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Cieslak & Tatko Funeral Home,
Serving South Hills Families Since 1928
F
or well over a century, the funeral
home that is Cieslak & Tatko has
been helping families celebrate the
lives of their loved ones with dignified
and personalized funeral services.
Started on Pittsburgh’s Southside in
1928, the funeral home moved to its
current home in Brentwood in 1952,
where it’s established itself as a vital and
charitable neighbor in the community.
Michael Best, current owner of the
funeral home, said that while the
funeral industry has evolved over the
years, dedication to the families r emains
the lynchpin of the business and its
continued success.
“The business has changed through
the years. There are some trends that
come and go. Cremations are more
common today than ever before and
families are doing shorter funerals, for
example” he said. “Not too long ago,
there used to be two viewing days and
a funeral day. Today, it’s an almost one-
day process.
Cieslak & Tatko can provide virtually
any request that a family presents and
is a full-service funeral home, providing
burial, cremation, monuments and
administrative services to families
in need. Their dedication to the
community includes help with veterans
and first responder benefits for the
men and women who serve the most,
as well as being a founding member
and supporter for all 35 years of the
Firecracker 5K race. The small, family
business also provides free snow cones
to residents during the annual Fourth of
July parade and belongs to both Carrick
and Baldwin, Brentwood, Whitehall
business networking groups.
“When I took over in 2014, it was my
hope and goal to continue the long
line of professionalism and service
that my predecessors provided to the
community,” Best said. “Prior to myself,
Edward & Donna Tatko was here. Before
him, it was Maura Cieslak, and she
took over from her husband, John
Ceislak. There has been a continuity
of excellence here throughout the
years and I wish to keep that going,
to continue the small, family-owned,
funeral tradition of providing great
service and a personal touch to
serving our families.”
Best is a licensed funeral director
and embalmer certified by the
Pennsylvania and West Virginia State
Boards of Funeral Directors and has
been employed with Cieslak & Tatko
Funeral Home since February 2013,
He is a native of Knox, Pennsylvania
and graduated from John A. Gupton
School of Mortuary Science in
Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. Before
graduating from mortuary school, he
served in both the US Army and US
Navy for 6 years. Best, along with his
wife Dionne and their children are
honored to continue the legacy of
service and compassion that Cieslak
and Tatko Funeral Home has provided
to the families of the South Hills and
surrounding areas since 1928.
Other services that are offered by
Cieslak & Tatko Funeral Home include
pre-planned arrangement assistance,
assistance with procuring veteran
headstones and burial flags, grief
support and social security benefit
assistance.
Cieslak & Tatko is a proud member
of the National Funeral Directors
Association, the Federated Funeral
Directors of America, the Pennsylvania
Funeral Directors Association and the
Allegheny County Funeral Directors
Association.
For more information on Cieslak &
Tatko Funeral Home, including a list of
all the services they offer, go to their
website at cieslaktatko.com. You can
also call them directly at 412.881.2300.
Cieslak & Tatko Funeral Home is located
at 2935 Brownsville Road, 15227.
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