Mount Carmel Cemetery (Hillside)

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Mount Carmel Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Hillside, Illinois , a suburb of Chicago , and, like some other American cemeteries, is named after Mount Carmel in present-day Israel .

location

The cemetery is located between the Eisenhower Expressway ( Interstate 290 ) to the north, Wolf Road to the west, and Roosevelt Road to the south. It borders the Queen of Heaven Cemetery , which is on the other side of Roosevelt Road ; and the Oakridge Glen Oaks Cemetery ; which is on the other side of Wolf Road, next to the Queen of Heaven .

Mount Carmel Cemetery covers an area of ​​214 acres (865,844 m²) and over 225,000 people were buried here. Around 800 funerals take place there every year.

history

The cemetery was opened in 1901. In 1965 the cemetery received its own administration in cooperation with the other two cemeteries.

The Bishop's Mausoleum is also located in Mount Carmel Cemetery and was created by William J. Brinkmann . It serves as the burial place for the Archbishops of Chicago. In addition, there are over 400 family graves and mausoleums of well-known bullies in the cemetery.

Buried persons (selection)

Religious personalities

Mobster

Politician

  • Mike Merlo (1880–1924, Chicago), Italian-American politician, President of the Unione Siciliana

Web links

Coordinates: 41 ° 51 ′ 51 ″  N , 87 ° 54 ′ 27 ″  W.