Find A Grave - Forest Park

Chamberlin, Charles H b. April 16, 1841 d. September 16, 1894
Lyricist. Wrote the lyrics of State Song "Illinois."
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Lot 32 Section 4
de Cleyre, Voltairine b. November 17, 1866 d. June 19, 1912
Female anarchist and social reformer. Famous for speaking at Copper Union in New York City in front of 2,000 people declaring "Freedom of speech means nothing if it does not mean the freedom for that to be said which we do not like." She was one of Emma Goldman's best friends.
Cause of death: Abcess on the brain
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: 3 graves to the right of the Haymarket Monument right by the bush. Next to her is Mena Neebe, the wife of one of the Haymarket Martyrs
Dennis (Waldron), Eugene (Francis Xavier) b. August 10, 1905 d. January 31, 1961
General Secretary of the American Communist Party.
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Dusak, Ervin F. b. July 29, 1920 d. November 6, 1994
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as an Outfielder and Pitcher for 9 seasons (1941-1942, 1946-1951) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. Played in a total of 18 games for the Cardinal over the 1941 and 42 seasons before enlisting in the Military following Pearl Harbor. After three full years he returned to the Cardinals in 1946, and helped them to the World Series (he contributed to the Cardinals October 3rd Pennant winning game over the Brooklyn Dodgers)...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Fallows, Samuel b. December 13, 1835 d. September 5, 1922
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Entered the Civil War as the Chaplain of the 32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, but abandoned his religious capacity to command troops in combat. He was successively the Lieutenant Colonel of the 40th Wisconsin Infantry, then the Colonel and commander of the 49th Wisconsin Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, USV on October 24, 1865 for his "meritorious services". After the war he returned to his religious vocation, eventually becoming a Bishop...[Read More]
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 14, Lot 202
Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley b. August 7, 1890 d. September 5, 1964
Union Organizer / American Communist Party Official.
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Goldman, Emma b. June 27, 1869 d. May 14, 1940
Anarchist. Known for her political activism, writing and speeches, she was a major figure in the history of American radicalism and feminism. Goldman immigrated to the United States in 1885. She became a political activist as a result of the Haymarket affair in 1886. Goldman became an influential writer and lecturer on anarchist philosophy, women's rights, and social issues. She founded and edited the magazine "Mother Earth" in 1906. Goldman was an early advocate working for the causes of free...[Read More] (Bio by: William Seitz)
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Lot 1044, Section N
GPS coordinates: 41.8695602, -87.8199615 (hddd.dddd)
Harvey, Lynne 'Angel' b. October 4, 1916 d. May 3, 2008
Broadcasting Producer. Generally recognized as "The First Lady of Radio," she was the long-time producer of ABC Radio's "Paul Harvey News," and in 1997 became the first producer ever to be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. Born Lynee Cooper in St. Louis, Missouri, she was a graduate of Washington University there. Early in her career, while with a CBS affiliate, she became one of the nation's first women to run an entire daily broadcast, from 4 p.m. to midnight, which included everything...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Section 49, Lot 676
GPS coordinates: 41.8671913, -87.8315277 (hddd.dddd)
Harvey Sr., Paul b. September 4, 1918 d. February 28, 2009
News Commentator. Born Paul Harvey Aurandt, he was a radio legend who began his career in 1933 while still in high school. He became nationally syndicated for the first time in 1951, while working in Chicago. Known for his unique, staccato-style delivery of news combined with commentary, his style resonated with tens of millions of Americans for over five decades. His program was carried by over 1,200 radio stations and 400 Armed Forces Network stations around the world. He earned dozens of...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Section 49, Lot 676
GPS coordinates: 41.8671913, -87.8315277 (hddd.dddd)
Hascall, Gen. Milo Smith b. August 5, 1829 d. August 30, 1904
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He graduated from West Point in 1852 and after spending a year in the artillery service, he became a contractor for the Northern Indiana Railroad. When the Civil War began, he enlisted and was commissioned Colonel of the 17th Indiana Infantry. Assigned to brigade command in the Army of the Cumberland, he was promoted Brigadier General in April, 1862. He participated in the Battle of Stone's River and then fought in the Siege of Knoxville in 1863. In the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Haymarket Martyrs Monument [memorial] d. November 11, 1887
On May 4th, 1886 labor activists planned a meeting in Chicago's Haymarket Square to protest the killing of a worker by police during a strike for an eight-hour workday. As the meeting was about to end Police Inspector John Bonfield sent in 176 policemen to disperse the crowd although Mayor Carter Harrison had just left the meeting and deemed it peaceful. Someone (unknown to this day) ignited a bomb killing policeman Mathias Degan. The policemen responded by shooting wildly into the fleeing...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobby Hart)
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Lot 789, Section N
GPS coordinates: 41.8698082, -87.8197784 (hddd.dddd)
Haywood, William 'Big Bill' [Half of cremated remains] b. February 4, 1869 d. May 17, 1928
Labor Leader. He organized and led the Industrial Workers of the World. After his death he was cremated, with half his ashes interred in the United States and half in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Cremated
Heyer, Adam 'Frank' b. 1889 d. February 14, 1929
Gangster. Victim of Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, Chicago, Illinois.
Cause of death: Murdered.
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section R
Hoffman, Richard William b. 1893 d. 1975
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1949 to 1957. He also served as an Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1956 and 1960. (Bio by: K)
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Leary, S.P. b. June 6, 1930 d. January 26, 1998
Blues Musician. A native of Carthage, Texas, he began playing drums at the age of 14. He is best known for backing such music greats as Muddy Waters, James Cotton, T. Bone Walker, Lowell Fulson, and Howlin' Wolf. Leary began his musical career by touring with Walker and Fulson during the 1940s. He later joined the United States Army, but returmed to music after his discharge in 1953. He appeared on Howlin Wolf's albums, "I'm Leaving You", and "I've Been Abused." He also appeared on several...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Lundin, Frederick b. May 18, 1868 d. August 20, 1947
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois' 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1909 to 1911. He also served as a Member of the Illinois State Senate in 1894, and as an Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1904. (Bio by: K)
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Marshall, Jay b. August 29, 1919 d. May 10, 2005
Entertainer. A magician and ventriloquist, he was dean of the Society of American Magicians, a veteran of "The Ed Sullivan Show" and the first entertainer to open for Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas. Died at the age of 85 after a series of heart attacks, in Chicago.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Meyer, William b. June 22, 1863 d. September 26, 1926
Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. A native of Germany, he served in the United States Navy during the War with Spain as a Carpenter's Mate on board the "USS Nashville". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the cutting of the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, on May 11, 1898. His citation reads "Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Meyer set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action." His Medal was awarded to him on July 7...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 49, Lot 299
Parsons (Gonzales), Lucy (Lucia Ella) b. 1853 d. March 7, 1942
Anarchist. Modern scholarship concludes the probability that she was born as a slave in Texas, though she later claimed to be the daughter of a Mexican mother and a Creek father, denying any black heritage. She met and married Albert Parsons, a former Confederate soldier, around 1871. The racially mixed couple was forced to flee Texas and settled in Chicago in 1873. They became involved with Marxist socialism and the Workingmen's Party of the United States. She wrote and and lectured for the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Died in home fire when her blindness prevented her from escaping
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: About 2 gravestones to the right of the Haymarket Monument
Peller, Clara b. August 4, 1902 d. August 11, 1987
Wendy's spokesperson, "Where's the Beef?" A retired Chicago manicurist, Peller would embody Andy Warhol's "15 minutes of fame" adage when she was plucked from obscurity to star in a commercial for the then struggling Wendy's fast food chain. In a 1983 commercial spot she visits the competition and after looking at the rather puny hamburger meat shouts (in a raspy voice) "Where's the Beef? The line became an overnight sensation and became an icon of 80s pop culture and made Peller a celebrity...[Read More] (Bio by: Savannah Mason)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Waldheim Jewish Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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