Irving Park Cemetery
Irving Park Cemetery is located at 7777 West Irving Park Road, in Chicago.[3]
| Irving Park Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 The front gates of Irving Park Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1918 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°56′59″N 87°49′23″W[1] |
| Owned by | Dignity Memorial |
| Find a Grave | Irving Park Cemetery |
Irving Park Cemetery performed its first interment in July 1918.[4] Some of the victims of the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre are buried at Irving Park Cemetery.[3]
Notable burials
- Kay Armen – (1915–2011), singer and actress
- Carmel Henry Carfora – (1878–1958), bishop of the Old Catholic church
- Fred Goetz – (1897–1934), organized crime figure
- Frank Gusenberg – (1893–1929), organized crime figure
- Peter Gusenberg – (1888–1929), organized crime figure
- Albert Kachellek – (1890–1929), organized crime figure
References
- "Irving Park Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Irving Park Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Graveyards of Chicago
- "History – Irving Park Cemetery". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22.
External links
- Official website Archived 2014-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
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