Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum (Westfield, New Jersey)
Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey
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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
- 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.
