St. Joseph Cemetery (River Grove, Illinois)
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Cemetery in Cook County, Illinois, US
| St. Joseph Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| The front gates of St. Joseph Cemetery | |
| Map | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1904 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°56′07′′N 87°50′30′′W / 41.93528°N 87.84167°W / 41.93528; -87.84167 |
| Owned by | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| No. of graves | >44,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | St. Joseph Cemetery |
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St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleums is located at Belmont and Cumberland Avenues, in River Grove, Illinois.[1]
The cemetery was consecrated in 1904.[2]
Notable burials
[edit ]- Emil Kush (1916–1969), MLB pitcher and manager
- "Long Tom" Hughes (1878–1956), MLB pitcher
- Robert L. May (1905–1976), creator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Baby Face Nelson (1908-1934), gangster, buried with his wife Helen Gillis (1911–1987)
- Roman Pucinski (1919–2002), United States Representative, informal leader of Polish-American community in Chicago
- Frank M. Taylor (1869–1941), thoroughbred racehorse trainer