Notable Births & Deaths for Wildwood Valley ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Wildwood Valley. 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.

• Thomas Burke Baldwin
  • Professional football. He was born in Evergreen Park (IL) on May 13, 1961 (a Saturday) and died in Naperville (IL) on May 2, 2000 (a Tueday) at the age of 39. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Naperville is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Burke Baldwin<1>
• George 'Bingo' Binks, Sr.
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Chicago (IL) on July 11, 1914 (a Saturday) and died in Downers Grove (IL) on November 13, 2010 (a Saturday) at the age of 96. He is buried at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Downers Grove is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George 'Bingo' Binks, Sr.<1>
• Karen Black
  • Born: Karen Blanche Ziegler
  • Oscar nominated actress, screenwriter, singer, songwriter. She was born in Park Ridge (IL) on July 1, 1939 (a Saturday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on August 8, 2013 (a Thursday) at the age of 74. She is buried at Eternal Hills Memorial Park (San Diego County, California).
  • Park Ridge is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Karen Black<1>
• Pamela Owen Britton
  • Born: Armilda Jane Owen
  • Actress. She was born in Milwaukee (WI) on March 19, 1923 (a Monday) and died in Arlington Heights (IL) on June 17, 1974 (a Monday) at the age of 51. She is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Arlington Heights is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Pamela Owen Britton<1>
• Patricia 'Pat' Brown
  • Professional baseball. She was born in Charlestown (MA) on April 21, 1931 (a Tueday) and died in Park Ridge (IL) on June 17, 2012 (a Sunday) at the age of 81. She is buried at Winthrop Cemetery (Suffolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Park Ridge is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Patricia 'Pat' Brown<1>
• Virginia Lee Corbin
  • Born: Virginia LaVerne Corbin
  • Actress. She was born in Prescott (AZ) on December 5, 1911 (a Tueday) and died in Winfield (IL) on June 5, 1942 (a Friday) at the age of 30. She is buried at Westlawn Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Winfield is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Virginia Lee Corbin<1>
• Elmer Nathan 'Al' Corwin
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Newburgh (NY) on December 3, 1926 (a Friday) and died in Geneva (IL) on October 23, 2003 (a Thursday) at the age of 76. He is buried at River Hills Memorial Park (Kane County, Illinois).
  • Geneva is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elmer Nathan 'Al' Corwin<1>
• Dick Drott
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Cincinnati (OH) on July 1, 1936 (a Wednesday) and died in Glendale Heights (IL) on August 16, 1985 (a Friday) at the age of 49. He is buried at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Glendale Heights is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dick Drott<1>
• Ervin F. Dusak
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Chicago (IL) on July 29, 1920 (a Thursday) and died in Bloomingdale (IL) on November 6, 1994 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Bloomingdale is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ervin F. Dusak<1>
• Nick Etten
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Spring Grove (IL) on September 19, 1913 (a Friday) and died in Hinsdale (IL) on October 18, 1990 (a Thursday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Spring Grove is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Wildwood Valley.
  • Hinsdale is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nick Etten<1>
• Frank Wesley Griffith
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Gilman (IL) on November 18, 1872 (a Monday) and died in Waterman (IL) on December 13, 1908 (a Sunday) at the age of 36.
  • Waterman is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Wesley Griffith<1>
• Barbara Hale
  • Actress. She was born in De Kalb (IL) on April 18, 1922 (a Tueday) and died in Sherman Oaks (CA) on January 26, 2017 (a Thursday) at the age of 94. She is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • De Kalb is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Barbara Hale<1>
• Bobby 'The Golden Jet' Hull
  • Full name: Robert Marvin Hull
  • Professional hockey. He was born in Point Anne (ON) on January 3, 1939 (a Tueday) and died in Wheaton (IL) on January 30, 2023 (a Monday) at the age of 84. We don't have any burial details.
  • Wheaton is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bobby 'The Golden Jet' Hull<1>
• Johnny Calvin Lippstein
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Washington, DC on October 27, 1927 (a Thursday) and died in Elgin (IL) on October 10, 2003 (a Friday) at the age of 76.
  • Elgin is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the east of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Johnny Calvin Lippstein<1>
• Larry Arthur Langston
  • Actor. He was born in Melrose Park (IL) on April 16, 1949 (a Saturday) and died in Glendale (CA) on March 9, 2002 (a Saturday) at the age of 52. He is buried at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Melrose Park is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Larry Arthur Langston<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).
  • Naperville is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Theodore A. 'Ted' Lapka<1>
• Tony Francis Piet
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Berwick (PA) on December 7, 1906 (a Friday) and died in Hinsdale (IL) on December 1, 1981 (a Tueday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Ressurection Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Hinsdale is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tony Francis Piet<1>
• Angelo John Poffo
  • Professional wrestler. He was born in Downers Grove (IL) on April 10, 1925 (a Friday) and died in Sarasota (FL) on March 4, 2010 (a Thursday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Downers Grove is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Angelo John Poffo<1>
• Robert Louis 'Bob' Reynolds
  • Professional football. He was born in Nashville (TN) on January 22, 1939 (a Sunday) and died in Naperville (IL) on October 10, 1996 (a Thursday) at the age of 57. He is buried at Oakridge - Glen Oak Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Naperville is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Louis 'Bob' Reynolds<1>
• Johnny Rigney
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Oak Park (IL) on October 28, 1914 (a Wednesday) and died in Wheaton (IL) on October 21, 1984 (a Sunday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Wheaton is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Johnny Rigney<1>
• Fred William 'Fritz' Schulte
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Belvidere (IL) on January 13, 1901 (a Sunday) and died in Belvidere (IL) on May 20, 1983 (a Friday) at the age of 82. He is buried at Belvidere Cemetery (Boone County, Illinois).
  • Belvidere is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Wildwood Valley.
  • Belvidere is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Wildwood Valley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Fred William 'Fritz' Schulte<1>

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