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We are proud to offer comprehensive family-care, including our:
- Our Celebrations of Life memorialization packages designed to help your family celebrate the unique story of your loved one by sharing, honoring, celebrating, remembering and eventually healing. Our knowledgeable, well-trained staff understands that every family has needs and preferences, and we are here to collaborate with you to create a personalized, meaningful celebration to remember your loved one.
- Home, while contemporary, comfortable, and serene, is designed with the entire family in mind. We are fully accessible with ample parking space, a children’s activity room, private family lounges as well as several options for gathering, remembering, worshiping, and celebrating a life lived.
- Commitment to include you as part of our family with extended aftercare services when the initial funeral and memorialization are complete. We host annual Spring into New Life, Veteran’s Day, and Candle and Tree Lighting memorial events to extend help in the grieving process while your family and friends begin to journey back to their day-to-day lives.
We treat each family and each service in their own unique way. We will provide you with information in order to prepare a unique and memorable service. We want you and your family to experience the comfort
and the peace of mind that your loved one is cared for.
Staff members of Tezak's Home to Celebrate Life ® are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique, vibrant with memories and celebrates with their own traditions.
Special requests, family memories and traditions are of utmost importance to our staff. These are what make every funeral service valuable.
We take pride in our high ethical standards, tradition of celebrating the life lived and helping all families have dignity and honor at the end of life.
Jack Tezak
Owner & Funeral Director
Richard Tezak
Owner & Funeral Director
Richard has been a licensed funeral director since 1976. He is married to Ellen (nee Degener) Tezak, they have three children, Kyle (Emma) Tezak, Kenneth Tezak and Jessica Tezak.
Richard is the founder of the Polka Masters, raising $400,000.00 for Joliet Area Community Hospice Home, he was an instrumental in the song writing for the "Providence Gift of Life" CD, a lifelong parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet, St. Joseph Holy Name Society- past president for 17 years, Joliet Exchange Club, Moran A.C., Joliet Moose, K.S.K.J., Knights of Columbus #4400 Council, Old Timers Baseball Association, Croatian Cultural Club, St. Joseph Boys Baseball, and Harvest Moon Band- which over the past 6 years has donated numerous hours to raise funds for local charities.
Telephone: 1-815-722-0524
Ryan Hayducak
Owner & Funeral Director
Ryan is a Licensed Funeral Director, having completed his studies at Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 2012.
Along with his wife, Katherine (also a funeral director), Ryan enjoys spending time outdoors and fishing with his three sons.
- Funeral Director
- PreArrangment Counselor
- Licensed Life Insurance Agent
- Certified Crematory Operator
Telephone: 1-815-722-0524
Katherine Hayducak
Funeral Director
Katherine is a Licensed Funeral Director, having completed her studies at Worsham College of Mortuary Science. She is also a CANA certified crematory operator, Illinois Life Insurance Agent and Certified Celebrant.
- Funeral Director
- Crematory Operator
- Life Insurance Agent
- Certified Celebrant
Telephone: 1-815-722-0524
Fidel Quezada
Apprentice Funeral Director
Julie Rositch
Wake Assistant
Dan Sameck
Driver
Jim Schneider
Driver