Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum (Westfield, New Jersey) Explained

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]
• 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.

External links

40.6663°N -74.3306°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: History . Westfieldnj.com . 2012-02-19.
2. https://www.sttammanylibrary.org/blogs/post/women-in-history-dr-virginia-apgar/ Women in History- Dr. Virginia Apgar
3. 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."
4. 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"
5. https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000320 Fowler, Charles Newell