Montrose Cemetery

Cemetery in Cook County, Illinois, US
41°58′51″N 87°43′59″W / 41.98083°N 87.73306°W / 41.98083; -87.73306Owned byOwned and operated by the Kircher familySize60 acresNo. of interments>33,000WebsiteOfficial websiteFind a GraveMontrose 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

  • 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "History". Montrose Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Gypsy Trail: The history and legacy of Rom culture in Chicago".
  4. ^ "Bugs Raymond". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

External links

  • Official website
  • Montrose Cemetery at Find a Grave Edit this at Wikidata
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montrose Cemetery