About Us

About Michalik Funeral Home

Serving Cook County in Illinois and the surrounding areas

In 1929, Albert Michalik established his funeral home at the corner of Chicago, Ogden, and Milwaukee Avenues in the bustling Polish district. Over time, his loyal following of families began moving into different areas of the city. He eventually opened another funeral home on the northwest side of Chicago to serve the following generations. Albert’s brother, Chester was involved with the funeral homes as well as operating his own funeral livery service.

After establishing the Michalik tradition of serving families over the entire city and suburbs, the original location on Chicago Avenue became, and still serves as, the anchor location.

In 1980, Chester’s daughter, Delphine Michalik, joined her family's profession after graduating from Worsham College of Mortuary Science. In 1983, Albert died but passed on a legacy of providing the finest of services. After Albert's death, Chester and Delphine continued operating the funeral home together until Chester's death in 1993. In 2014, Delphine’s son, Joshua Romaniuk, joined the family's profession after also graduating from Worsham College of Mortuary Science. Joshua now represents the third generation of the family profession.

Michalik Funeral Home is proud to be family owned and operated since 1929, offering funeral and cremation services. We provide the closest location to downtown Chicago, with a chapel and supervised parking, despite the closing of many funeral homes in the area. Today, Delphine and her son Joshua carry on the tradition of serving families for many generations, as well as the countless new residents to the Gold Coast, Streeterville, Old Town, Goose Island, River North, River West, West Loop, Ukrainian Village, and West Town neighborhoods. We also serve many families in the outlying areas of Chicago and its suburbs in cooperation with many funeral homes convenient to the family.