Mr. Edward H. Schildman, undertaker and embalmer, opened Schildman Funeral Home in Venice, Illinois, in the late 1800's. Mr. Schildman closed his Venice funeral home in 1924, and opened the chapel at 2801 Madison Avenue in Granite City, which...
Funeral Homes in Lovejoy, IL
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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Lovejoy.
Suburbs of Lovejoy: Brooklyn, Stites.
Zip codes in the city: 62059.
Saint Clair County funeral flowers can be purchased from one of the local funeral shops we partner with.
Welcome to Kurrus Funeral Home. We are a full service funeral home in Belleville, Illinois so we can handle almost any request that you or your family needs. We have been in business for over 130 years and are family owned so we know what it...
Lake View Memorial Gardens was founded in 1952 by Loran Glock and LeRoy Lawrence. In 1995, Lake View Funeral Home was erected along the shore of the front lake. Our grounds encompass three lakes, a nature trail and more than 450 species of trees,...
Our commitment is to provide you, your friends and neighbors with sound advice and personal service at a time that is emotionally stressful. We continually look for new and better ways to serve our families and respond to changing needs and...
At Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home our family will always serve your family with dignity and compassion. We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help our families in a time of need and assist them with funeral arrangements. We...
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Facts about the city
Brooklyn (popularly known as Lovejoy), is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Located two miles north of East St. Louis, Illinois and three miles northeast of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, it is the oldest town incorporated by African Americans in the United States. It was founded by freed and fugitive slaves from St. Louis, led by \"Mother\" Priscilla Baltimore in the period of 1829 to 1839. Its motto is \"Founded by Chance, Sustained by Courage\". The current mayor is Mayor Vera Banks-Glasper. Superstar Tina Turner regularly performed at a local club in her early years as an entertainer.A missionary AME Church was established in the new settlement in 1836. Now known as Quinn's Chapel AME, its congregation is believed to have supported the Underground Railroad and aided fugitive slaves to freedom, together with members of the Antioch Baptist Church established in 1838.
Lovejoy Obituaries
It was reported on January 5th, 2017 that Martha McFadden (Nesbit) died in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Ms. McFadden was 95 years old and was born in Lovejoy, IL. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Martha's life.
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