Tom, Don't know if this will lead anywhere.. Virgil is next to Dekalb County where I grew up. There is listed a John and Anne Costello with no birth or death dates at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildekalb/Cemeteries/StMaryA_E.htm Here is a description of the Cemetery and the associated link: St. Mary's Cemetery History INTRODUCTION ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CEMETERY is located on County Line road south of Maple Park, Illinois in Section 1 Township 39 North Range 5 East. The cemetery is on the west side of County Line road with two driveways secured with gates. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildekalb/Cemeteries/StMaryHome.htm I will be moving back to Sycamore(Dekalb co), Illinois (from California) shortly and might be able to stop by the cemetery... Janet Pearson ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas W. Johnston, Jr. <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 1:56 PM Subject: [ILKANE] Cemeteries > I am looking from afar for the burial place of my great-grandparents, John > and Anne (nee Quinlan) Costello. They were long-time members of the Church > of St. Mary in Maple Park. In 1993 the then pastor told me that the church > records indicated Anne died 16 December 1913 and was buried 19 December > 1913, but the record didn't say where. Apparently there were no records of > death kept by the church prior to 1913, so there is no record for John, who > predeceased Anne by some years. I have tried to locate death certificates, > to no avail. > > Recently, I learned that St, Mary's has a cemetery. Does anyone know is > there are records of interments, and where they might be located? I'm > assuming that the church itself does not have records, or they would have > been mentioned at the time of my earlier inquiry. > > If Anne and John are not buried at St. Mary's, I assume they would have > been buried (as Roman Catholics) in consecrated ground elsewhere; I > understand that there is a Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery in Virgil Township - > is that near Maple Park? > > Thanks in advance for any enlightenment. > > > Tom Johnston > [email protected] > >