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A committee appointed by members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1847 established Forest Home Cemetery on what would later become Milwaukee's south side. When the land was selected it was located nearly two miles outside of the city limits along the newly built Janesville Plank Road (now Forest Home Avenue), in an area believed to be far enough from urban development to remain rural. [4]
By the 1890s, full-service funeral homes were beginning to appear in Milwaukee, with more space than the typical home. A Schroth was one of the first, advertising his funeral parlor with livery service in 1898. [4] Archibald Lohman and his family lived on the second floor of the house, with the funeral parlor at ground level.
Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum is located at 7301 West Nash Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.It is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.The cemetery was established in 1909, the cemetery comprises 196-acre (79 ha), with about 135,000 burials in graves and about 15,000 in crypts and niches. [1]
Kimberly Cooley-Reyes, 66, falls into that category. An avid gardener, Cooley-Rees found human composting after her best friend passed away several years ago and had a green burial.
Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-born actress raised in Milwaukee, two-time Tony Award winner, four-time Emmy Award winner; Joel Ehrendreich, US Career Diplomat, current Ambassador to Palau (2023) Clarke Fischer, NFL player; Garrett M. Fitzgerald, politician; Evelyn Frechette, lover and accomplice of John Dillinger
Just days after the USDA issued a new order that all raw milk must be tested for bird flu, reports have emerged of animals dying of the virus, including cats and several zoo animals.
A Utah man is said to have killed his son following an argument on Christmas Eve, in which he accused him and his fiancée of "withholding information" about his wife’s alleged affair.
David F. Schulz (September 24, 1949 – October 7, 2007) was a Wisconsin politician and the third Milwaukee County Executive, serving from 1988 to 1992. Biography [ edit ]