About Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 630 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including Innocent Lotocky, Oles Babii and Roman Zavadovych. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 417651. The nearest other listed cemetery is All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Nelson Funeral Home in Park Ridge, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 92 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 Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
Among them: 5 writers, 2 artists, 2 journalists, 1 physician.
- Innocent Lotocky1915-2013Catholic bishop
- Oles Babii1897-1975Ukrainian writer and literary critic
- Roman Zavadovych1903-1985American journalist
- Volodymyr Simenovych1859-1932American physician
- Ivan Bodnaruk1903-1990
- Maria Harasowska-Daczyszyn1911-2000American painter
- Mykhailyna Stefanovych-Olshanska1895-1981Ukrainian painter
- Mykola Kulyckyj1903-1970
- Philip Allan Luelsdorff1941-2018
- Stepan Kuropasʹ1900-2001
- Stepan Reshetylo1889-1950
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery 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.
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41.98624, -87.84985
What Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery 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
- All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery9201 West Higgins Road, Chicago, ILCatholic cemetery0.2 mi
- Indian CemeteryNorridge, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Town of Maine CemeteryPark Ridge, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Immaculate Conception MonasteryHarwood Heights, ILCemetery2.2 mi
- Westlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum7801 West Montrose Avenue, Norridge, ILJewish cemetery2.3 mi
- Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum7800 West Irving Park Road, Norridge, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Eden Memorial Park Cemetery9851 Irving Park Road, Schiller Park, ILMemorial park2.6 mi
- Norwood Park Cemetery6533 North Newark Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Union Ridge Cemetery6700 West Higgins Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums6800 North Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, ILCatholic cemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- Nelson Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Park Ridge · (847) 823-5122
- Memory Eternal Funeral Directors, LTD1.4 miFuneral home · Des Plaines · (847) 375-0095
- Cumberland Chapels1.6 miFuneral home · Norridge · (708) 456-8300
- Olenec Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Norridge · (708) 456-5828
- Ryan-Parke Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Park Ridge · (847) 823-1171
- Mj Suerth Funeral Home Ltd2.0 miCremation provider · Chicago · (773) 631-1240
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery located?
Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is at 8851 West Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 41.98624, -87.84985.
Is Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic 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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