Notable Births & Deaths for Grove City ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Grove City. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Eliza Poor Donner Houghton
  • Author. She was born in Springfield (IL) on March 8, 1843 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on February 19, 1922 (a Sunday) at the age of 78. She is buried at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Springfield is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eliza Poor Donner Houghton<1>
• Theodore A. 'Ted' Lapka
  • Professional football. He was born in Hawthorne Place (IL) on April 20, 1920 (a Tueday) and died in Naperville (IL) on December 1, 2011 (a Thursday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Hawthorne Place is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore A. 'Ted' Lapka<1>
• Emil 'Dutch' Leonard
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Auburn (IL) on March 25, 1909 (a Thursday) and died in Springfield (IL) on April 17, 1983 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Auburn Cemetery (Sangamon County, Illinois).
  • Auburn is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west of Grove City.
  • Springfield is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Emil 'Dutch' Leonard<1>
• Mary Lincoln
  • Born: Mary Ann Todd
  • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1861 - 1865). She was born in Lexington (KY) on December 13, 1818 (a Sunday) and died in Springfield (IL) on July 16, 1882 (a Sunday) at the age of 63.
  • Springfield is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Lincoln<1>
• Lindsay Vachel Lindsay
  • Poet. He was born in Springfield (IL) on November 10, 1879 (a Monday) and died in Springfield (IL) on December 5, 1931 (a Saturday) at the age of 52.
  • Springfield is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Grove City.
  • Springfield is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lindsay Vachel Lindsay<1>
• Charles Dean 'Dion' O'Banion
  • Crime figure. He was born in Maroa (IL) on July 8, 1892 (a Friday) and died in Chicago (IL) on November 10, 1924 (a Monday) at the age of 32. He is buried at Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Maroa is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Dean 'Dion' O'Banion<1>
• Al Papai
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Divernon (IL) on May 7, 1917 (a Monday) and died in Springfield (IL) on September 7, 1995 (a Thursday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Brush Creek Cemetery (Sangamon County, Illinois).
  • Divernon is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Grove City.
  • Springfield is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Papai<1>
• Richard Peck
  • Author. He was born in Decatur (IL) on April 5, 1934 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on May 23, 2018 (a Wednesday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Graceland Cemetery (Macon County, Illinois).
  • Decatur is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Peck<1>
• Dwain Clifford 'Lefty' Sloat
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Nokomis (IL) on December 1, 1918 (a Sunday) and died in Saint Paul (MN) on April 18, 2003 (a Friday) at the age of 84.
  • Nokomis is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dwain Clifford 'Lefty' Sloat<1>
• Jake Stahl
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Elkhart (IL) on April 13, 1879 (a Sunday) and died in Monrovia (CA) on September 18, 1922 (a Monday) at the age of 43. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Elkhart is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jake Stahl<1>
• Benjamin Platt Thomas
  • Historian, author. He was born in Pemberton (NJ) on February 22, 1902 (a Saturday) and died in Springfield (IL) on November 29, 1956 (a Thursday) at the age of 54.
  • Springfield is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Benjamin Platt Thomas<1>
• Eugene Earl 'Junior' Thompson
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Latham (IL) on June 7, 1917 (a Thursday) and died in Scottsdale (AZ) on August 24, 2006 (a Thursday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Green Acres Memorial Park (Maricopa County, Arizona).
  • Latham is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Earl 'Junior' Thompson<1>
• Arthur Earl 'Dutch' Wilson
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Macon (IL) on December 11, 1885 (a Friday) and died in Chicago (IL) on June 12, 1960 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Graceland Cemetery (Macon County, Illinois).
  • Macon is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east of Grove City.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Arthur Earl 'Dutch' Wilson<1>

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