Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, Illinois

Memorial Park Cemetery is a memorial park in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 627 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 72 notable people buried here, including Dale T. Mortensen, Jerry Springer and Elaine Stritch. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 413393. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Donnellan Family Funeral Services in Skokie, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 187 cemeteries we list in Cook County, and 63 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: 12 business leaders, 9 actors, 7 writers, 6 World War II veterans, 5 football players, 5 baseball players, 4 journalists, 4 musicians.

• Dale T. Mortensen1939-2014
  American economist
• Jerry Springer1944-2023
  American television personality and politician
• Elaine Stritch1925-2014
  American actress and singer in film, television, and the theatre
• Robert Reed1932-1992
  American actor, director
• Alan Curtis1909-1953
  American actor
• Jay Pritzker1922-1999
  American businessman (1922-1999); uncle of J. B. Pritzker
• Karyn Kupcinet1941-1963
  American actress
• James L. Kraft1874-1953
  Canadian-American businessman
• Irna Phillips1901-1973
  American screenwriter and actress
• Byrne Piven1929-2002
  American actor
• M. Cherif Bassiouni1937-2017
  Egyptian-American lawyer
• Chick Evans1890-1979
  Amateur golfer

People whose Wikidata entry gives Memorial Park 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.

• Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery

  Wilmette, IL · est. 1843
  Catholic cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery

  8520 Harms Road, Skokie, IL
  Lutheran cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery

  8115 Niles Center Road, Skokie, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Dewes Cemetery

  Glenview, IL
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Winnetka Congregational Church Columbarium

  Winnetka, IL
  Church cemetery

  3.4 mi
• Beth Jacob Cemetery

  Niles, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  3.6 mi
• Saint Matthews Cemetery

  Niles, IL
  Christian cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery

  Glenview, IL
  Lutheran cemetery

  3.8 mi
• New Light Cemetery

  6807 East Prairie Road, Lincolnwood, IL
  Jewish cemetery

  3.9 mi
• Calvary Catholic Cemetery

  301 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL
  Catholic cemetery

  4.2 mi

• Donnellan Family Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Skokie · (847) 675-1990
  0.4 mi
• Donnellan Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Skokie
  0.4 mi
• Caring Cremations

  Cremation provider · Evanston · (773) 866-2273
  0.5 mi
• Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Wilmette · (847) 256-5700
  0.5 mi
• Piser Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Skokie · (847) 920-8921
  0.9 mi
• Goldman Funeral Group

  Funeral home · Skokie · (847) 478-1600
  1.3 mi

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