About Lakeside Cemetery
Lakeside Cemetery is a cemetery near Colon, St. Joseph County, Michigan. It lies about 0.8 mi southeast of Colon. The grounds sit at about 860 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Harry Blackstone, Sr., Harry Blackstone, Jr. and Jack Gwynne. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1624660. The nearest other listed cemetery is McAuley Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schipper Funeral Home Ltd in Colon, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in St. Joseph County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 5 of the 61 listings in St. Joseph County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Colon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lakeside Cemetery
- Harry Blackstone, Sr.1885-1965American magician and illusionist
- Harry Blackstone, Jr.1934-1997American magician
- Jack Gwynne1895-1969Illusionist and Vaudeville magician
- Donald "Monk" Watson1894-1981American comedian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lakeside 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
41.96671, -85.33637
What Lakeside 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
- McAuley CemeteryColon, MICemetery1.8 mi
- Banta CemeteryColon, MICemetery2.1 mi
- South Colon CemeteryColon, MICemetery3.5 mi
- Leonidas CemeteryColon, MICemetery4.4 mi
- Babcock CemeteryColon, MICemetery4.4 mi
- Blossom CemeteryColon, MICemetery4.7 mi
- Laird CemeteryColon, MICemetery5.2 mi
- Locust Grove Mennonite CemeteryColon, MIMennonite and Amish cemetery5.3 mi
- Findley CemeteryColon, MICemetery5.3 mi
- Sprung CemeteryColon, MICemetery5.7 mi
Funeral homes near Lakeside Cemetery
- Schipper Funeral Home Ltd0.9 miFuneral home · Colon · (269) 432-3325
- Eickhoff Funeral Home Inc6.6 miFuneral home · Mendon · (269) 496-2115
- Ray Funeral Services7.2 miFuneral home · Three Rivers · (269) 278-1515
- Cronkhite Vault Services Inc. and CVS Crematory Inc.9.7 miCremation provider · Bronson · (269) 352-8114
- Dutcher-Kolcz Funeral Home, Kubasiak Chapel9.9 miFuneral home · Bronson · (517) 369-4075
- Eley Funeral Homes10 miFuneral home · Centreville · (269) 467-4115
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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