Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Park Township

Acacia Park Cemetery
The front gate, and office, of Acacia Park Cemetery
Details
Established	1922
Location	Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois
Country	United States
Coordinates	41.954°N 87.827°W / 41.954; -87.827
Type	Masonic[1]
Find a Grave	Acacia Park Cemetery

Acacia Park Cemetery is located in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, just outside Chicago. To its south, across Irving Park Road, is Irving Park Cemetery. On the north side, Acacia Park adjoins Westlawn Cemetery; the gates in the fence dividing Acacia Park and Westlawn are usually open, allowing visitors to pass freely between them.[2]

Notable burials

• Johannes Anderson (1887–1950), World War I Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
• Ral Donner (1943–1984), singer
• Red Faber (1888–1976), baseball player
• Irna Phillips (1901–1973), television producer
• Alvah Curtis Roebuck (1864–1948), co-founder of Sears.[3]
• Mike Royko (1932–1997), columnist
• Mae Doelling Schmidt (1888–1965), pianist, composer, music educator

References

1. Hucke, Matt; Bielski, Ursula (1999). Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries. Lake Claremont Press. ISBN 9780964242647 – via Google Books.
2. "Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum – graveyards.com". www.graveyards.com.
3. "A.C. Roebuck Dies At Age 84. One of the Founders of Store Firm". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. June 19, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.