Maxim Muzyka arrived in Pennsylvania from the Ukraine in 1890, where he began working in the coal mines to support himself. A rather noticeable person at over six feet tall, Maxim had the dangerous job of carrying dynamite.

After one year, he returned to Europe to bring his children Basil and Marie back to America in hopes of giving them better lives and better opportunities. They arrive in Chicago and live in the West Pullman. After Basil graduates high school, he goes to work for Pullman Coaches as an upholsterer. During this time, he saw that funeral directors on the south side were taking advantage of the new immigration of people. Choosing to make a difference, he decided to go to Mortuary College in 1913. On April 1, 19 15, Basil opened his funeral home at the 2200 block of West Chicago Avenue.

Using a horse and buggy for transportation, he moves to 2157 West Chicago Avenue on September 5,  1922, the day his son Basil Bohdan "Dan" Muzyka was born. In 1917, Basil purchased his first car, a 1917 Cunningham. In 1919, Marie Muzyka recieved her embalming and funeral directing license from the State of Illinois. As one of the first women in the Chicago area to enter the funeral home business, she went to work with her brother Basil.

After completing a tour of active duty in the Air Force, Basil "Dan" Muzyka went to mortuary college. He received his degree in 1947 and went to work with his father.

 

Continuing the family tradition, Margaret M. Muzyka graduated from Worsham School of Mortuary Science and started working with the family in 1976. In 1983, Basil Michael Muzyka graduated Mortuary College and joined the family funeral home as well.

In 1980, the Muzyka family purchased a second funeral home in the Jefferson Park neighborhood at 5776 West Lawrence Avenue. Since 1915, the Muzyka family has helped thousands of families with their funeral and cremation services, and in 2005 they continue their family values-based service with the utmost dignity and respect for the wishes of the families they serve.