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• Anderson, Johannes    b. July 30, 1887  d. April 15, 1950
  World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Army during World War I as a First Sergeant in Company B, 132nd Infantry, 33rd Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Consenvoye, France, on October 8, 1918. His citation reads “While his company was being held up by intense artillery and machinegun fire, 1st Sgt. Anderson, without aid, voluntarily left the company and worked his way to the rear of the nest that was offering the most stubborn...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Plot: Poplar Section, Lot NE 25, Block 1, Grave 2
   
• Donner, Ral (Ralph Stewart)    b. February 10, 1943  d. April 6, 1984
  He was a singer known for the song "You Don't Know What You've Got" and for narrating plus doing Elvis Presley's voice in the film "This is Elvis". (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  Cause of death: Cancer
  Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
   
• Faber, Urban C. 'Red'    b. September 6, 1888  d. September 25, 1976
  Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Cascade, Iowa, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut for the Chicago White Sox on April 14, 1914. For twenty years, he played his career with the Chicago White Sox (1914-33) and appeared in 10 games for the New York Yankees in 1934. In 1914, he led the American League in saves with 4, with earned run average with a 2.48 in 1921, a 2.81 in 1922, in complete games with 32 in 1921, 31 in 1922 and most innings pitched with 352 in 1922. He...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Plot: Rose Section, Block 5, Lot SE2, Grave 2
  GPS coordinates: 41.9547806, -87.8308716 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Knecht, Audre Joan   b. May 24, 1930  d. December 1, 1989
  Born Audrey Monture, she dropped the "y" when she became on actress. She acted on Stage and Film during the 40's and 50's, appearing in minor roles in such films as "The Luck of Ginger Coffey" and "Niagara" among others. She co-hosted a talk radio program in Kankakee, IL under the name "Audre K". In addition to her acting noteriety, Audre was a descendent of Mohawk Indian Chief Joseph Brant. (Bio by: Marci Knecht)
  Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Plot: Outdoor Plot in the South Garden
   
• Phillips, Irna   b. July 1, 1901  d. December 23, 1973
  Television Producer. She created and developed the daytime soap operas "Another World" in 1964, "Guiding Light" in 1952, and "As The World Turns" in 1956. She also created "Love is A Many Splendored Thing" in 1967, co-created "Days of Our Lives" in 1965, Eileen Fulton's spinoff series, and "Our Private World" in 1965.
  Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
   
• Roebuck, Alvah Curtis   b. January 9, 1864  d. June 18, 1948
  Businessman. Co-founder of Sears and Roebuck Company. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, he began working as a self-taught watchmaker in Hammond Indiana at the age of 22. He answered a classified ad for a watchmaker placed by Richard W. Sears in the Chicago Daily News in 1887. Their association grew into one of the world's best known business parnerships. He also founded a company that manufactured and distributed motion picture projectors and was president of Emerson Typewrtier Company where he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
  Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Plot: Top floor of Mausoleum
   
• Royko, Michael    b. September 19, 1932  d. April 29, 1997
  Journalist. He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist known for his sarcastic wit and colorful stories of life in Chicago, Illinois. The son of a Chicago cab driver, he made a name for himself working first for the Chicago "Daily News", then the Chicago "Sun-Times", then finally the Chicago "Tribune". He quit the "Sun-Times" a day after Australian press baron Rupert Murdoch bought the newspaper in 1984, giving his reason for quitting that he believed Murdoch would rather have sensational...[Read More] (Bio by: Chuck Kearns)
  Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Plot: Mausoleum
   

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