About Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery
Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Lincolnwood, Cook County, Illinois. It lies about 4.1 mi northwest of Lincolnwood. The grounds sit at about 597 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 15 notable people buried here, including Harry Hebner, Paul Dresser and Sarah Hackett Stevenson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 417212. The nearest other listed cemetery is Getty Tomb, about 0.6 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Inclusive Funeral Care LLC in Chicago, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 42 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.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lincolnwood. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery
Among them: 4 baseball players, 2 architects, 2 business leaders, 2 physicians, 1 actor, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist, 1 musician.
- Harry Hebner1891-1968American swimmer, water polo player and coach
- Paul Dresser1858-1906American musician
- Sarah Hackett Stevenson1841-1909American physician
- Thomas Gallagher1850-1930American politician
- Germany Schaefer1876-1919American baseball player and coach
- Adam DeBus1892-1977Professional baseball player
- Bill Geiss1858-1924American baseball player
- Mathias "Paddy" Bauler1890-1977American politician
- Spencer Heath1893-1930American baseball player
- Anton C. Hesing1823-1895German-American newspaper publisher and politician
- Henry Schlacks1867-1938American architect
- Joseph C. Blaha1877-1944American businessman and politician
Show all 15 notable burials
- Washington Hesing1849-1897American newspaper editor and politician (b. 1849, d. 1897)
- Rosa Henrietta Engertborn 1828German-American physician (fl. 1828-1904)
- Adam Ortseifen1854-1929German-American brewery manager and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Boniface 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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What Saint Boniface 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
- Getty TombLincolnwood, ILCemetery0.6 mi
- Graceland Cemetery4001 North Clark Street, Chicago, ILChurch cemetery0.8 mi
- Wunders Lutheran CemeteryChicago, ILLutheran cemetery1.1 mi
- Wunder's Cemetery3963 North Clark Street, Chicago, ILChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Hebrew Benevolent Cemetery3919 North Clark Street, Chicago, ILJewish cemetery1.2 mi
- Rosehill Mausoleum5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Lincolnwood, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Rosehill Cemetery5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, ILCemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery1929 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, ILCatholic cemetery2.0 mi
- Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago5255 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILNational cemetery3.1 mi
- Saint Luke Cemetery5300 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, ILChristian cemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery
- Inclusive Funeral Care LLC0.2 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 318-1305
- Nelson Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 561-5147
- Furth Chapels0.5 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 784-4300
- Grein Funeral Directors1.4 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 588-6336
- Drake & Son Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Chicago · (773) 561-6874
- Cremation Society of Illinois1.7 miCremation provider · Chicago · (773) 281-5058
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Boniface 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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