Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services was established in 1904, when Frederick Hitzeman opened the business at the corner of Keeler and 26th Street in Chicago. The funeral home relocated to Brookfield during the middle decades of the twentieth century and celebrated its 120th anniversary in October 2024. Operating continuously under the Hitzeman name since its founding, the business is structured as Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd. and maintains availability around the clock for families in the Chicagoland region.

The funeral home operates from a single location at 9445 West 31st Street in Brookfield, serving families across the western suburbs of Cook County and neighboring communities in the Chicago metropolitan area. The facility includes on-site cremation capabilities, and the business handles approximately 100 cremations annually. Services offered cover funerals, memorial services, burial, cremation, military honors, and preplanning arrangements.

Review data identifies staff members by first name—Chuck, Scott, Danielle, and Donna—with Chuck appearing in multiple accounts as someone who walks families through options without applying pressure toward specific service packages. Reviewers note that the funeral home coordinates directly with churches and cemeteries, and that it produces memorial slideshows from family-provided photographs. One account describes the blending of military, fire service, and multiple religious traditions into a single ceremony, indicating experience with coordinating complex, multi-element services.