St. Adalbert Cemetery

Roman Catholic cemetery in Niles, Cook County, Illinois

42°00′21″N 87°48′03″W / 42.0057461°N 87.8007592°W / 42.0057461; -87.8007592Owned byRoman Catholic Archdiocese of ChicagoNo. of interments>90,000WebsitewebsiteFind a GraveSt. Adalbert Cemetery

St Adalbert Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in Niles, Illinois. It is bordered by Milwaukee Avenue on the east, Albion and Hayes Streets on the south, and Harlem Avenue on the west. Various non-cemetery properties separate it from Touhy Avenue on the north. It is intersected at its center from north to south by Newark Avenue. Its main entrance is on Milwaukee Avenue, approximately midway between Devon and Touhy.

History

The cemetery is named for Saint Adalbert, the patron saint of Poland. The Mary, Mother of God Garden Crypt Complex was opened in 1990 in the northwest corner of the cemetery.[1] It contains approximately 6,000 crypts.

Notable burials

Chronologically ordered by year of death.

  • Anthony Michalek (1878–1916) US Congressman
  • Stanley Henry Kunz (1864–1946) US Congressman
  • William Walter Link (1884–1950) US Congressman
  • Leo Paul Kocialkowski (1882–1958) US Congressman
  • Thomas S. Gordon (1893–1959) US Congressman
  • William Lelivelt (1884–1968) Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Fredrak Fraske (1872–1973) Last surviving veteran of the Indian Wars
  • George Halas (1895–1983) Owner, founder, coach of the Chicago Bears
  • Stanisław Błaszczak (1901–1983) Lieutenant colonel of the Polish Army, Warsaw Uprising insurgent
  • Chester A. Chesney (1916–1986) US Congressman
  • Dan Rostenkowski (1928–2010) US Congressman
  • Steven F. Kordek (1911–2012) pinball game designer

References

  1. ^ "St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery". Catholic Cemeteries. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  • Official website
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums
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