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Trusted Funeral Services in Homewood, Illinois
Tews-Ryan Funeral Home-Ryan Funeral Home has served southern Chicago neighborhoods, Homewood-Flossmoor, and surrounding communities since the early 1900s, offering professional, compassionate funeral care. Our family-owned business combines deep community roots with a commitment to personalized service, ensuring families receive meaningful support during times of need. We provide 24/7 availability, guiding clients through every detail from death certificates to clergy coordination and cemetery arrangements. Our facility features three chapels, a casket display room with over 25 options, and accessible amenities including handicap parking and lounge facilities. We specialize in traditional funerals, cremation services, veteran burials, and infant memorials while offering customization through memorial folders, music arrangements, and online obituaries. Our team handles out-of-town arrangements nationwide and internationally, ensuring seamless transitions for distant families.

We emphasize pre-planning options to ease future burdens and maintain partnerships with local florists for convenience. Our staff includes licensed directors with decades of combined experience, prioritizing individualized attention to every family's unique traditions and requests. We demonstrate expertise through decades of service, formal education at institutions like Worsham Mortuary College, and active community leadership roles. Our authority stems from multi-generational operation and partnerships with organizations like the Homewood-Flossmoor Lions Club. Trust is built through transparent 24/7 availability, pre-funding options for price certainty, and consistent compassionate care demonstrated across three centuries of service.
Services
Traditional Funerals Cremation Services Veteran Burials Pre-Planning Options Out-of-Town Arrangements Memorial Folders Online Obituaries Infant Services Medical Donations Graveside Services
Highlights and features
  • We offer 24/7 availability for immediate assistance during emergencies
  • Our staff includes licensed directors with over 40 years of combined experience
  • We provide personalized service customization through memorial folders and music arrangements
  • Our facility features three chapels and 25+ casket options for diverse needs
  • We handle international arrangements with seamless coordination services
Services
Traditional Funerals
We provide comprehensive traditional funeral services with customizable elements including chapel arrangements, casket selection from 25+ options, and clergy coordination. Our staff handles all documentation requirements while offering memorial folders, picture boards, and floral arrangements to personalize ceremonies. Services include visitation periods, eulogies, and cemetery coordination with transportation arrangements.
Cremation Services
Our cremation services offer flexible memorialization choices including scattering ceremonies, urn burials, and niche placements. We provide guidance on legal requirements while helping families create meaningful tributes through customized music selections, online obituaries with guest books, and keepsake memorabilia displays. Services accommodate both immediate and delayed memorial events.
Pre-Planning Options
We assist with pre-planning arrangements to ensure personal wishes are honored while relieving family burdens. Services include contract documentation at today's prices, legal requirement guidance, and memorial preference consultations. Our team provides educational resources about service options while maintaining confidential records accessible to designated family members.
Out-of-Town Arrangements
Our staff coordinates funeral services nationwide and internationally through partner facilities. We handle transportation logistics, documentation requirements, and communication between multiple jurisdictions. Services include repatriation assistance, local arrangement coordination, and 24/7 support for families managing distant arrangements.
Veteran Burials
We specialize in military funeral honors including flag presentation, rifle salutes, and TAPS performances. Our team secures government benefits documentation, coordinates with Veterans Affairs, and provides ceremonial elements specific to service branch traditions. Services include military-themed memorabilia displays and veteran organization liaison support.
People
Michael T Ryan
Owner & Funeral Director
Owner with 43 years in funeral services, former Rotary Club president, and graduate of Worsham Mortuary College. Manages both Ryan and Tews-Ryan Funeral Home-Ryan Funeral Home Funeral Homes while maintaining community leadership roles.
Sandra Ryan
Owner
Business partner with extensive experience in family services, actively involved in pre-planning consultations and community outreach programs.
Michael J. Schassburger
Funeral Director
Licensed director since 1977 with economics degree and insurance licensing, specializing in pre-need planning and community-based service coordination.
Candace Bartok
Secretary
Administrative lead since 2007, managing daily operations and client communications while advocating for animal welfare through local rescue programs.
Questions
What funeral service options do you offer?
We provide traditional funerals, cremation services, veteran burials, infant memorials, and medical donation options with full customization.
Can you help with out-of-state arrangements?
Yes, we coordinate nationwide and international services through partner facilities with complete logistical and documentation support.
Do you offer pre-planning services?
We provide comprehensive pre-planning with contract documentation at current prices and confidential record-keeping for future reference.
Are your facilities accessible?
Our Homewood location is fully handicap accessible with designated parking and ground-level access throughout the facility.
How can I personalize a service?
Customization options include memorial folders, music selections, picture boards, floral arrangements, and online obituary guest books.
What support do you offer veterans?
We coordinate full military honors including flag presentation, rifle salutes, and VA benefit documentation assistance.