Words cannot express the kindness and beauty Russo's Hillside Chapels has. The moment you walk in…read moreit feels like your in Tuscany Italy with all the gorgeous decor and furniture. It is by far the classiest funeral home I've EVER been to. If you want to give your loved one a ceremony with dignity and grace, this is the ONLY place I recommend. Joey Russo (Owner) is a wonderful man. He is patient, soft spoken and versatile. We recently buried my 15 year old niece and although it was difficult Joey made sure all our requirements were met AND THEN SOME. We had told him that my niece was OBSESSED with eyebrows and makeup and that her eyebrows had to be on point for her because that is what she would want. This man spent 8 hours on just her eyebrows alone and perfected it to a T. My niece looked beautiful surrounded by gorgeous flowers and a angelic like casket. I can't thank Joey Russo and everyone at Russo Funeral Home enough for giving my niece the service she deserved. My heart is filled with love because of the service, time taken and generosity given by this funeral home. I hope in years to come when it is time to have other services that I am fortunate enough to have services at this place. God bless you all at Russo Funeral home and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. With Love, Michelle Buonavolanto

I cannot express enough gratitude for the care and compassion we received from Russo's Funeral Home…read moreespecially Joe Russo. He welcomed my sibling and cousin as if they were his own family. We were never rushed, never pressured, and every single detail we asked for no matter how unique or emotional was handled with patience, respect, and understanding. Joe didn't just guide us through arrangements... he truly mourned alongside us as we said goodbye to our beloved mother. His kindness, attentiveness, and warm Italian hospitality brought comfort to our entire family during the most painful time of our lives. He understood how difficult it would be for me to let go, and thoughtfully found ways for me to participate at the end of the service so I could endure the heartbreak of saying goodbye with love and strength. That level of compassion is something I will never forget. I will forever be thankful.

I have used Rhodes funeral home to take care of my loved ones - Mother in love recently. Yolanda…read morewas truly that one phone call away. She made sure we contacted the appropriate people, she was very punctual and professional, and most importantly, she showed compassion. when she arrived. 2 years ago, Yolanda and Rhodes Funeral took care of my father and gave nothing but the best for me and my siblings. Over 10 years ago, Rhodes Funeral and Yolanda took care of my brother in love. As you can see, I have used Rhodes Funeral Home for taking care of my loved ones. They are professional, reliable, and affordable. Thank you for all you do and have done for my family, Rhodes Funeral, and Yolanda.

Rhodes funeral home is terrible, rude staff poor service, business is dirty. My brother viewing…read morewas there and the casket was filthy. The place is dingy. The lady at front desk dont know her name light heavy set lady very rude informed my mom she couldn't see her son until the wife arrive. I buried my husband years prior thank God I used Callahan and people were allowed to view the body before I arrived and I had no problem with that. Rhodes need to be shut down. Conditions are terrible

I hate to have to be able to write a review for such a place-meaning someone had to pass for me to…read moreexperience such a place, but I am writing so that others that may be looking for a funeral home can get an idea of what Lakeview Funeral Home was like. The interior was clean and beautiful. The walls, lighting, ceiling, etc was lovely. It is somewhat narrow but long, so it's not ideal for a large wake, but it's ok for 80-100(my estimate). There is a bathroom for each gentlemen/ladies that seemed to be clean. They had mints, water, and tissue boxes everywhere. They brought out more chairs to accommodate the large amount of people that showed up to my friend's wake. And then, on top of that, they have a downstairs area that has seating, dining tables, and a kitchenette. So after the wake, everyone went downstairs and had refreshments. It was very lovely.

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.

Very nice people. There probably isn't a more difficult time than trying to take care of the end…read moreof life needs for someone you love. You are definately in good hands with Fullerton Funeral.

The funeral home and chapel were very nice and clean but the service was terrible. I had my…read morefather's funeral there and they did not come up to me to tell me anything. I had to ask for everything. Where to put food, they didn't play any of my music, the cd with the pictures I had didn't play and they didn't bother to tell me until I was there. I had to ask when the burial was, etc. Not very good service at all.

The first time I visited this cemetery was several years ago, and for a very specific purpose: To…read moreattend a concert in the columbarium near Halloween. That was when I first learned what a columbarium is (a place for cremains to be placed). Most often these are outdoor resting places, but this indoor one has a large chapel-like area inside. There are benches near the wall niches for one to visit their loved ones. Bohemian National Cemetery is a major graveyard in the city. Its origins lie in discrimination. After the Great Fire, a woman who was a member of Chicago's Bohemian community was refused burial at one of the Catholic cemeteries. Bohemian in the 19th century did not have the same meaning it has in 2022; the area once considered Bohemia is now Czechia. Thousands of members of this immigrant community worked to establish the cemetery, which saw its first burial in 1877. Bohemian National Cemetery is not affiliated with a specific religion. Upon arrival at this cemetery, you'll see one of its most unique features: The funeral bell that still hangs within the stone cemetery gate. Every other funeral bell in a Chicago cemetery has been removed and/or replaced. I'm not sure, however, if it still tolls when a funeral procession passes through the cemetery. There are several sculptures throughout the cemetery by the artist Albin Polasek. Amongst them is The Pilgrim, just in front of one of the family tombs, and Mother, which is directly in front of the columbarium. I was surprised to find the Beyond the Vines is really a wild monument. Made to replicate the outfield wall at Wrigley Field, major Cubs fans can be interred in this outdoor columbarium. Ivy covers the wall, and there are stadium seats on the west side of the monument for people when visiting. Lastly, this cemetery is home to a memorial for the victims of the Eastland disaster. In 1915, the Eastland was docked and ready to set off for the annual picnic of a local electric company. The ship never left the dock; rather, it capsized where it was docked near Clark Street. 844 people lost their life--and amongst those, 22 full families perished. On the 100th anniversary of this tragedy a memorial was unveiled to those who died that day. Bohemian cemetery is certainly historical and has some very interesting monuments and sculptures, and is a must-visit for any taphophile. However, it's a bit unkempt in some areas, and rumor has it they don't allow tours through here any longer because someone on a prior tour stepped into a dip and hurt themselves. So if you do visit, be careful.

Always looking for a new place to explore, the Bohemian National Cemetery offers a lovely…read moreatmosphere. They have a nice website with a map and several memorials throughout the land. The cemetery is very drivable with places to pull over and share a moment or walk throughout. They have done a nice job keeping it clean with trash cans available throughout. We enjoyed stopping by to pay respects and walk throughout the area.

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.

Jessica Lazo did a wonderful job. Since I live many states away, a Find a Grave volunteer went to…read moretake a photo of a family grave marker from 1902, and could not find it. I knew he must have had a marker since he was in the U.S. Navy for many years and had a military funeral. She made sure that the grounds people searched for it, and it was found! 6" under dirt! Now placed where it should be! Thank you Jessica!

Never have I encountered less helpful people. Given that their business involves dealing with…read morepeople who have recently lost someone close to them, one would think there would be a sense of compassion, politeness, or at the very least, simple human kindness - none of those was to be found with this lot of ill-spirited vipers. Whether it was the disdainful tone of voice my sibling was greeted with when my mothers ashes arrived (something akin to the barking of news that the permit had not accompanied the cremains), the dismissive tone the person who is in charge of markers and monuments took with me (sample exchange - 'my father has a VA marker and I know we need the markers to match based on our last conversation' which was immediately interrupted with a 'sir, that's a government marker' - as if that morsel was either newsworthy or helpful to this particular conflict resolution), to the absolute refusal to let me finish a sentence during a phone call - these broads were absolutely, bar none, the least customer service oriented, let alone grief-sympathetic, of any representatives conceivable in the field. Some back-story - The burial plots in question have been in my mothers family since 1926. My maternal grandfather and great grandparents were buried in the adjoining plots, and though the cemetery had been lax in maintenance through the years, allowing my great grandfathers headstone to lay on the ground (as opposed to upright as it was intended to), my parents had decided to have their ashes interred there following their demises. My father passed in 2010, and as a vet of two wars, had a bronze burial marker courtesy of the VA. My mother passed away in early 2012, and given that they were to be interred together, I had contacted the cemetery to inquire about markers and restrictions. That was when my fun began. As it stands, I have outsourced the production of the marker as their own representative proved to be neither helpful nor pleasant to work with; I await the response of my rep with memorials.com with the results of her efforts to coordinate the installation of the marker. I will be providing an update at that time. In the mean time, avoid any direct interface with these people at all costs. I fully expect to see them exposed as disdainful examples of their profession in the local media, and would not be shocked in the least at what misdeeds could be uncovered.

My husband passed away on 5-31-20. I contact Andersen Funeral on a 6-2-20 and Monica since the…read morevery fist contact she was helpful and attentive by proving all the information needed. Always available and had an answer to every question I had. Very helpful and I believe that most of all very understanding. As you all know we are going through difficult times with the Covid-19. Other funeral homes were giving me a very hard time and they seemed overwhelmed with work and even making me upset to the point that I would end up crying. Monica instead gave me her full attention and to this point answers every call very politely. My husband's wake was 6-7-20 everything was how I would have wanted to be. Since my husband had all his family in Mexico they were able to provide a transmission of the ceremony via their Bormann Funeral Home website(same owner). Maybe in the very near future they can just have it directly through their own website address. Everyone in Mexico were able to view the ceremony online, and were very happy that they were able to say their goodbyes to my husband. It really felt as if they were present. This service can definitely be improve by increasing more light in the room so it can look less dark when it is been recorded live, just a few people told me about how it looked dark. I don't know how new this live recording is in the U.S but definitely it was truly appreciate it that they were able to provide that service. No extra cost! At other Funeral homes they are charging at least $80 dollars. My husband remains will be sent to Mexico, therefore I am still waiting for the consulate's office to give us the Go! It is not up to the funeral how fast that can be done. But do let me tell you, they take care of all the paperwork that needs to get done to make this possible. I will come back to this review and let you know what happen after that so you can have an idea of how lengthy it was, hoping is not. I am very optimistic. Andersen Funeral Home and staff, your are doing a very excellent job! And I thank you dearly for your hard work and dedication.

Thank you for everything you did for my family!!! We were so lost that day. Your attention and…read morecompassion helped us make it through. I will recommend you to all of my friends and family. Bpr Humberto