Oakridge Cemetery

Oakridge Cemetery is a cemetery in Chicago, United States. Wikidata records 22 notable interments here, including Howlin' Wolf, Vera Pless, Dee Clark.

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Notable interments

22 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place.

• Howlin' Wolf (1910–1976), composer, singer, musician
• Vera Pless (1931–2020), mathematician
• Dee Clark (1938–1990), singer, musician
• Harold Gray (1894–1968), comics artist, cartoonist
• Mighty Joe Young (1927–1999), singer, musician, guitarist
• Mighty Joe Young (1927–1999), singer, musician, guitarist
• Darryl Stingley (1951–2007), American football player
• Harold R. Collier (1915–2006), politician
• Harold R. Collier (1915–2006), politician
• Karl Albert Buehr (1866–1952), painter
• Beverly Schmidt Blossom (1926–2014), teacher, choreographer
• Robert Elem (1928–1997), musician, guitarist
• Grover Gilmore (1888–1919), baseball player
• Milton Brunson (1929–1997), songwriter
• Erv Lange (1887–1971), baseball player
• Felix Chouinard (1887–1955), baseball player
• James Carter and the Prisoners (1925–2003), singer
• Bob Reynolds (1939–1996), American football player
• Virginia Huntington Robie (1868–1957), writer
• Fred W. Thompson (1900–1987), historian, union organizer
• John B. Sutcliffe (1853–1913), architect
• Virginia B. MacDonald (1920–2008), politician

Common questions

Where is Oakridge Cemetery?

Oakridge Cemetery is in Chicago, United States, at coordinates 41.8628, -87.8900.

Who is buried at Oakridge Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 22 notable interments at Oakridge Cemetery, including Howlin' Wolf, Vera Pless, Dee Clark, Harold Gray, Mighty Joe Young.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q3880359 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)