Cemetery is named for the Rev. Heinrich Wunder, renowned pastor of First Saint Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, which is currently located at 1301 N LaSalle Drive. Pastor Wunder served the congregation for more than 60 years from 1851 to his death in 1913. He was personally responsible for greeting many German and other immigrant individuals and families whose destination was the Lake Michigan port of Chicago. He and the First Saint Paul's congregation coordinated and assisted with their settlement in the city.