About Clarendon Hills Cemetery
Clarendon Hills Cemetery is a cemetery near Darien, DuPage County, Illinois. It lies about 0.9 mi southeast of Darien. The grounds sit at about 764 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Fred Faulkner Lester, James W. Robinson, Jr. and Jim Rexilius. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 421754. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hinsdale Animal Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Modell Funeral Home in Darien, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 66 cemeteries we list in DuPage County, and 61 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 66 listings in DuPage County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Darien. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Clarendon Hills Cemetery
Among them: 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Fred Faulkner Lester1926-1945United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- James W. Robinson, Jr.1940-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Jim Rexilius2000-2003American football coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Clarendon Hills 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.
Map
41.76351, -87.98203
What Clarendon Hills 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
- Hinsdale Animal CemeteryWillowbrook, ILPet cemetery1.3 mi
- Saint John Lutheran Church CemeteryWillowbrook, ILLutheran cemetery1.4 mi
- Cass CemeteryDarien, ILCemetery2.3 mi
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- Oakcrest CemeteryDowners Grove, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Oak Crest CemeteryDowners Grove, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Blodgett CemeteryDowners Grove, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Saint Bernard CemeteryWoodridge, ILChristian cemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Clarendon Hills Cemetery
- Modell Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Darien · (630) 852-3595
- Simplicity Funeral & Cremation Care1.8 miCremation provider · Darien · (630) 445-1439
- Cappetta's West Suburban Funeral Home & Cremation Services2.4 miFuneral home · Westmont · (630) 852-8000
- Adolf Funeral Home & Cremation Services2.4 miFuneral home · Willowbrook · (630) 325-2300
- Kapsa Monument Co2.4 miMonument dealer · Downers Grove · (630) 969-3120
- Toon Funeral Homes2.4 miFuneral home · Westmont · (630) 968-2262
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