Forest Park, IL
17 August 1893 – 24 July 1915 The Eastland, one of five chartered excursion boats meant to ferry employees, their families and friends from Chicago over to the Michigan City shore for the annual Western Electric Company picnic, keeled over into the Chicago River while still at dock, trapping hundreds inside its hull and leading […]
Alma Zielske 26 October 1893 – 24 July 1915 Lillian “Lillie” Prochnow 21 February 1898 – 24 July 1915 (several records say Lillie was born in 1897, but her birth certificate says 1898) The Eastland, one of five chartered excursion boats meant to ferry employees, their families and friends from Chicago over to the Michigan […]
12 August 1925 – 8 January 1945 Private, 330 Infantry, 83rd Infantry Division World War II Charles (who I’m calling Charlie) was 2nd generation Illinois-born. His father Charles Sr. was the child of Czech and German immigrants; his mother Florence’s parents were Irish and German immigrants. Charlie seems to have been an only child, and […]
Erected about 1910 This mausoleum stands at the intersection of four sections and the chapel. With the modern layout of the cemetery, it’s probably a more prestigious location than it was originally erected and it is highly visible and hard to miss. It’s a fairly large mausoleum – not as big as the massive, under-occupied […]
29 July 1912 – 6 August 1947 For this #ImmortalBeloved, we’re in a bit more of a modern context as Ruth was born in the 20th century. She was the daughter of Illinois natives who were themselves the children of German immigrants. She and her only sibling, brother Harold, both completed high school as did […]
27 February 1883 – 24 July 1915 The Eastland, one of five chartered excursion boats meant to ferry employees, their families and friends from Chicago over to the Michigan City shore for the annual Western Electric Company picnic, keeled over into the Chicago River while still at dock, trapping hundreds inside its hull and leading […]
Augusta Blum Sperling March 1844 – 1926 Selma Anna Sperling 1872, Germany – 12 October 1911 Ida Sperling 1876, Michigan – 7 June 1893, Chicago Oscar Sperling September 1879, Michigan – 10 June 1904 Concordia appears to be a rather medium-sized cemetery. findagrave.com lists 35.5K entries for it, but in spite of that, if I […]
24 August 1852 – 19 April 1919 Emilie was a German immigrant who first came to the US before 1880 and worked as a servant for Henry (a grocer) and Louisa Juergens and their children. This got a bit confused later as she apparently returned to Germany at some point before 1890 and then came […]
Hedwig A. “Hattie” Korn 13 May 1891 – 24 July 1915 The Eastland, one of five chartered excursion boats meant to ferry employees, their families and friends from Chicago over to the Michigan City shore for the annual Western Electric Company picnic, keeled over into the Chicago River while still at dock, trapping hundreds inside […]
1 November 1890 – 24 July 1915 The Eastland, one of five chartered excursion boats meant to ferry employees, their families and friends from Chicago over to the Michigan City shore for the annual Western Electric Company picnic, keeled over into the Chicago River while still at dock, trapping hundreds inside its hull and leading […]