Mount Carmel Cemetery (Hillside)
- Mount Carmel Cemetery (Hillside)
type = Roman Catholic
owner = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
size = 214 acres
graves= 226,275
website = [http://www.cathcemchgo.org/cemeteries/mountcarmel.htm Mount Carmel]
Mount Carmel Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in the Chicago suburb of Hillside, Illinois. Mount Carmel is an active cemetery, located within the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The cemetery is located near the Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290) at Wolf and Roosevelt Roads. It is adjacent to two other cemeteries, those being Queen of Heaven Cemetery, another Catholic Cemetery, and Oakridge Glen Oaks Cemetery.
In 1901 Mount Carmel Cemetery was consecrated. The cemetery maintained its own office until 1965, when it combined operations with Queen of Heaven Cemetery. The cemetery is currently 214 acres in size. There are over 226,275 people buried at Mount Carmel, and about 800 people are interred annually at Mount Carmel.
The Bishop's Mausoleum is located at Mount Carmel Cemetery, designed by William J. Brinkmann is the final resting places of the Bishops and Archbishops of Chicago. Most recently, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin was buried here after his 1996 death. Also on the cemetery grounds are the final resting places of a number of local organized crime figures, most notably Al Capone. There are over 400 family mausoleums located on the cemetery grounds.
People Buried At Mt. Carmel
Below is a partial listing of people buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
* Julia Buccola Petta - also known as "The Italian Bride"
Religious Figures
* Samuel Cardinal Stritch
* John Cardinal Cody
* Joseph Cardinal Bernardin
* James Edward Quigley
Organized Crime
* Al Capone
* Vincent Drucci
* Sam Giancana
* Joseph Giunta
* Genna Brothers - Sam, Vincenzo, Pete, "Bloody" Angelo, Antonio, and Mike "The Devil".
* Antonio Lombardo
* "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn
* Frank Nitti
* Dean O'Banion
* Frank Rio
* Roger Touhy
* Earl "Hymie" Weiss
External links
* [http://www.cathcemchgo.org Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago]
* [http://www.graveyards.com/IL/Cook/mtcarmel/ Mount Carmel page on Graveyards of Chicago]
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