Find A Grave - Lake County

Bush, Richard Earl b. December 23, 1924 d. June 7, 2004
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served as a Corporal with the Fourth Marines, Sixth Marine Division, in the Pacific campaign. On April 16, 1945, under Japanese artillery fire, he led his squad up rocky terrain in the battle to capture the 1,200-foot Mount Yaetake in northern Okinawa, an outpost overlooking two important roads. While participating in the breakthrough to the entrenched inner defenses of the mountain, a hand grenade hurled by a Japanese defender landed amid...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Ascension Catholic Cemetery, Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 7, Block 10, Lot 63
GPS coordinates: 42.3074112, -87.9193573 (hddd.dddd)
Collins, Bob b. February 28, 1942 d. February 8, 2000
Well-known morning Chicago radio personality on WGN. (Bio by: Dan Jares)
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Huck, Winnifred Sprague b. September 14, 1882 d. August 24, 1936
US Congresswoman. She was elected as a Republican Representative from Illinois to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1922 to 1923. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Hughes, Ed b. October 23, 1927 d. June 23, 2000
Professional Football Player, Coach. For five seasons (1954 to 1958), he played at the left defensive-halfback position in the National Football League with the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants. Born Edward D. Hughes, he attended Kensington High School in Buffalo and later Cameron University (Oklahoma) and North Carolina State University, prior to completing his collegiate football career at Tulsa University. He was selected by the Rams during the 10th round of the 1954 NFL Draft. He...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Highland Memorial Park, Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Hughes, John b. February 18, 1950 d. August 6, 2009
Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter, Producer. He is best known for the 1980's comedy and teenager films "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "The Breakfast Club" (1985), "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986) and "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987). He wrote the screenplay for the popular 1990 film "Home Alone". Raised in Chicago, Hughes was an advertising copywriter and later joke writer for Chicago-area comedians. A stint as editor of National Lampoon Magazine would lead to his Hollywood career. His...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Karadjordjevic, Andrej b. June 28, 1929 d. May 7, 1990
Serbian prince. Younger brother of King Petar II. After 1945 lived in exile in Great Britain and later in USA. (Bio by: Jelena)
Most Holy Mother of God Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Third Lake, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Magnuson, Keith b. April 27, 1947 d. December 15, 2003
Professional Hockey Player. Keith Magnuson played college hockey at Denver University, where he helped the Pioneers to the NCAA championship in 1968 and 1969.He was a member of the Blackhawks' 75th anniversary all-star team selected in 2001, played for Chicago from 1969-1979. He had 14 goals, 125 assists and 1,442 penalty minutes (a team record) in 589 NHL games. In 68 playoff games, he had three goals, nine assists and 164 penalty minutes. Magnuson went on to become an assistant coach under...[Read More] (Bio by: Eamonn)
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Mandusich, Jake Allex b. July 13, 1887 d. August 28, 1959
World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during World War I under the name of "Jake Allex" in the United States Army as a Corporal in Company H, 131st Infantry, 33rd Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Chipilly Ridge, France, on August 9, 1918. His citation reads "At a critical point in the action, when all the officers with his platoon had become casualties, Cpl. Allex took command of the platoon and led it forward until the advance was stopped by...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Saint Sava, Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Mason, William Ernest b. July 7, 1850 d. June 16, 1921
Republican congressman from Illinois. He served in the House of Representatives from 1887-1891 and in the US Senate from 1897-1903. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Meyer, Rev. Albert Gregory b. March 9, 1903 d. April 9, 1965
Religious Figure. He was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, the tenth bishop and fifth archbishop of Chicago, Illinois. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he studied at the Saint Francis Seminary in his hometown and was ordained priest there on July 11, 1926. On February 22, 1946, he was appointed Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, where he was consecrated bishop on May 8, 1946. He was promoted to the metropolitan See of Milwaukee on July 21, 1953 and installed on September 24, 1953 before...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Mundelein Seminary Cemetery, Mundelein, Lake County, Illinois, USA
GPS coordinates: 42.2843895, -87.9988098 (hddd.dddd)
Mihailovic, Draza [memorial] b. April 27, 1893 d. July 17, 1946
Commander-in-Chief of the Yugoslavian Army Forces, and later, Minister of War. He organized and lead resistance forces against the enemy which occupied Yugoslavia from Dec 1941 to Dec 1944. Through the undaunted efforts of his troops, over 500 US Airman were rescued from the Enemy Occupation Forces in Yugoslavia during World War II, and returned safely to friendly control. He was awarded the "Legion of Merit" award by President Harry Truman.

The location of his remains are unknown. It...[Read More] (Bio by: David M. Habben)
Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Saint Sava, Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Mundelein, George b. July 2, 1872 d. October 2, 1939
Religious Figure. He was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, serving from 1915 to 1939. In 1924, he was the first to be named Cardinal. He was noted as an administrator and fund-raiser, building hundreds of schools, churches, hospitals, and charitable institutions. Born on the lower east side of New York City, New York, from 1895 to 1915 he served in various posts in the Diocese of Brooklyn, as a priest and then auxiliary bishop. After being named Chicago Archbishop in 1915...[Read More] (Bio by: William Seitz)
Mundelein Seminary Cemetery, Mundelein, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Chapel of the Immaculate Conception
GPS coordinates: 42.2811584, -88.0005112 (hddd.dddd)
Pesch, Donna Stone b. May 23, 1935 d. February 19, 1985
Founder of the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse. Daughter of the late W. Clement Stone, insurance financier and philanthropist. (Bio by: Dan Jares)
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Peter II of Yugoslavia b. September 6, 1923 d. November 3, 1970
Yugoslavian Monarch. Last King of Yugoslavia. He became King of Yugoslavia at the age of 11 in 1934, after his father, Alexander I was assassinated in Marseilles, France. The country was ruled until 1941 by Prince Paul, a regent, when Peter began his rule. His rule was short-lived when the Nazis overran the country that same year. After the takeover, Peter went to London, England, where he headed a government in exile. In 1965 when the monarchy was abolished in Yugoslavia, he lived in the...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Saint Sava, Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Plot: His tomb is located in the church
Proxmire, William b. November 11, 1915 d. December 15, 2005
US Senator. A native of Lake Forest, Illinois, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He also served as a Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1951 to 1952, Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1952, 1954, and 1956 as Democratic, and as an Alternate Delegate to the Democratic National Committee from Wisconsin in 1952. In 1975 he started the 'Golden Fleece' Awards.
Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Rogers, George Clarke b. November 22, 1839 d. February 28, 1915
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Piermont, New Hampshire, at the start of the Civil War he was lawyer in practice in Lake county, Illinois, when he enlisted in the Union and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant in the 15th Illinois Infantry. As a Captain at the Battle of Shiloh he received four wounds, but refused to leave the field and led his company in the final charge. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel for his gallant conduct, and soon afterward was commissioned Colonel in command...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Block 5, Lot 16
Sherman, Alson b. April 21, 1811 d. September 27, 1903
Chicago Mayor. Served as Mayor of Chicago in 1844.
Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Plot: [unmarked]
Stetson, John Charles b. September 6, 1920 d. August 1, 2007
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Served under President Jimmy Carter as the 12th secretary of the Air Force from April 6, 1977, to May 18, 1979. Born in Chicago in 1920, he received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1943 and later attended Northwestern University Business School in Chicago. A structural engineer with Douglas Aircraft Company during WWII, he was commissioned in the United States Navy and served as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Warner III., Ezra Joseph b. July 4, 1910 d. May 30, 1974
Historian. He was the author of the "Generals in Gray" (1959) and "Generals in Blue" (1964) historical research books that detailed the lives and careers of all 425 commissioned Civil War Confederate Army Generals, and all 583 commissioned Civil war Union Army Generals. Both works have become standard references today for a majority of Civil war researchers.
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Wood, Robert Elkington b. June 13, 1879 d. November 6, 1969
Businessman. A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was achieved the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army. In 1924 he became vice-president and in 1928 president of Sears, Roebuck, a small rural mail-order company that soon became one of the great retail stores of the world.. He retired in 1954 but remained director until 1968. He also founded Allstate Insurance Inc. (Bio by: K)
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA

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