Cudahy, Gerald

Gerald Cudahy Soundex Code C300

Gerald C. Cudahy, (1891-1945), was a son of the late John "Jack" Cudahy, of meat-packing fame. He was killed when his rented car hit the rear of an Army bus on Skokie Boulevard just south of Sunset Ridge Road in Northbrook.

Chicago Tribune, Monday, September 24, 1945, page 2

Gerald Cudahy Killed; Drives Auto into Bus

Gerald C. Cudahy, 54, (1891-1945), of the Ambassador East Hotel, an insurance broker, was killed last night when the rented car he was driving struck the rear of an Army bus in Skokie Boulevard, just south of Sunset Ridge Road in Northbrook, Illinois.

Edward Hinks and Robert Trinski, Illinois State Highway Patrolmen, said the bus, empty except for the driver had blown a tire and was pulling off the road when Cudahy's car struck it.

Cudahy, a nephew of E.A. Cudahy Jr., 2430 Lakeview Avenue, president of the Cudahy Packing Company, was a broker with Marsh and McLennan, Inc. insurance firm at 16 W. Jackson Boulevard. He was the son of the late John "Jack" Cudahy, former member of the Chicago Board of Trade.

He is survived by two sisters in Santa Barbara, California, Mrs. Vincent Walsh and Miss Elizabeth Cudahy.

An inquest will be held at 10:00 a.m. today, Monday, September 24, 1945, at 1573 Maple Avenue, Evanston.

Chicago Tribune, Friday, September 28, 1945, page 28

Gerald C. Cudahy, son of the late John Cudahy and Margaret O’Neil Cudahy, brother of John R. Cudahy, Miss Elizabeth Cudahy and Mrs. Vincent Walsh. Services at St. Mary's Church, 9th and Wabash Avenue. Friday, September 28, 1945, 3:00 p.m. at Drake & Son Funeral Home, 5303 N. Western Avenue. Interment Montrose Cemetery.