Montrose Cemetery
| Montrose Cemetery & Crematorium | |
|---|---|
 The front sign of Montrose Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1902 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°58′51″N 87°43′59″W / 41.98083°N 87.73306°W |
| Owned by | Owned and operated by the Kircher family |
| Size | 60 acres |
| No. of interments | >33,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Montrose Cemetery & Crematorium |
Montrose Cemetery is located at 5400 North Pulaski Road, in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Montrose Cemetery was founded by Andrew Kircher in 1902.[2] Five years after the 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire, Kircher erected a memorial at Montrose Cemetery to memorialize the tragedy.[2]
The cemetery has been dubbed “gypsy row.” due to many Romani Americans being congregated in the area.[3]
Notable burials
[edit]- Kathleen Burke (1913–1980), actress
- Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916–2006), known as Tokyo Rose)
- Bugs Raymond (1882–1912), MLB player[4]
- Herbert Sobel (1912–1987), WWII US Army officer
References
[edit]- ^ Hucke, Matt; Bielski, Ursula (1999). Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries. Lake Claremont Press. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-9642-4264-7. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "History". Montrose Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "The Gypsy Trail: The history and legacy of Rom culture in Chicago".
- ^ "Bugs Raymond". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
