Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum (Westfield, New Jersey)
Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum is a cemetery and accredited arboretum in Westfield, New Jersey. It is a member of the American Public Gardens Association.
The cemetery was founded in 1868 and is 105 acres. It is "non-sectarian, non-profit organization, owned and operated solely for the benefit of its Property Owners."[1]
Notable burials
[edit]- Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), pioneer of neonatology and the Apgar score[2]
- Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993–2015), singer and TV star[3]
- Joe Collins (1922–1989), baseball player[4]
- Charles N. Fowler (1922–1989), US Congressman[5]
- Cissy Houston (1933-2024), singer
- Whitney Houston (1963–2012), singer and actress[3]
- Claydes Charles Smith (1948–2006), co-founder of Kool & the Gang
- William Miller Sperry (1858–1927), namesake of the William Miller Sperry Observatory and brother of Thomas Sperry.
References
[edit]- ^ "History". Westfieldnj.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ Women in History- Dr. Virginia Apgar, St. Tammany Parish Library, June 19, 2019. Accessed February 10, 2023. "She is buried at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield."
- ^ a b Griffith, Janelle. "Bobbi Kristina Brown laid to rest at cemetery where Whitney Houston is buried", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 3, 2015. Accessed February 10, 2023. "About a dozen fans gathered at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield today to catch a glimpse of the casket of Bobbi Kristina Brown before she was laid to rest beside her mother, late pop icon Whitney Houston."
- ^ Keman, Kevin. "Baseball’S Bury, Bury Good To Him", New York Post, April 23, 2006. Accessed February 10, 2023. "Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, N.J.: Joe Collins (Yankees first baseman):Lenape Section,Lot 238"
- ^ Fowler, Charles Newell, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed February 10, 2023."interment in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, N.J."
