Westlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum in Norridge, Illinois

Westlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum is a jewish cemetery in Norridge, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 636 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 15 notable people buried here, including Jack Ruby, Shel Silverstein and Gene Siskel. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 420965. The nearest other listed cemetery is Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rago Brothers Funeral Homes in Chicago, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 89 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: 3 business leaders, 2 actors, 2 musicians, 1 artist, 1 basketball player, 1 journalist, 1 scientist, 1 World War II veteran.

• Jack Ruby1911-1967
  American nightclub operator who killed American presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
• Shel Silverstein1930-1999
  American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer
• Gene Siskel1946-1999
  American film critic
• Leonard Chess1917-1969
  Polish-American record company executive
• Virginia Lee Corbin1910-1942
  American actress
• Abe Saperstein1902-1966
  American sports executive and basketball coach
• Richard Elrod1934-2014
  American politician
• Tobias Bamberg1875-1963
  Magician
• Sandy Dvore1934-2020
  American artist
• Eva Branman1891-1973
• Gitta Gradova1904-1985
  American pianist
• Albert "Wallpaper" Wolff1903-1998
  American law enforcement agent

People whose Wikidata entry gives Westlawn 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.

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.

• Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum

  7800 West Irving Park Road, Norridge, IL
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Irving Park Cemetery

  7777 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Indian Cemetery

  Norridge, IL
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums

  3100 North Thatcher Avenue, River Grove, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum

  2905 North Thatcher Avenue, River Grove, IL
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Rosemont Park Cemetery

  6758 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Read Dunning Memorial Park

  West Belle Plaine Avenue, Chicago, IL
  Memorial park

  1.9 mi
• Mount Olive Cemetery

  3800 North Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, IL
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Mount Isaiah Israel Cemetery

  Harwood Heights, IL
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• B'Nai Abraham Cemetery

  Harwood Heights, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  2.0 mi

• Rago Brothers Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Chicago · (773) 276-7800
  0.5 mi
• Wallace Harrison Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chicago · (331) 575-7667
  0.5 mi
• American Cremation Society

  Cremation provider · Chicago · (773) 736-8888
  0.5 mi
• Summerdale Funeral & Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Chicago · (773) 310-2172
  0.5 mi
• Ridgemoor Chapels

  Funeral home · Chicago · (773) 736-2693
  0.7 mi
• Olenec Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Norridge · (708) 456-5828
  0.7 mi

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