Since 1935 the Gibbons Family has been there for our families in Chicago. Chicago became the destination for so many of the Irish Families arriving in America. When Grandpa Gibbons established the first location on the west-side of Chicago, it was a generations long commitment that the Gibbons Family would be comforting families for many… Continue reading “Since 1935, the Gibbons Family has been taking care of your family”
Dear Family and Friends,With the heightened awareness and concern over the COVID-19 Coronavirus, we have taken additional steps to preventits spread at Gibbons Family Funeral Home. We realize how important the visitation, memorial and funeral services are tofamilies and those who wish to comfort families, celebrate life and pay final respects. We have taken as… Continue reading OUR PRECAUTIONS WITH THE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS
Remembering Our Faithfully Departed Souls. The Lives We Celebrated in January 2021 Please go to our website obituaries or contact us for any information about Memorial Services for Loved Ones planned in the future. http://gffh.com
Remembering Our Faithfully Departed Souls. The Lives We Celebrated in December 2020 Please go to our website obituaries or contact us for any information about Memorial Services for Loved Ones planned in the future.
Remembering Our Faithfully Departed Souls. The Lives We Celebrated in October 2020 Please go to our website obituaries or contact us for any information about Memorial Services for Loved Ones planned in the future. http://www.gffh.com
Remembering Our Faithfully Departed Souls. The Lives We Celebrated in September 2020 Please go to our website obituaries or contact us for any information about Memorial Services for Loved Ones planned in the future. http://www.gffh.com
Sometimes age old traditions seem at odds with technology. When it comes to funeral arrangements and visitations, the Gibbons Family has added technology to make things a little easier for families who place their trust and confidence in us with their loved ones. When you visit our chapel for a visitation, electronic screens with… Continue reading Technology Has a Place in Assisting Families
Since 1935 there has been a Gibbons Family Presence in Chicago. Chicago was the welcoming port for so many of the Irish Families who came to America. When Grandpa Gibbons established the first location on the west side of Chicago, there was no doubt that the Gibbons Family would be comforting families for generations to… Continue reading “You come home to us, we’ll take good care of you”.
Kathie Warta makes an important case about why Pre-planning might be helpful for families. As a daughter, she felt a tremendous obligation to do everything her mom may have wanted. She had wished her mom had made some very important choices of her own so she could be honored in the most appropriate way possible.… Continue reading What would mom really like?
Chicago Fire Dept. Lieutenant Leonard passed away in North Carolina while receiving treatment. It was necessary to bring him home to his real home; The Northwest side of Chicago. Michael Gibbons made the phone calls to coordinate with the funeral home in North Carolina to bring Lt. Leonard home, working with son, John Leonard here… Continue reading Gibbons helped bring dad home from North Carolina to Chicago. The Chicago Fire Dept. provided a motorcade to Gibbons Family Funeral Home
When a First Responder from the Northside is called home, they’re likely to go through Gibbons on the way. Fr. John McNalis served as a Chaplin for the Chicago Fire Dept. If there is such a thing as “Irish-ness”, well, Fr. John is all of that and proud of the heritage of the service so… Continue reading Carrying Out Special Funeral Arrangements – First Responders
It was important for my father that people felt like our space felt like home for our families. ~ Michael Gibbons For Tom Gibbons, the most important thing you could do for a family grieving was to provide a space for them that ‘felt like home’. As a little boy growing up above the… Continue reading Gibbons Family Funeral Services Chicago – It Felt Like Home
Eileen O’Grady Newell describes a feeling everyone has when it comes to planning funeral arrangements; “We’re all so stressed out.” The Gibbons Family understands “stressed out.” Whether they see it, hear it or sense it, they know that feeling is an overwhelming one that every family feels when they have a very short time to do something… Continue reading IT ALL STARTS WITH LISTENING
