Whiting in Lake County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Memorial Park

Former Site of Immaculate Conception Church and School

— 1924 - 2018 —

Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lou Donkle, September 5, 2024

1. Memorial Park Marker

Inscription.
On this site the former Immaculate Conception Church and School stood from 1924 until it was razed in 2018. Rev. Michael Kosko celebrated the first Mass at Midnight, on Christmas Eve, 1924. The last Mass was celebrated on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at 8:15 a.m. The School was opened under the direction of the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Sacred Heart Villa, Danville, PA., in 1926 and functioned for 59 years until its closing in 1985. The various sports teams were affectionately known as the Crusaders.

Pastors:
Rev. Michael. Kosko 1923-1926
Rev. John J. Lach 1926-1960
Rev. Milan) Fred Bach 1960-1983
Rev. Anthony D. Ficko 1983-2000

2000-2014 Whiting/Robertsdale Catholic Community Cluster

[Original cornerstone:]
S. R. C.
Kostol & Skola
Nep P. Panny Marie
A.D. 1924

Erected 2018 by Immaculate Conception Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is December 24, 1924.

Location. 41° 40.608′ N, 87° 29.398′ W. Marker is in Whiting, Indiana, in Lake County. It is at the intersection

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of Schrage Avenue and West Fred Street, on the left when traveling north on Schrage Avenue. Marker is located at the southeast entrance to the park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2006 Schrage Ave, Whiting IN 46394, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana

and specifically on the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan Shore.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Schrage Family Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Schrage and Whiting (within shouting distance of this marker); Centier Bank: Generations of Family Bankers (within shouting distance of this marker); Whiting-Robertsdale Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Whiting Veterans Memorial (approx.

Marker located at southeast entrance to park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lou Donkle, September 5, 2024

2. Marker located at southeast entrance to park

0.3 miles away); Castle #30 - Whiting, IN (approx. half a mile away); Illinois-Indiana Boundary Marker (approx. 2.8 miles away in Illinois); East Side Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away in Illinois). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whiting.

Immaculate Conception Grotto in Memorial Park - Erected 1928 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lou Donkle, September 5, 2024

3. Immaculate Conception Grotto in Memorial Park - Erected 1928

Front of Immaculate Conception Grotto in Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lou Donkle, September 5, 2024

4. Front of Immaculate Conception Grotto in Memorial Park

View of Schrage Mansion from Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lou Donkle, September 5, 2024

5. View of Schrage Mansion from Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2024, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 11, 2024, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.