Find A Grave - Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery

Accardo, Anthony b. April 28, 1906 d. May 22, 1992
Organized Crime Figure. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1906, he joined the city's organized crime family, the "Outfit," during the late 1920s. He served under three bosses (Alphonse Capone, Frank Nitti, and Paul Ricca), before becoming the boss himself. He expanded the Outfit's...[Read More] (Bio by: Joseph)
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Turn right, on lef hand side
Aiuppa, Joseph 'Doves' b. December 1, 1907 d. February 22, 1997
Organized Crime Figure. He was a long time power in the Chicago, Illinois Mafia syndicate known as "The Outfit". He began his criminal career as a muscleman and hired gun for Al Capone in 1935; by 1970 he had risen high in the Chicago mob. Though he controlled the mob's operations in Cicero and the western suburbs of Chicago, he was always a number two or three man in the hierarchy of the Outfit . His nominal boss during...[Read More] (Bio by: Joseph)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Crucifix Garden, South Building, Tier 2, Crypt 7453
Annunzio, Frank b. January 12, 1915 d. April 8, 2001
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 7th and 11th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1965 to 1993.
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 12, Block 39, Lot 3, Grave 1
Battaglia, Sam b. June 30, 1908 d. January 8, 1973
Chicago Gangster. He was the middle of three brothers who dominated the Chicago mob for nearly four decades before falling from power. He broke into the mob after spending time with the street gang 42, founded by his brother Paul. Sam, a burglar and muscle man, was a huge, good looking youngster when he made headlines in 1930 by robbing Mayor William Hale Thompson's wife at gunpoint. He took over $15,000 in jewelry from her and the shield and gun police bodyguard and chauffeur, Officer Peter J...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: St. Genevieve, QA Chapel, Tier 2, Crypt 1055
Bidwill, Charles b. September 16, 1895 d. April 19, 1947
Football Hall of Fame Team Owner. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was a successful businessman and administrator of the Chicago Bears when he bought the then NFL Chicago Cardinals for $50,000 in 1933. As owner of the team from 1933 to 1947, his biggest interest in the sport was to win a NFL Championship which the Cardinals did taking the 1947 NFL title only eight months after his death. He died of pneumonia at age 51 and was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Queen of Heaven Chapel, Calvary Alcove, crypt 104, tier 2
Binks Sr., George 'Bingo' b. July 11, 1914 d. November 13, 2010
Major League Baseball Player. For five seasons (1944 to 1948), he played at the outfielder and first-base positions with the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns. Born George Alvin Binkowski, he played eight years of Minor League and independent baseball (1936 to 1943), before breaking into the Majors on September 23rd, 1944 with Washington; he appeared in 5 games that season. He was given the opportunity to reach the big league level, due to the shortage of players...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Bulger, Chet b. September 18, 1917 d. February 19, 2009
Professional Football Player. Born Chester Noyes Bulger, he played at the tackle position for nine seasons (1942 to 1950) in the National Football League with the Chicago Cardinals, Chicago-Pittsburgh Car-Pitts and Detroit Lions. He was a member of the 1947 NFL Champion Cardinals' Team. His other notable career highlights include three-time All-Pro status (1943, 1945 and 1948). After playing collegiate football at Auburn University, he was signed as an undrafted player by the Cardinals and...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
DeStefano, Sam 'Mad Sam' b. September 13, 1909 d. April 14, 1973
Gangster. Sam DeStefano, a.k.a. "Mad Sam," was the most violent loanshark in Chicago's history. He grew up in Little Italy and fell in with the infamous 42er Gang. He served three years in prison for rape and eleven in Wisconsin for bank robbery. He was known as a "six for five" juice man in Chicago, and enjoyed torturing his victims when they didn't pay. He had a soundproof torture chamber built into the basement of his home. Mad Sam usually wore pajamas wherever he went, carried an ice pick...[Read More] (Bio by: Dennis Rice)
Cause of death: shotgunned to death
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: section 20, lot 53, block 17, grave 3
Drott, Dick b. July 1, 1936 d. August 16, 1985
Major League Baseball Player. The right-hander had a sensational rookie season with the Chicago Cubs in 1957, going 15-11 with a 3.58 earned run average for 229 innings pitched. He led the National League in walks (129) that year. Her slipped to 7-11 in 1958 and struggled the rest of his big-league career. He was with the Cubs from 1957 to 1961 and the Houston Colt 45s from 1962 to 1963. He was picked by Houston in the expansion draft and had a 2-12 record and 4.98 ERA in 1963. His lifetime...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 17, Block 7, Lot 50, Grave 7LL
Etten, Nick b. September 19, 1913 d. October 18, 1990
Major League Baseball Player. When he played for the New York Yankees, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound first baseman led the American League in homers and runs batted in. He started his big-league career with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1938 and 1939 and then was with the Phillies in 1941 and 1942. He batted .311 with 27 doubles, 14 homers and 79 RBIs in 1941. The left-handed swinger was dealt to the Yankees on January 22, 1943 for pitchers Al Gettel and Al Gerheauser, first baseman-outfielder Ed...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 33, Block 34, Lot 11, Grave 4
Jenco, Fr. Martin b. November 27, 1934 d. July 19, 1996
Father Martin Jenco was an ordained Roman Catholic priest in the order called "The Servants of Mary" (O.S.M.). He was an American hostage held in Beirut with others, including Terry Anderson, Rev. Ben Weir, and Thomas Sutherland. Father Jenco's 564 days in captivity, which started in 1985, are told in his book "Bound to Forgive" (Ave Maria Press, c1995). His release from captivity, along with many of his fellow hostages, was allegedly orchestrated by the Iran/Contra, arms-for-hostages affair.
Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 7, Block 1, Lot 3, Grave 86
Kirby, George b. June 8, 1924 d. September 30, 1995
Entertainer. Famous for his impersonations.
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Cru. Garden, North Building, Tier 4, Crypt 7458
Lizio, Celeste b. 1908 d. December 16, 1988
Businesswoman. Founder of Mrs. Lizio's frozen pizza, later purchased by Quaker Oats and marketed, with her help, as Celeste frozen pizzas.
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Family Room, QA Chapel, 2W, Crypt 224
Michels, James R. b. January 18, 1918 d. January 17, 1982
United States Marine Corps Private. One of the six Marines who raised the first American flag on Mount Surabachi on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. This flag was later replaced by the flag in the famous flag raising photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 36, Block 32, Lot 32, Grave 3
O'Brien, Thomas Joseph b. April 30, 1878 d. April 14, 1964
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois' 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1933 to 1939, and from 1943 until his death in 1964. He also served as a Member of the Illinois State House of Representatives from 1907 to 1910, and from 1929 to 1932. (Bio by: K)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Our Lady of the Angels Fire Victims [memorial] d. December 1, 1958
On December 1st, 1958 a fire started in a trash can in the basement of Our Lady Of The Angels Catholic school, 3820 W. Iowa St. on the west side of Chicago, killing 92 children and 3 nuns. The fire and smoke spread quickly through the school because the door to the second floor hallway had been left open trapping the children and nuns in the classrooms on the upper floors. Access to the only entrance, exit, and fire escape were cut off due to the smoke and flames and the fire trucks were given...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobby Hart)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
GPS coordinates: 41.8582191, -87.9094925 (hddd.dddd)
Poffo, Angelo John b. April 10, 1925 d. March 4, 2010
Professional Wrestler, Promoter. Although many people only knew Angelo as the father of wrestling superstars Randy "Macho Man" Savage and "Leaping" Lanny Poffo, he was considered a legend in the world of pro wrestling. His first claim to fame came in 1945, while he was serving as a pharmacist mate in the US Navy. It was there that he broke the record for the most consecutive sit-ups, completing 6,033 in 4 hours and 10 minutes. He was quoted as saying" I did the 6,000 to break the record, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Miss Hildy)
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Ricca (DeLucia), Paul b. 1897 d. October 11, 1973
Chicago Gangster - 'The Waiter.'
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Rigney, Johnny b. October 28, 1914 d. October 21, 1984
Major League Baseball Player. He played as a pitcher his entire career with the Chicago White Sox from 1937-42 and 1946-47, compiling a lifetime record of 63-64 with a 3.59 earned run average. He married Dorothy Comiskey, granddaughter of franchise founder Charles Comiskey and the daughter of club president and treasurer Grace Comiskey (she signed his paychecks) on Oct. 9, 1941. His best year was 1939, when he was 15-8 with a 3.70 ERA. The following season he pitched 280 innings and went 14-18...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 18E, Grave 34
Ronan, Daniel John b. July 13, 1914 d. August 13, 1969
US Congressman. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. Elected to represent Illinois' 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1965 until his death in 1969. He also served as a Member of the Illinois State House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952. (Bio by: K)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: St. Peter Canis, QTT Chapel, Tier 2, Crypt 725

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