About Scandinavian Cemetery
Scandinavian Cemetery is a cemetery in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 804 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Bert Raymond John Hassell, Dolph Stanley and Clinton Osborne. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 418060. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cedar Bluff Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Sundberg Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Rockford, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Winnebago County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 55 listings in Winnebago County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Scandinavian Cemetery
Among them: 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 basketball player.
- Bert Raymond John Hassell1893-1974American aircraft pilot
- Dolph Stanley1905-1990American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator
- Clinton Osborne1888-1962American football and basketball coach
- Edith Wilhelmina Lawson1887-1968Children's book author and Illinois teacher
- John Wessels1938-1994College basketball player (b. 1938, d. 1994)
People whose Wikidata entry gives Scandinavian 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
42.27825, -89.06509
What Scandinavian 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
- Cedar Bluff CemeteryRockford, ILCemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Mary and Saint James CemeteryRockford, ILCemetery1.0 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryRockford, ILCemetery1.1 mi
- Rockford Hebrew CemeteryRockford, ILJewish cemetery1.1 mi
- Marsh CemeteryLoves Park, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Guilford Turner CemeteryRockford, ILCemetery2.1 mi
- Union CemeteryRockford, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Arlington Memorial Park CemeteryCherry Valley, ILMemorial park4.2 mi
- Guilford Union CemeteryLoves Park, ILCemetery4.5 mi
- Harlem CemeteryMachesney Park, ILCemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Scandinavian Cemetery
- Sundberg Funeral Home & Cremation Care1.0 miFuneral home · Rockford · (815) 962-7743
- Collins & Stone Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Rockford · (815) 965-1515
- Olson Funeral and Cremation Services1.3 miCremation provider · Rockford · (815) 963-6521
- Christenson Funeral Home and Crematory1.4 miCremation provider · Rockford · (815) 965-1600
- Olson Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd., Fred C Olson Chapel1.8 miCremation provider · Rockford · (815) 963-6521
- Olson Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd., North Main Chapel1.8 miCremation provider · Rockford · (815) 963-6521
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Scandinavian Cemetery located?
Scandinavian Cemetery is at 1700 Rual Street, Rockford, IL 61107 in Winnebago County. GPS coordinates: 42.27825, -89.06509.
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