Find A Grave - Hillside

Drucci (D'Ambrosio), Vincent (Victor) b. 1898 d. April 4, 1927
Mafia figure. He was a hated sicilian gangster who was in the West Side Irish gang under Dion O'Bannion of Chicago. He was killed in a police car by Detective Danny Healy. Four bullets struck and killed him. He was buried in typical gangland fashion. His silver casket cost $10,000 and more than $30,000 in flowers adorned the funeral rooms.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 12
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
Farris, Suzanne Bridgit b. 1944 d. July 14, 1966
Murder Victim. One of the 8 Chicago nurses murdered by Richard Speck on July 13-14, 1966.
Cause of death: Murdered
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Feehan, Patrick Augustine b. August 29, 1829 d. July 12, 1902
Religious Figure. He served as the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop and first Archbishop of the Chicago, Illinois diocese. A native of Killenaule, Ireland, he was ordained priest on November 1, 1852 and served in Saint Louis, Missouri until his appointment as Bishop of Nashville, Tennesse, on June 7, 1865. On September 10, 1880, he was promoted to the metropolitan See of Chicago, Illinois, becoming its first Archbishop. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Bishops' Mausoleum, West Wall, Center Row
GPS coordinates: 41.8664284, -87.9071808 (hddd.dddd)
Genna, Angelo 'Bloody Angelo' d. May 25, 1925
Chicago Gangster. Killed by Vincent Drucci, Earl Weiss and Bugs Moran, of Chicago's West Side Gang. Became head of Union Sicilian after Merlo's death.
Cause of death: murdered
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 17, near road
Genna, Mike 'Mike the Devil' d. June 13, 1925
Gangster. He was fatally wounded in a gunfight with Chicago Police detectives on - he took a bullet to the leg which severed an artery; he bled to death in an ambulance on the way to the hospital, but not before delivering a kick to the face (and some verbal abuse) to one of the officers. (Bio by: Peter W. Many, Jr.)
Cause of death: gunshot
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 17, near road
Genna, Peter 'Pete' d. May 13, 1948
Gangster. Fled to Sicily with Jim and Sam after their brothers' murders. They returned to Chicago, and divorced themselves from the rackets to run an olive oil importing firm.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 17, near road
Genna, Sam d. December 20, 1951
Gangster. Fled to Sicily with Jim and Peter after their brothers' murders. They returned to Chicago, and divorced themselves from the rackets to run an olive oil importing firm.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 17, near road
Genna, Tony (Antonio) 'Tony the Gentleman' d. July 8, 1925
Gangster. Killed by Chicago's West Side Gang
Cause of death: murdered
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 17, near road
Genna, Vincenzo 'Jim'
Gangster. Fled to Sicily with Peter and Sam after their brothers' murders. They returned to Chicago, and divorced themselves from the rackets to run an olive oil importing firm.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 17, near road
Giancana, Sam (Salvatore) b. June 15, 1908 d. June 19, 1975
Gangster. Boss of the Chicago outfit. He was murdered in his kitchen while cooking Italian sausages.
Cause of death: Mob Hit
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 38
Giunta, Joseph (Giuseppe) b. 1887 d. May 8, 1929
Organized Crime Figure. He was a high ranking member of the Capone gang who formed a secret alliance with Al Capone enemy Joe Aiello. Giunta planned to kill Capone and take over his operations, and enlisted the help of Capone triggermen John Scalise and Albert Anselmi with the promise of higher positions when Giunta was in power. Capone found out about the plan and invited Giunta, Scalise and Anselmi to a dinner party. During dinner Capone brought out an Indian club he'd received as a gift and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobby Hart)
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 26 - east of the water tower
Gray, Harold Lincoln b. January 20, 1894 d. May 9, 1968
Cartoonist. Created the cartoon comic strip, "Little Orphan Annie" on August 24, 1924. The story was about a 12 year old red-headed orphan and her pals, including millionaire, Daddy Warbucks. The comic strip ran in over 400 newspapers and would later be the subject of films, stage plays, books and music. The Broadway version of the comic strip mnade its debut in 1977 in New York City.
Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Heartery, Richard b. 1847 d. June 7, 1912
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Wars with the Plains Indians as a Private in Company D, 6th United States Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on August 30, 1881 Cibicu, Arizona. His citation reads "Bravery in action." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section V, Block 6, Lot 11
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
Lingle, Jake b. July 2, 1891 d. June 9, 1930
Journalist, Mob Figure. A reporter for the Chicago Tribune, he covered the city's organized crime beat during the bloody reign of Al Capone. He was not a writer but a "leg man", someone who gathered information and phoned it in to the editor's desk. On June 9, 1930, he was shot dead at close range in a crowded pedestrian tunnel beneath the Illinois Central train station. The murder shocked the nation because it appeared to violate the mob's traditional "hands off" policy towards journalists...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section B
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
Lombardo, Antonio 'The Scourge' b. November 23, 1891 d. September 7, 1928
Chicago gangster. Valued advisor of Al Capone. He became Capone's consigliere after Johnny Torrio retired in 1927.
Cause of death: Mafia-related assassination
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section M
May, Hattie B. b. April 17, 1887 d. August 22, 1969
Wife of Gangster, John May.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 22

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