Ridgewood Memorial Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois

Ridgewood Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 653 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Carl R. Chindblom, Jerry Nagel and Tom Asmussen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 416654. The nearest other listed cemetery is Villa Redeemer Monastery Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home in Niles, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 72 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.

Among them: 1 football player, 1 baseball player, 1 basketball player, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran.

• Carl R. Chindblom1870-1956
  American politician
• Jerry Nagel1928-1999
  American basketball player
• Tom Asmussen1878-1963
  American baseball player
• Hugh Gallarneau1917-1999
  Player of American football

People whose Wikidata entry gives Ridgewood Memorial 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.

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.

• Villa Redeemer Monastery Cemetery

  Des Plaines, IL
  Christian cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Kennicott Graves

  Des Plaines, IL
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• St. John's Cemetery

  Northbrook, IL
  Christian cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

  Northbrook, IL
  Lutheran cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Maryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum

  8600 North Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  2.1 mi
• All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum

  700 North River Road, Des Plaines, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Saint Marys Cemetery

  Mount Prospect, IL
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery

  1212 Rand Road, Des Plaines, IL
  Lutheran cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Sunset Memorial Lawns

  Northbrook, IL
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Northfield Oakwood Cemetery

  3200 Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook, IL
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi

• Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Niles · (847) 581-0536
  1.3 mi
• Oehler Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Des Plaines · (847) 824-5155
  2.0 mi
• River Woods Funeral Chapels

  Funeral home · Des Plaines · (847) 635-5900
  2.0 mi
• Nova Funeral Services

  Cremation provider · Des Plaines · (773) 547-5354
  2.0 mi
• Nova Funerals

  Funeral home · Des Plaines · (773) 547-5354
  2.6 mi
• G.L. Hills Fueral Home and Cremation Ceter

  Cremation provider · Des Plaines
  2.6 mi

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