Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum is a

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...

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arboretum An arboretum (: arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, many modern arbor ...

Westfield, New Jersey Westfield is a Town (New Jersey), town in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 31,032, an increase of 716 (+2.4% ...

. 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."

Notable burials

* Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), pioneer of

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Apgar score The Apgar score is a quick way for health professionals to evaluate the health of all newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth and in response to resuscitation. It was originally developed in 1952 by an anesthesiologist at Columbia University, ...

* Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993–2015), singer and TV starGriffith, 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." * Joe Collins (1922–1989), baseball player * Charles N. Fowler (1922–1989), US CongressmanFowler, Charles Newell
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed February 10, 2023."interment in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, N.J." * Cissy Houston (1933–2024), singer *

Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, model, and philanthropist. Commonly referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, the Voice", she is List of awards and no ...

(1963–2012), singer and actress *

Claydes Charles Smith Claydes "Charles" Smith (born Claydes Eugene Smith; September 6, 1948 – June 20, 2006) was an American musician best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of the group Kool & the Gang. Biography Early life Born in Jersey City, New Je ...

(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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairview Cemetery and Arboretum (Westfield, New Jersey) 1868 establishments in New Jersey Cemeteries in Union County, New Jersey Westfield, New Jersey