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Burial Services

Offering a variety of options, all with a heart of compassion, from immediate need to future planning.

Learn More
  • Immediate Need
  • Memorialization
  • Future Planning
  • Above Ground Options
  • Green Burial
  • Cremation
  • In Ground Burial
  • Burial Calendar
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Visit

Surrounded by world-renowned architecture and historic works of art that span centuries, Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum is a place waiting to be explored.

Learn More
  • Events and Public Tours
  • Private Tours
  • Self Guided Tours
  • Arboretum
  • Map
  • Dia De Los Muertos
  • Spirits of the Silent City

Our History

Since operations started in 1850, Forest Home’s history reflects the historical changes of Milwaukee and its surrounding communities.

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  • Historical Figures

About

What do you want to know about Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum? Find out about our history, mission and staff here.

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Historical Figures

Everyone laid to rest here has a story to tell, but there are some whose fame, achievements, and vision were larger than life. From war heroes to inventors and founders to trailblazers, we have an unmatched group of Milwaukee greats who call Forest Home, home.

Historical photo of Abner Kirby (1818 - 1893)

Abner Kirby

1818 - 1893
Historical photo of Alexander Mitchell (1817 - 1887)

Alexander Mitchell

1817 - 1887
Historical photo of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne

Alfred Lunt

1892 - 1977
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Alice Miller Chester

1893 - 1972
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Alonzo Pawling

1857 - 1914
Historical photo of Alonzo Richard Cudworth (1898 - 1918)

Alonzo Richard Cudworth

1898 - 1918
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Alonzo Seaman

1847 - 1937
Historical photo of Ammi R. Butler (1821 - 1901)

Ammi R. Butler

1821 - 1901
Historical photo of Andrew Galbraith Miller (1801 - 1874)

Andrew Galbraith Miller

1801 - 1874
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Ardie Clark Halyard

1896 - 1989
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Arthur Davidson

1881 - 1951
Historical photo of Arthur Oliver Smith (1859 - 1913)

Arthur Oliver Smith

1859 - 1913
Historical photo of August F. Gallun (1834 - 1912)

August F. Gallun

1834 - 1912
Historical photo of August Krug (1815 - 1856)

August Krug

1815 - 1856
Historical photo of August Uihlein (1842 - 1911)

August Uihlein

1842 - 1911
Historical photo of Beulah Tobey Brinton (1835 - 1928)

Beulah Tobey Brinton

1835 - 1928
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Brooks Stevens

1911 - 1995
Historical photo of Bruno Victor Nordberg (1858 - 1924)

Bruno Victor Nordberg

1858 - 1924
Historical photo of Byron Kilbourn (1801 - 1870)

Byron Kilbourn

1801 - 1870
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

C.T Melms

1819 - 1869
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Charles Bradley

1818 - 1892
Historical photo of Charles Ferdinand Ilsley (1827 - 1904)

Charles Ferdinand Ilsley

1827 - 1904
Historical photo of Charles Frederick Pfister (1859 - 1927)

Charles Frederick Pfister

1859 - 1927
Historical photo of Charles King (1844 - 1933)

Charles King

1844 - 1933
Historical photo of Christian Wahl (1829 - 1901)

Christian Wahl

1829 - 1901
Historical photo of Christopher Bach (1885 - 1927)

Christopher Bach

1885 - 1927
Historical photo of Christopher L. Sholes (1819 - 1890)

Christopher L. Sholes

1819 - 1890
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Clementina Rocha Castro

1933 - 2016
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Colonel Xay Dang Xiong

1943 - 2018
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Constance Godfrey

1929 - 2014
Historical photo of Daniel Newhall (1821 - 1895)

Daniel Newhall

1821 - 1895
Historical photo of Daniel Wells, Jr. (1808 - 1902)

Daniel Wells, Jr.

1808 - 1902
Historical photo of Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter (1824 - 1881)

Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter

1824 - 1881
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Dickey Chapelle nee Georgette Louise Meyer

1919 - 1965
Historical photo of Don Alonzo Joshua Upham (1809 - 1877)

Don Alonzo Joshua Upham

1809 - 1877
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Dudley Godfrey, Jr.

1926 - 2007
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Edmund Fitzgerald

1895 - 1986
Historical photo of Edward D. Holton (1815 - 1892)

Edward D. Holton

1815 - 1892
Historical photo of Edward Ferguson (1843 - 1901)

Edward Ferguson

1843 - 1901
Historical photo of Edward George Ryan (1810 - 1880)

Edward George Ryan

1810 - 1880
Historical photo of Edward P. Allis (1824 - 1889)

Edward P. Allis

1824 - 1889
Historical photo of Edward Payson Bacon (1834 - 1916)

Edward Payson Bacon

1834 - 1916
Historical photo of Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (1861 - 1925)

Emanuel Lorenz Philipp

1861 - 1925
Historical photo of Emil Wallber (1841 - 1923)

Emil Wallber

1841 - 1923
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Ernst Vilter

1830 - 1888
Historical photo of Ezekiel Gillespie (1818 - 1892)

Ezekiel Gillespie

1818 - 1892
Historical photo of Fannie Kimball Norris (1852 - 1937)

Fannie Kimball Norris

1852 - 1937
Historical photo of Francis Edward McGovern (1866 - 1946)

Francis Edward McGovern

1866 - 1946
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Frank Zeidler

1912 - 2006
Historical photo of Fred Usinger (1860 - 1930)

Fred Usinger

1860 - 1930
Historical photo of Frederick Layton (1827 - 1919)

Frederick Layton

1827 - 1919
Historical photo of Frederick Pabst (1836 - 1904)

Frederick Pabst

1836 - 1904
Historical photo of Frederick Vogel (1823 - 1892)

Frederick Vogel

1823 - 1892
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Gen. Harrison C. Hobart

1815 - 1902
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

General Lysander Cutler

1807 - 1866
Historical photo of General William Mitchell (1879 - 1936)

General William Mitchell

1879 - 1936
Historical photo of George Brosius (1839 - 1920)

George Brosius

1839 - 1920

George Brumder

1839 - 1910
Historical photo of George Burnham (1816 - 1889)

George Burnham

1816 - 1889
Historical photo of George H. Walker (1811 - 1866)

George H. Walker

1811 - 1866
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

George Marshall Clark

1839 - 1861
Historical photo of George Wilbur Peck (1840 - 1916)

George Wilbur Peck

1840 - 1916
Historical photo of George Williams Peckham (1845 - 1914)

George Williams Peckham

1845 - 1914
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Georgia Green Stebbins

1846 - 1921
Historical photo of Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870 - 1946)

Gerhard Adolph Bading

1870 - 1946
Historical photo of Gerry Whiting Hazelton (1829 - 1920)

Gerry Whiting Hazelton

1829 - 1920
Historical photo of Guido Pfister (1818 - 1891)

Guido Pfister

1818 - 1891
Historical photo of Hans Crocker (1815 - 1889)

Hans Crocker

1815 - 1889
Historical photo of Harrison Ludington (1812 - 1891)

Harrison Ludington

1812 - 1891
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Harry Bradley

1885 - 1965
Historical photo of Henry Clay Payne (1843 - 1904)

Henry Clay Payne

1843 - 1904
Historical photo of Henry Harnischfeger (1855 - 1930)

Henry Harnischfeger

1855 - 1930
Historical photo of Henry L. Palmer (1819 - 1909)

Henry L. Palmer

1819 - 1909
Historical photo of Henry Vianden (1814 - 1899)

Henry Vianden

1814 - 1899
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Herman Falk

1867 - 1947
Historical photo of Horace Chase (1810 - 1886)

Horace Chase

1810 - 1886
Historical photo of Increase Allen Lapham (1811 - 1875)

Increase Allen Lapham

1811 - 1875
Historical photo of Isaac Pigeon Walker (1813 - 1872)

Isaac Pigeon Walker

1813 - 1872
Historical photo of Jacob Best (1786 - 1861)

Jacob Best

1786 - 1861
Historical photo of James Smith Buck (1812 - 1892)

James Smith Buck

1812 - 1892
Historical photo of Jason Downer (1813 - 1883)

Jason Downer

1813 - 1883
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

John “Babbacombe” Lee

1864 - 1945
Historical photo of John Barrick Dousman (1807 - 1868)

John Barrick Dousman

1807 - 1868
Historical photo of John Converse Starkweather (1830 - 1890)

John Converse Starkweather

1830 - 1890
Historical photo of John Jordan Miles

John Jordan Miles

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Historical photo of John Maxwell Stowell (1824 - 1907)

John Maxwell Stowell

1824 - 1907
Historical photo of John Plankington (1820 - 1891)

John Plankinton

1820 - 1891
Historical photo of John Pritzlaff (1820 - 1900)

John Pritzlaff

1820 - 1900
Historical photo of John T. Janssen (1855 - 1924)

John T. Janssen

1855 - 1924
Historical photo of Jonathan E. Arnold (1814 - 1869)

Jonathan E. Arnold

1814 - 1869
Historical photo of Joseph Schlitz (1831 - 1875)

Joseph Schlitz

1831 - 1875
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Laura Ross Wolcott

1834 - 1915
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Lieut. Carl Zeidler

1908 - 1942
Historical photo of Louis Frederick Frank (1887 - 1918)

Louis Frederick Frank

1887 - 1918
Historical photo of Louise Phelps Kellogg

Louise Phelps Kellogg

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Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Lt. Col. Charles Hamilton

1826 - 1901
Historical photo of Lucius William Nieman (1857 - 1935)

Lucius William Nieman

1857 - 1935
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Lydia Docenia Ely

1833 - 1914
Historical photo of Lynde Bradley (1878 - 1942)

Lynde Bradley

1878 - 1942
Historical photo of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne

Lynn Fontanne

1887 - 1986
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Marcia P. Coggs

1928 - 2003
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Margaret “Peg” Bradley

1894 - 1978
Historical photo of Marvin H. Creager (1882 - 1954)

Marvin H. Creager

1882 - 1954
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Mary Louise Nohl

1914 - 2001
Historical photo of Mathilde F. Anneke (1817 - 1884)

Mathilde F. Anneke

1817 - 1884
Historical photo of Matthias Stein (1808 - 1896)

Matthias Stein

1808 - 1896
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Max Schuster

1850 - 1895
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Melodie Wilson Oldenburg

1950 - 2009
Historical photo of Meta Schlichting Berger (1873 - 1994)

Meta Schlichting Berger

1873 - 1994
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Miriam Noel Wright

1869 - 1930
Historical photo of Orville Cadwell (1828 - 1850)

Orville Cadwell

1828 - 1850
Historical photo of Oscar Werwath (1880 - 1948)

Oscar Werwath

1880 - 1948
Historical photo of Otto Herbert Falk (1865 - 1940)

Otto Herbert Falk

1865 - 1940
Historical photo of Peter Englemann (1835 - 1927)

Peter Englemann

1835 - 1927
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Polly Stone

1898 - 1995
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Robert Nunnemacher

1854 - 1912
Historical photo of Samuel Daggett (1812 - 1868)

Samuel Daggett

1812 - 1868
Historical photo of Samuel Marshall (1820 - 1907)

Samuel Marshall

1820 - 1907

Sherburn M. Becker

1877 - 1949
Historical photo of Sherburn Sanborn Merrill (1818 - 1885)

Sherburn Sanborn Merrill

1818 - 1885
Historical photo of Sherman M. Booth (1812 - 1904)

Sherman M. Booth

1812 - 1904
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Stanley Stone

1898 - 1995
Historical photo of Susan Stuart Frackelton (1848 - 1932)

Susan Stuart Frackelton

1848 - 1932
Historical photo of Theobald Otjen (1852 - 1924)

Theobald Otjen

1852 - 1924
Historical photo of Thomas Hoyt Brown (1839 - 1908)

Thomas Hoyt Brown

1839 - 1908
Historical photo of Thomas R. Bentley (1848 - 1910)

Thomas R. Bentley

1848 - 1910
Historical photo of Timothy A. Chapman (1824 - 1892)

Timothy A. Chapman

1824 - 1892
Historical photo of Valentin Blatz

Valentin Blatz

1826 - 1894
Historical photo of Victor L. Berger (1860 - 1929)

Victor L. Berger

1860 - 1929
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

Walter Davidson

1876 - 1942
Historical photo of William A. Davidson (1871 - 1937)

William A. Davidson

1871 - 1937
HIstorical photo of William E. Cramer (1817 - 1905)

William E. Cramer

1817 - 1905
Historical photo of William E. Smith (1824 - 1883)

William E. Smith

1824 - 1883
Historical photo of William Henry Earles (1852 - 1908)

William Henry Earles

1852 - 1908
Monument-style gravestone with Celtic cross

William Metcalf

1821 - 1892
Historical photo of William Pitt Lynde (1817 - 1885)

William Pitt Lynde

1817 - 1885
Historical photo of William T. Green (1858 - 1911)

William T. Green

1858 - 1911
Historical photo of Zachariah Saveland (1828 - 1880)

Zachariah Saveland

1828 - 1880

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