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50+ Years
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Emergency
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Trusted Funeral & Cremation Services in Chicago
Griesel Funeral Home has served the Chicago community with compassion and professionalism since 1919. Founded by Claude and Grace Griesel, our legacy of dignified service continued through James Mack and, since 2003, the Stodden family. With over 60 combined years of experience, Leo and Rosario Jimenez Stodden, along with their daughters Felicia and Alicia, maintain our commitment to personalized funeral and cremation services. We specialize in creating meaningful tributes that honor individual lives through traditional burials, cremation options, and veterans memorials. Our staff provides 24/7 support for families during their most difficult moments, offering guidance through every step of the arrangement process.We understand the emotional weight of these decisions and prioritize compassionate care, cultural sensitivity, and affordability. Our services extend beyond immediate needs to include pre-planning resources and grief support programs. As a family-owned business, we maintain the same values established a century ago: professionalism, dignity, and community service. Our facility features a single-family chapel and modern amenities for both in-person and virtual memorials. We take pride in helping families create lasting tributes through personalized elements like tribute videos, customized obituaries, and memorial keepsakes.
Services
Traditional Burial Services
Cremation Services
Veterans Memorials
Pre-Planning Consultations
Online Memorials
Tribute Videos
Grief Support Programs
Flower Ordering
Service Personalization
Transportation Services
Details
- Year established: 1919
Highlights and features
- Family-owned since 1919 with century-long community commitment
- Specialized veterans service coordination with VA benefits assistance
- Custom tribute creation including videos, online memorials, and keepsakes
- 24/7 compassionate support for immediate needs and arrangements
- Affordable options for traditional burials and cremation services
What people say
Compassionate service
Personalized attention
Dedicated staff
Honored loved one
Smooth arrangements
Services
Traditional Burial Services
We design personalized burial services that honor loved ones through visitations, chapel ceremonies, and cemetery committals. Our team coordinates all elements including venue selection, clergy communication, and memorial keepsakes. Services include traditional casket arrangements with procession options to local cemeteries.
Cremation Services
Affordable cremation services include memorial ceremonies with urn selection, niche placement, or scattering options. We offer full-service cremation packages with tribute videos and keepsake creation. Families receive guidance on permanent memorialization choices.
Veterans Services
We coordinate VA benefits applications and military funeral honors including flag presentation, rifle details, and Taps. Our staff assists with headstone requests and ensures proper recognition through specialized ceremonies honoring service members' legacies.
Personalization Options
Create unique tributes through photo displays, tribute videos, and themed memorials incorporating personal interests. We offer music selections, poetry readings, and artifact displays that reflect individual life stories during both in-person and virtual services.
Online Memorials
Our digital memorials include obituary pages with photo galleries, condolence boards, and candle-lighting features. Families can share service details via social media or email while accessing tribute videos for ongoing remembrance.
People
Leo Stodden
Owner & Licensed Funeral Director
With over 60 years combined experience, Leo Stodden co-owns the funeral home since 2003, continuing its century-long tradition of compassionate service to Chicago families.
Rosario Jimenez Stodden
Owner & Licensed Funeral Director
As co-owner since 2003, Rosario Jimenez Stodden maintains the business's legacy of dignity while providing personalized support for grieving families in their time of need.
Felicia Jimenez Stodden
Licensed Funeral Director
Joining the family business in 2005, Felicia brings dedicated service experience to help families create meaningful tributes honoring their loved ones' unique life stories.
Alicia Jimenez Stodden
Licensed Funeral Director
Since 2012, Alicia has contributed to the family tradition with compassionate care, assisting families in planning personalized services that reflect individual lives and legacies.
Questions
What funeral services do you offer?
We provide traditional burials, cremation services, veterans memorials, and customized tributes with pre-planning options.
Do you assist with veterans benefits?
Yes, we help families complete VA paperwork and coordinate military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Can I personalize my loved one's service?
Absolutely. We offer tribute videos, customized obituaries, keepsakes, and themed memorials reflecting personal life stories.
Do you offer pre-planning services?
Yes, we provide online pre-planning forms and consultations to document future service preferences.
Are virtual memorials available?
We create online memorials with obituaries, photo galleries, and condolence boards accessible to distant family members.
What grief support resources exist?
We offer guidance through the grieving process with local resource referrals and memorialization options for ongoing remembrance.
Reviews (4)
Karina Chavez
Dec 10, 2021
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I want to thank the entire Griesel Jimenez Stodden team for all they did for our family. We lost our beloved grandpa (Abuelito) on thanksgiving morning. They made the entire process very easy and were so so helpful with pictures, live music and everything in between. May god continue to bless them. Thank you, Karina and Daz Family.
Eren Corona
Dec 15, 2020
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Alicia and Felicia were extremely helpful. We were very pleased with the services during a very difficult and stressful process. On behalf of The Family Lopez we would like to thank you for all your help.
J. Con
Oct 28, 2020
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The Griesel Jimenez Stodden Funeral Home goes above and beyond in providing the best care and services. Losing my father during a time when everything seems to be changing, Felicia and Alicia did an amazing job. Not only did they make everyone feel safe, they went above and beyond paying attention to every small detail. Before we even arrived for our arrangement meeting, Alicia had pulled up information and drafted an obituary. These small things made it so much easier for us. During a time of grieving, you are not focused on things like that, and these women made it much easier. We have used
Ric Reyes
Jul 20, 2020
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There are many places to choose from when looking for a departed loved ones funeral but the Griesel Jimenez Stodden family gives you heart felt attention to detail and offer great support in a very trying period in life. My father looked awesome when the Griesel Jimenez Stodden family was done with his wake. Felicia, was amazing and she made my every request possible. I don't think she knows how to say "No". My most sincere gratitude to the whole Griesel Jimenez Stodden family and crew. They made my dads funeral very memorable.
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