St. Joseph Cemetery (River Grove, Illinois)

St. Joseph Cemetery
The front gates of St. Joseph Cemetery
Details
Established	1904
Location	River Grove, Illinois
Country	United States
Coordinates	41°56′07″N87°50′30″W / 41.93528°N 87.84167°W / 41.93528; -87.84167
Owned by	Archdiocese of Chicago
No. of graves	>44,000
Website	Official website
Find a Grave	St. Joseph Cemetery

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleums is located at Belmont and Cumberland Avenues, in River Grove, Illinois, United States. ^[1]

The cemetery was consecrated in 1904. ^[2]

Notable burials

• Emil Kush (1916–1969), MLB pitcher and manager
• "Long Tom" Hughes (1878–1956), MLB pitcher
• Robert L. May (1905–1976), creator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Baby Face Nelson (1908–1934), gangster, buried with his wife Helen Gillis (1911–1987)
• Roman Pucinski (1919–2002), United States Representative, informal leader of Polish-American community in Chicago
• Frank M. Taylor (1869–1941), thoroughbred racehorse trainer

References

1. Graveyards of Chicago
2. Official website

External links

• St. Joseph Cemetery at Find a Grave
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums