Find A Grave - DuPage County

Berwanger, Jay b. March 19, 1914 d. June 26, 2002
University of Chicago All-American football player. He was the first recipient of the Heisman Trophy, first player chosen during the first National Football League draft, and the only Heisman recipient to ever tackle a future president of the United States. Gerald Ford still has a scar to prove it. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa, where in high school he excelled at wrestling and track, as well as football. He enrolled at the University of Chicago after graduation due mainly to a desire for an...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section G9
Childs, Robert Andrew b. March 22, 1845 d. December 19, 1915
US Congressman. Originally a farmer, he joined the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War and served in the 15th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. After the war, he graduated from Illinois State Normal University, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1872. Settling in Hinsdale, Illinois, he opened a law practice, was a member of the village board of trustees, and served as president of the school board. In 1893, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Foulis Jr., James b. August 22, 1871 d. March 3, 1928
Professional Golfer. He won the second United States Open tournament in 1896. He and his brother David invented the bramble patterning for the new rubber-cored golf ball and developed a club called the "Mashie-Niblick", known today as the seven iron. In addition he designed many of the first golf courses in the midwestern United States. (Bio by: Douglas Kirk Sorensen)
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Hoffman, Elmer Joseph b. July 7, 1899 d. June 25, 1976
US Congressman. He completed his education in the Wheaton public schools and the enlisted in the Army for service during World War I. He served in the Artillery in France and afterwards returned to Illinois to assist in operating the family farm. Hoffman also operated a trucking business, which he owned from 1919 to 1930. In 1930 he became a deputy in the DuPage County Sheriff's Department, serving until 1938, when he was elected Sheriff. Hoffman was Sheriff from 1939-1942, Chief Deputy Sheriff...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Saint Michaels Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Hyde, Henry John b. April 18, 1924 d. November 29, 2007
US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois' 6th District in the United States of Representatives, he served from 1975 to 2007. He also served as a Member of the Illinois State House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975, Republican Member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence from 1985 to 1991, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001, and as Chairman of the House International Relations Committee from 2001 to 2007. Hyde is best known for his impeachment proceedings...[Read More]
Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Jones, Marcellus E. b. June 5, 1830 d. October 9, 1900
Civil War Union Army Officer. He joined the Union Army in the first summer of the war, and was mustered in as a Sergeant in in Company E, 8th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry on September 18, 1861. He rose in rank during the war, being promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on December 5, 1862, 1st Lieutenant on July 4, 1864, and and Captain and commander of his Company on October 10, 1864. He gained a lasting place in American military history in the early morning of July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Julian, Dr. Percy Lavon b. April 11, 1899 d. April 19, 1975
Chemist, civil rights leader. He was research director of the soya products division and later chemicals development division of the Glidden Company (1936-1953), headed his own companies after 1953, is credited with synthesis of physostigmine for treatment of glaucoma, of the female sex hormone progesterone, and of a compound from soybean sterols making possible quantity production of cortisone.
Elm Lawn Cemetery Mausoleum and Crematorium, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Kaufmann, Tony (Anthony) b. December 16, 1900 d. June 4, 1982
Major League Baseball Player. The right-hander pitched 11 years in the big leagues, but he also was the St. Louis Cardinals scout who, along with Ken Penner, tracked Boston star Ted Williams during the closing days of the 1946 season to see how other clubs defended against him in preparation for a possible matchup in the World Series. "We charted three shifts against Williams," he said. "Cleveland's, we felt, was too extreme to be effective. In fact, Williams beat Red Embree 1-0 with a home run...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Keeney, Russell Watson b. December 29, 1897 d. January 11, 1958
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1919 and commenced the practice of law in Naperville, Illinois. In 1920, he became Justice of the Peace of Lisle Township and was the assistant State's Attorney until 1935. From 1936 to 1939, he was State Attorney of DuPage County and county judge of DuPage County, 1940 to 1952. From 1953 to 1956, he was circuit judge of the sixteenth judicial district of Illinois. In 1957, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress and served until...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Kerr, Red b. August 17, 1932 d. February 26, 2009
Professional Basketball Player, Coach, Broadcaster. Born John G. Kerr, he played at the center and forward positions for twelve seasons (1954 to 1966) in the National Basketball Association with the Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia 76ers and Baltimore Bullets. He was a member of the 1954-1955 NBA Champion Nationals' Team. His other career highlights include three-time All-Star selection (1956, 1959, 1963). After playing collegiate basketball at the University of Illinois, he appeared in 905...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
GPS coordinates: 41.8581085, -87.9671631 (hddd.dddd)
Kramer, Theodore L. b. 1847 d. March 2, 1910
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company G, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia. His citation reads "Took one of the first prisoners, a captain." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Arlington Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 5
Landon, Margaret b. September 7, 1903 d. December 4, 1993
Author. Born in Somers, Wisconsin, Margaret and her husband Kenneth moved to Thailand in 1924, where she served as Headmistress of the Anakul Satri Girls' School. During her stay in Thailand, Margaret completed the research to write the novel that made her famous "Anna and the King of Siam," the story of Anna Leonowens, a governess in the court of King Mongkut. Margaret Landon's work was adapted to the cinema by 20th Century Fox in 1946, under the novel title, starring Rex Harrison and Irene...[Read More] (Bio by: Jos� L Bernab� Tronchoni)
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Lester, Fred Faulkner b. April 29, 1926 d. June 8, 1945
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served as a Hospital Apprentice First Class U.S. Navy, attached to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Marines, 6th Marine Division as a Medical Corpsman during action against Japanese forces on Okinawa, Shima in the Ryukyu Chain. On June 8, 1945, he saw a wounded marine lying in an open field beyond the front lines following an assault against a strategic Japanese hill position. As he unhesitatingly crawled toward the casualty he was wounded by hostile...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Clarendon Hills Cemetery, Darien, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Madden, Martin Barnaby b. March 21, 1855 d. April 27, 1928
U.S. Congressman. Born in Wolviston, England, he moved to Chicago with his parents in 1860. He graduated from Bryant and Stratton Business College and was a successful corporate and trade association executive. Madden served on the Chicago City Council from 1889 to 1897, including two years as council president, and was chairman of the Chicago Republican committee from 1890 to 1896. He ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1902. In 1904 he won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and served...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Fairview Cemetery, Hinsdale, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
McCormick, Robert b. July 30, 1880 d. April 1, 1955
Journalist.
Cantigny Estate, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Monroe, Pvt. James Howard b. October 17, 1944 d. February 16, 1967
Vietnam War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Private First Class, U.S. Army, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. At Bong Son, Hoai Nhon Province, Republic of Vietnam, on February 16, 1967, Pfc. Monroe�s platoon was deployed in a night ambush when the position was suddenly subjected to an intense grenade attack. Responding to the calls for help from the wounded men Pfc. Monroe moved forward through heavy small-arms fire to the foxhole but...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Moryn, Walt "Moose" b. April 12, 1926 d. July 21, 1996
Major League Baseball Player. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound outfielder was with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1954 to December 9, 1955, when he was traded with third baseman Don Hoak and pitcher Russ Meyer to the Chicago Cubs for third baseman Randy Jackson and pitcher Don Elston. The left-handed slugger hit .285 with 27 doubles, 23 homers and 67 RBIs in 1956, then .289 with 33 doubles, 19 homers and a career-high 88 RBIs in 1957. He got some revenge against the Dodgers by blasting three homers in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Ripley, Edward Payson b. October 30, 1845 d. February 4, 1920
Business Magnate. First President of the reorganized Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in 1895. The plaque on the door of the mausoleum bears the quote, "This is the sunset glow. The shadows will soon begin to lengthen. But if I have died to win the approbation of my contemporaries and to be of benefit to those with whom I have been associated, I can look with complacency on the signs of the closing day and so to my rest content." (Speech made by E.P. Ripley on his 70th birthday.) (Bio by: David M. Habben)
Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Robinson Jr., James William b. August 30, 1940 d. April 11, 1966
Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Robinson served as a Sergeant, United States Army, Company D, 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He was awarded his medal for service at the Republic of Vietnam, on April 11, 1966. His citation reads-For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Company C was engaged in fierce combat with a Viet Cong battalion. Despite the heavy fire, Sgt. Robinson moved among the...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Clarendon Hills Cemetery, Darien, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Schmale, Nina Jo b. December 27, 1941 d. July 14, 1966
One of the 8 Chicago nurses murdered by Richard Speck on July 13-14, 1966. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Cause of death: Murdered
Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA

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