Peace Pilgrim
1908–1981 (age 73)
Spiritual figure
Biography
Peace Pilgrim (1908-1981), born Mildred Lisette Norman, walked more than 25,000 miles across the country sharing an unwavering message of peace and inner harmony. She lived with eloquent simplicity, asking only that others join her in a life devoted to compassion and reconciliation.
Her resting place at Germania Cemetery reminds visitors that her footsteps are still heard in hearts seeking hope, and that her faithfulness to the cause of peace endures beyond her earthly journey.