West Dundee church hosts a special Hilltop Supper celebration July 11
The Mullen family and Miller Funeral Home are sponsoring the next Hilltop Community Supper. The June supper is in grateful appreciation to the families of Dundee Township and in recognition of the family's fifth decade as owners of the West Dundee business.
"The Church on the Hill" hosts these outreach efforts that offer a free meal on the second Tuesday of the month supervised by volunteers with food handler permits. The suppers are open to any community member who would enjoy a warm, cooked meal.
The next free supper will be a "drive-through" and "to-go" dinner offered on Tuesday, July 11, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., or as long as meals last, via the parking lot driveway of the church. There will be no dining in the church building.
The June menu will feature a "giant" hot dog on a bun with pickles and condiments, baked beans, potato chips, applesauce and a peanut butter cookie.
The Mullen family has owned and operated Miller Funeral Home since May 1, 1973. For the past 84 years, Miller Funeral Home, located at Fifth and Main streets, has been privileged to provide caring, compassionate and affordable funeral and cremation services to the families of West Dundee, East Dundee, Carpentersville, Sleepy Hollow, Algonquin, Gilberts and Elgin.
Miller Funeral Home was founded in 1939 by Frank L. Miller. To celebrate the funeral home's opening, Miller hosted an open house for the Dundee Township communities on Aug. 19 and 20, 1939. The funeral home was originally located at 112 N. Fifth St. until 1947 when he relocated it to its present location. Miller owned and operated the funeral home until his unexpected death in March of 1973. Currently, Miller Funeral Home is the oldest established business on Main Street in both East and West Dundee.
Since May 1, 1973, Miller Funeral Home has been locally owned and operated by the Mullen family. Since the death of his father on June 30, 2009, Tom Mullen Jr. and his mother, Irene, have been operating the funeral home. Both Tom and Irene are residents of Dundee Township. Tom has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 40 years. He, like his late father, is truly dedicated to funeral service and his profession. The Mullen family prides itself on continuing Frank Miller's and the Tom Mullen's tradition of providing ethical, caring, compassionate and affordable funeral and cremation services. Irene, Tom Jr. and the entire Mullen family are truly thankful and deeply appreciative of the trust and confidence that the hundreds of families have placed in their organization over the past 50 years and they look forward to many more years of service to the families of the Dundee Township communities.
The supper will be run by Hilltop Community Suppers volunteers who will assemble and distribute the meal; 287 dinners were served in June.
Social distancing practices will be observed as we continue to take all precautions to ensure a safe experience for all participants and guests. Dinners are offered at no cost, but freewill donations are gladly accepted to help sustain the meals and any additional contributions are accepted at any time. Come join this "drive-through" gathering of community members.
"The Church on the Hill" is located at 900 S. Eighth St. (Route 31 and Angle Tarn) in West Dundee. For details, call First Congregational Church of Dundee at (847) 426-2161, ext. 202, or visit www.fccdundee.com.