am sorry for your loss. If you're here being a tourist as I was, please be respectful of the folks who are visiting. This is an active cemetery that still has current interments. Yield to funeral processions. [Review 20625 overall - 172 in Illinois - 1606 of 2023.]

Relatives are buried at this cemetery...But I tell ya, driving through the grounds can be extremely…read moretreacherous on your vehicle give the massive potholes and lack of cemented roadway. Not to mention when the ground is damp/wet, your car leaves the cemetery literally covered with mud at the bottom, tires, etc. It is hard to get out of your vehicle due to HUGE puddles of water.

I attended a funeral service here for the first time, and they did a fine job for their client and…read moreus guests. They have a spacious one floor operation (i.e., their lounge is on the main floor) and a relatively modernized, cozy, and comfortable interior. There is one funeral parlor room and it was spacious with comfortable seating. The burial for our Chinese family friend was held at the usual Mount Auburn cemetery in Stickney. They have a decent size parking lot, but if it is filled, they (or the enforcers I'm told) allow you to park in the street for free as long as you have an orange funeral sticker applied. This area is set up with the usual metered street parking otherwise. Another nice touch for those attending the burial service is that while the service is going on, they remove the orange stickers off your car for you, and I appreciated that because they applied 4 of them on my car. I also spoke to the current director Michael Coletta (and there are probably several generations of them), and who was a personable fellow, and when asked he told me they do about 25-30% Chinese business. Anyway, I found them to be a good competitor to the better known Dalcamo Funeral Home in the area, and competition is a good thing for us consumers.

Had to come say good bye to a co worker so of course the YELP itch hits! I think that the fact that…read morethe integrity is still in-tacked in this funeral home, and really (macabre alert) NICE. It looks as if it might have looked many years ago, but with a clean elegance. The dead are lucky for sure. I mean, I have seen my share of funeral "parlors" and I can really say what I think is nice, but this is simple and clean and not at all hard for the eyes. The respect and care that they took in viewing my co worker was nice to see, and the fact that they let his photos be put up also was really touching. Granted, I stood in the main parlor, due to other people in other parts of the funeral home, but I saw enough to know, this place is still the real deal of the past. Nice to see that it is inviting to families and not so sterile like the newer funeral homes of today have become, or for that matter, are. Good size parking lot and still old school.

This Funeral Home is great. They extended their hours to accommodate "working" people till 7:00 pm…read more This is place is very comfortable, clean and ha a safe place to park. They have a full kitchen, very clean bathrooms and an extra spacious chapel. At this sad time, the cost of services is optional. You have a choice of minimal to expensive. I would use their chapel and other services again.

The Martinez Funeral Home offered us wonderful peace and service. The Home offers enough space for…read moreguests to move around without feeling crowded. With such difficult news and a feeling of not knowing, the Martinez group did know. From making the arrangements to Mexico, to the great make-up work and helping with final request, I cannot thank the group enough. If you are looking for a place that offers compassion, dignity and respect look no further than The Martinez Funeral Home.

I have had family members here for years and I have to say lately the staffs hard work on the…read moregrounds really shows. They are well maintained any time of the year. The entire office is always ready to help. The few grounds men I have run into are always helpful and respectful. Also the price for their services are very reasonable when compared to other cemeteries, unfortunately it is expensive to die in America.

Absolutely amazing! The staff was great answering all our questions by phone calls and emails for…read moreseveral months. The service for our mom was lovely and we couldn't thank them enough for how smoothly everything went. We are truly grateful!!

In my line of work, I have had to deal with funeral homes quite a bit. Lakeview Funeral Home is by…read morefar the superior funeral home in the Chicagoland area who will treat you with the grace, sensitivity and respect that you need and the one that you lost deserves. No one's mind is in the right place when they have lost someone they love but with the staff at Lakeview (and big shout out to Willie Rodriguez who is my go to point of contact), what you forget, they will remember for you and they take care of everything so you can really focus on saying goodbye.

I am giving Andrea Estrada@ Lakeview Funeral Home a 5-star rating,…read moreThe Japanese American community has been doing business with Lakeview since Hiro Masumoto was a funeral director. They support the JA community so when I needed assistance, I went to Lakeview Funeral home. The old adage, one hand washes the other. Andrea is thorough, business minded and caring at the same time. Never dismissive. I did not choose a funeral service that was high priced. And to her credit Andrea did not try to sell me one. I believe that no matter what the funeral service price is, she would give you the same attentive, caring treatment. My phone calls are answered quickly, email questions answered promptly. I recommend Lakeview Funeral Home. When I walk into Lakeview the first person, I usually see is William Rodriguez, who always greeted me with a smile, how you doing? and directed me to where I needed to go.

I came to Dalcamo funeral home as for funeral and visitation services for a relatives passing…read more Never a specifically pleasant experience, but I think Dalcamo was a good choice, due to its location in Chinatown and staff attentiveness. Also conveniently located next to a floral shop that specializes in funeral services floral. There are two rooms so it could be that two events are happening at the same time which feels a little cramped since there is only one entrance and the neighboring area is on the more congested side (but expected in the city). This spot is no frills spot, not necessarily updated, but the upkeep has been fine. The casket cars are well kept. Staff was very friendly and professional. They were able to bring in additional seating and have the funeral stickers for our cars ready for our family when heading to the cemetery. They were also able to assist police to direct traffic as well during the funeral procession. Overall a positive experience, but an emotional celebration of life.

I've actually attended services at this funeral home several times over the years, and they've…read morealways done a satisfactory job from my guest point of view.  Parking is easy, as long as you're not last-minute, and as usual, the organization of the funeral procession to the cemetery went without a hitch today.  They smoothly handled a pretty large gathering today, maybe 200 folks.  Today was the first time though that I personally realized their long-time competitor Bowman Funeral Home is now closed (and I don't know as of when), so Dalcamo is now the only funeral home located in Chinatown for what that's worth.

The services provided by the funeral home were far above anything my family and I could have…read moreimagined. Their expertise shined thru and they made this experience pass with such grace, dignity and ease that we have only the greatest respect for them. I can't say enough good things about Adolf's. From: The Mikolajczak Family

Our family recently needed funeral services when my father-in-law passed and we were forever…read morethankful to have found Adolf funeral Home. From my initial contact with Matt over the phone to our last when we picked up the guest sign book, Matt and the whole staff were excellent. They pretty much helped, if not took care of every detail. This and their beautiful funeral home made the whole sorrowful experience a peaceful experience for the whole family, and I know my father-in-law would have been happy with how everything turned out as well.

Ridgemoor Chapels is proudly carrying on the tradition of servicing Chicago families in their time…read moreof need. Business is currently operating out of Rago Brothers Funeral Home - just a couple miles west of Ridgemoor's old location.