About All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum
All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum is a catholic cemetery in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 640 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 53 notable people buried here, including Francis George, Annette Rogers and Henry Darger. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 403412. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is River Woods Funeral Chapels in Des Plaines, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 85 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 All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum
Among them: 9 US representatives, 8 baseball players, 5 basketball players, 4 football players, 3 World War I veterans, 2 architects, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 musicians.
- Francis George1937-2015Catholic cardinal
- Annette Rogers1913-2006Athletics competitor
- Henry Darger1892-1973Author, artist
- Barrett Deems1914-1998American musician
- Gabby Hartnett1900-1972American baseball player and coach
- Paddy Driscoll1896-1968American baseball player
- Freddie Lindstrom1905-1981American baseball player and coach
- Harry Caray1914-1998American sportscaster
- Edward Rowan Finnegan1905-1971American politician
- George Connor1925-2003American football player
- Michael L. Igoe1885-1967American politician
- Morgan F. Murphy1932-2016United States Marine, lawyer, and politician
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- Ray Meyer1913-2006American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
- Thomas Leonard Owens1897-1948American politician
- Charles A. Boyle1907-1959American politician
- James Bowler1875-1957American politician from Illinois
- James T. McDermott1872-1938American politician
- James Woolley1966-2016American musician
- Jim Burns1945-2020American basketball player and politician
- John J. Kelly1898-1957Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Cozy Dolan1889-1958American baseball player
- Donald Stephens1928-2007American mayor
- John J. Gorman1883-1949American politician
- Bernie Masterson1911-1963American football player and coach
- Fred Pfeffer1860-1932American baseball player
- George Ireland1913-2001American basketball player-coach
- James T. Igoe1883-1971American politician
- Lew Fonseca1899-1989American baseball player
- Paul Mares1900-1949American musician
- Bert Metzger1909-1986American football player
- Brian Barnett Duff1930-2016United States federal judge
- Joey Meyer1949-2023American basketball player and coach
- Arch Ward1896-1955American journalist
- Henry Joseph Schroeder1875-1942American Dominican
- John M. Bolton1901-1936Politician
- Joseph DiVarco1910-1986American mobster
- Phil Masi1916-1990American baseball player
- Robert Edward Ringling1897-1950American opera singer
- Carl Grubert1911-1979American cartoonist
- Dwight D. Guilfoil Jr.1922-1989American businessman
- Henry Schmitz1871-1939German-American physician
- Michael R. Blanchfield1950-1969United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Robert Piest1963-1978American murder victim
- Dave French1931-2021American basketball player
- Homer McKee1880-1950American cartoonist and writer
- Howard A. Brundage1892-1961American attorney (1892-1961); International Military Tribunal interrogator
- Joe Slattery1922-2009(1922-2009) President of AFTRA
- John J. Burns1886-1956American architect, Chicago
- Mary Dolores Schorsch1896-1984
- Maurice Carroll1897-1990American architect, active in Saint Louis and Kansas City
- Owen Patrick Smith1867-1927American greyhound racing promoter
- Raymond J. Nogar1916-1967American Dominican theologian
- Walter Francis Mullady1904-1989American Business Executive, Chairman fo Rogers Cartage Co., former President of American Trucking Association, and Chairman Michigan Avenue National Bank
People whose Wikidata entry gives All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum 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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42.06252, -87.89264
What All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum 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
- Saint Marys CemeteryMount Prospect, ILCemetery0.7 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery1212 Rand Road, Des Plaines, ILLutheran cemetery0.7 mi
- Kennicott GravesDes Plaines, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Ridgewood Memorial Cemetery9900 Milwaukee Avenue, Des Plaines, ILCemetery2.2 mi
- Villa Redeemer Monastery CemeteryDes Plaines, ILChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Saint John Evangelical Lutheran CemeteryNorthbrook, ILLutheran cemetery2.3 mi
- St. John's CemeteryNorthbrook, ILChristian cemetery2.3 mi
- Northfield Oakwood Cemetery3200 Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Saint Paul Lutheran CemeteryMount Prospect, ILLutheran cemetery2.5 mi
- St. John Lutheran Church CemeteryMount Prospect, ILLutheran cemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum
- River Woods Funeral Chapels1.0 miFuneral home · Des Plaines · (847) 635-5900
- Nova Funeral Services1.0 miCremation provider · Des Plaines · (773) 547-5354
- Cremation Society of Illinois1.6 miCremation provider · Des Plaines · (847) 577-6505
- G.L. Hills Funeral Home Ltd1.6 miFuneral home · Des Plaines · (847) 699-9003
- G.L. Hills Fueral Home and Cremation Ceter1.6 miCremation provider · Des Plaines
- Nova Funerals1.6 miFuneral home · Des Plaines · (773) 547-5354
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Frequently asked questions
Where is All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum located?
All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum is at 700 North River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016 in Cook County. GPS coordinates: 42.06252, -87.89264.
Is All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum 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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