Shalom Memorial Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois
About Shalom Memorial Park
Shalom Memorial Park is a memorial park in Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 728 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Aaron Swartz, Harold Ramis and Gene H. Golub. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 418275. The nearest other listed cemetery is Randhill Park Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Shalom Memorial Park Jewish Funeral Home in Arlington Heights, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 55 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Cook County dates to 1834. 23 of the 187 listings in Cook County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Shalom Memorial Park
Among them: 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 basketball player, 1 business leader, 1 musician, 1 physician, 1 scientist.
- Aaron Swartz1986-2013American computer programmer and internet-political activist
- Harold Ramis1944-2014American actor, comedian, and filmmaker
- Gene H. Golub1932-2007American computer scientist and numerical analyst
- Howie Carl1938-2005American basketball player
- Laurie Dann1957-1988American murderer
- Al Dvorin1922-2004American bandleader and talent agent
- Aaron J. Gellman1930-2016Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1968
- James Elzar Lebensohn1893-1979American physician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Shalom Memorial Park as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.13040, -88.00200
What Shalom Memorial Park offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Randhill Park CemeteryPalatine, ILCemetery0.2 mi
- Sutherland CemeteryPalatine, ILCemetery1.5 mi
- Knopf CemeteryLong Grove, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryBuffalo Grove, ILCatholic cemetery2.5 mi
- Hillside CemeteryPalatine, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Union CemeteryPalatine, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Southside CemeteryPalatine, ILChristian cemetery2.8 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran CemeteryPalatine, ILLutheran cemetery2.8 mi
- Long Grove CemeteryLong Grove, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Salem CemeteryPalatine, ILCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Shalom Memorial Park
- Shalom Memorial Park Jewish Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Arlington Heights · (847) 255-3520
- Shalom Memorial Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Arlington Heights · (847) 704-1011
- Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Palatine · (847) 358-7411
- Adinamis Funeral Directors2.0 miFuneral home · Palatine · (773) 728-1700
- Smith-Corcoran Palatine Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Palatine · (847) 359-8020
- Mitzvah Memorial Funerals2.1 miFuneral home · Deerfield · (630) 648-9824
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Shalom Memorial Park located?
Shalom Memorial Park is at 1700 West Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 42.13040, -88.00200.
Is Shalom Memorial Park a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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