Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Park Township

Acacia Park Cemetery
Acacia Park Cemetery
	The front gate, and office, of Acacia Park Cemetery
Details
Established	1922
Location	Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois
Country	United States
Coordinates	41°57′14″N 87°49′37″W / 41.954°N 87.827°W
Type	Masonic
Find a Grave	Acacia Park Cemetery

Acacia Park Cemetery is located in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, just outside Chicago. To its south, across Irving Park Road, is Irving Park Cemetery. On the north side, Acacia Park adjoins Westlawn Cemetery; the gates in the fence dividing Acacia Park and Westlawn are usually open, allowing visitors to pass freely between them.^[2]

Notable burials

Johannes Anderson (1887–1950), World War I Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
Ral Donner (1943–1984), singer
Red Faber (1888–1976), baseball player
Irna Phillips (1901–1973), television producer
Alvah Curtis Roebuck (1864–1948), co-founder of Sears.^[3]
Mike Royko (1932–1997), columnist
Mae Doelling Schmidt (1888–1965), pianist, composer, music educator