Elmwood Cemetery (River Grove, Illinois)

Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum
The front gates of Elmwood Cemetery
Details
Location	River Grove, Illinois
Country	United States
Coordinates	41°55′55″N87°49′48″W / 41.932°N 87.830°W / 41.932; -87.830
Find a Grave	Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum

Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum is located at 2905 Thatcher Avenue, in River Grove, Illinois, United States. ^[1] It features a cenotaph of comedian John Belushi, although his body is buried somewhere else. ^[1] However, his mother, Agnes Belushi, is buried in the same location.

Notable burials

• Johann Otto Hoch – (1862–1906)
• John Siomos – (1947–2004)
• Ron Sobie – (1934–2009)
• Jazep Varonka – (1891–1952)

War memorials

The cemetery is home to numerous war memorials.

• The memorial to U.S. Grant Post 28 of the Grand Army of the Republic, whose members included Union Gen. John A. Logan, is a tall column shaft with five soldier statues. ^[2]
• Nearby, Washington Post 573 of the G.A.R. erected a memorial; it is surrounded by the graves of some of its members. ^[3]
• A memorial by the Woman's Relief Corps was erected in 1904 honor of Union soldiers' widows. ^[4]
• The Chicago Typographical Union erected a memorial in honor of 15 of its members who died in World War I. ^[5]
• Memorials are also erected to Hellenic American veterans ^[6] and Assyrian American veterans. ^[7]

References

1. Graveyards of Chicago
2. "U.S. Grant G.A.R. Post No. 28 Memorial, a War Memorial". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
3. "Washington G.A.R. Post No. 573 Memorial, a War Memorial". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
4. "Memorial to the Union Soldiers' Widows, a War Memorial". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
5. "Chicago Typographical Union Memorial, a War Memorial". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
6. "Hellenic American Veterans Memorial, a War Memorial". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
7. "Assyrian American Veterans Memorial, a War Memorial". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.

External links

• Official website