Shalom Memorial Park Jewish Funeral Home

Jan 2023

My beloved aunt was interred at Shalom Memorial Park this afternoon. Hers was a life well lived in service to her family, her clients and her myriad friends near and far.The manifest stress that resulted secondary to her passing was exacerbated by the fact that her daughter, my nominal cousin, is a card carrying member of the lunatic fringe, certifiable and several French fries short of a Happy Meal.Imagine, if you will and care to, flying in from Florida to Chicago during the dead of Winter to bury the most important person in your life, sans winter coat and/or notification of the plethora of friends and relatives who knew and loved this person, and, upon arriving at...read full review

Jun 2021

The policy of uniform, flush-to-ground headstones is wonderful. Having visited family plots at Westlawn to grieve...the crowded headstones are a distraction....almost like visiting someone in jail.The open space at Shalom allows one to pray and grieve at a family member's plot...without so much distraction.Don't know who pioneered this policy, but thank you.

Jan 2020

I'm getting to that age where I'm here a lot more often than I would prefer. Given the solemn circumstances one might find themselves at a memorial park, I appreciate that Shalom does their best to maintain their grounds and provide quality service to those of Jewish faith. They're pretty conveniently located, with entrances just off Rand and off of the frontage road (Wilke?) along Highway 53. At either entrance, they provide signs to the various services that day pointing the way. The grounds are divided up into various sections, and are all easily accessible by the various paved roads that loop through the park. The roads are wide enough to allow bidirectional traffic...read full review