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OCTOBER 2014
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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Zarzycki Manor Chapels, Ltd.
ket Company
, a local Chicago family
casket house incepted in 1946 and still
in business today. In 1952, after a long
illness, Agnes passed away leaving her
legacy to her son and daughter-in-law.
With a growing business at hand, Es-
telle, in order to assist her husband,
completed evening studies at Worsh-
am in June 1953. Casimir and Estelle
had three children. Their eldest,
Rich-
ard C
., became the third generation of
family funeral directors when he com-
pleted his studies at Worsham in De-
cember 1955.
Over the years, Zarzycki Funeral
Home began serving families of many
areas, including neighborhoods to the
southwest. In 1962, a new location
was built and opened on Archer Ave-
nue and Keeler known as
Manor Cha-
pels
. Richard C. managed this chapel,
while his parents operated the Cermak
chapel. The name was soon changed
to Zarzycki Manor Chapels. Richard
married
Charmaine Kalisiak
in 1969.
Charmaine attended Worsham as well
and graduated in 1971. After Casimir’s
death in July 1971 and the declining
business in the area, it was decided to
sell the Cermak chapel in 1983.
For more than 50 years, Zarzycki
Manor Chapels, Ltd. has been operat-
ing at the Archer Avenue and Keeler lo-
cation. In 2006, Richard passed away
leaving his wife Charmaine, along with
their daughters
Claudette
and
Andrea
,
as current owners and operators. This
makes Claudette and Andrea fourth
generation funeral directors.
The Zarzycki Family broke new
ground on a second location at 8999
South Archer Avenue in Willow Springs
on April 11, 2007. The building of the
new location was highly motivated by
the families they serve, as well as to ac-
commodate their needs and the funer-
al home’s growing business. On March
13, 2008, the Willow Springs location
officially opened for business. Both lo-
The business strived
through tough years in-
cluding the Great De-
pression and the death of
Agnes’ husband in 1927.
The funeral home han-
dled many difficult cases
during this time includ-
ing influenza and tuber-
culosis. Over the years,
the business grew and
the need for a larger fa-
cility became imminent.
On November 11, 1941,
Casimir and his wife
Es-
telle
(nee Kolek), whom
he married in 1931, pur-
chased a building at 3054
West Cermak Road. Ex-
tensive remodeling was
completed to suit the
needs for a funeral home
and to adequately serve
the families of the area.
Zarzycki Funeral Home
was now operating at two
locations. However, after
World War II, Casimir
sold the funeral home on
25th Street and concen-
trated on Cermak Road.
In 1950, the corner
building at 3056-58 West
Cermak, formerly a dress
store and Kucera Grocery
and Butcher Shop, was
purchased. The building,
which housed the dress
shop, was remodeled to
include a chapel, as well
as a merchandise show-
room. The showroom
was the first in Chicago
furnished by
Loyal Cas-
cations will continue servicing families
in the traditional way the Zarzycki’s
have been since 1915. The mother-
daughters team is truly a family affair
at Zarzycki Manor Chapels, Ltd.
A life-long resident of Chicago’s
southwest side, Charmaine Zarzycki
graduated from St. Mary Star of the
Sea School and St. Joseph High School.
She is a 1963 graduate of Northern Il-
linois University where she earned a
B.S. in Education. Her teaching ca-
reer began in Burbank District 111
and continued at the American School
System in Japan. She married Richard
Zarzycki in 1969 and began her stud-
ies at Worsham College of Mortuary
Science where she graduated in 1971.
Charmaine is an active member of the
Catholic Council of Women (C.C.W.)
at St. Richard Parish. Charmaine was
honored in 2012 for her 40 years of
dedicated service as a licensed funeral
director in the State of Illinois.
Claudette Zarzycki-Zieba graduated
from St. Turibius School in 1986 and
Maria High School in 1990. She re-
ceived her B.A. in Literature & Com-
munications, with a concentration in
journalism and marketing from Illi-
nois Benedictine College in 1994. She
is a 1995 graduate of Worsham Col-
lege of Mortuary Science. Before re-
turning full-time to the family busi-
ness in 1999, she worked for Recycled
Paper Greetings, Inc. and also Hyatt
Hotels Corporation in their market-
ing departments. Claudette is parishio-
ner and Lector of Ministry at St. James
at Sag Bridge Parish and the Treasur-
er and member of the Willow Springs
Lioness organization. Claudette carries
more than 19 years of experience as a
licensed director.
A 1994 graduate of St. Turibius
School and 1998 graduate of Moth-
er McCauley High School, Andrea
Zarzycki recei
Interior shots of the Willow Springs Location