Greenwood Memorial Park (San Diego) Explained

Greenwood Memorial Park is a cemetery in San Diego County, California. Opened in 1907, Greenwood covers approximately 125acres five miles east of downtown San Diego. It is a rural cemetery, incorporating architecture, art, and landscaping into its design.^[1] Greenwood and its accompanying mortuary are now part of NorthStar Memorial Group (NSMP). It is adjacent to Mount Hope Cemetery.

Notable interments

• Belle Benchley (1882–1973), director of the San Diego Zoo from 1927–1953
• Dan Broderick, attorney, and his wife Linda, murdered by his ex-wife, Betty Broderick, in 1989
• Victor Buono (1938–1982), character actor (He is entombed with his mother, Myrtle, but his name is not inscribed on the crypt.^[2])
• George Burnham (1868–1939), banker, politician
• Marvel Crosson (1904–1929), pioneer female aviator
• Bob Elliott (1916–1966), Major League Baseball player, 1947 National League MVP
• David Faber (1928–2015), Polish-born Holocaust survivor, author, lecturer
• David R. Splaine, (1834-1916), Civil War Veteran, first appointed keeper of Ballast Point Lighthouse
• Walter Fuller (1910–2003), jazz trumpeter and vocalist, civil-rights activist
• Ulysses S. "Buck" Grant, Jr. (1852–1929), son of Ulysses S. Grant, attorney and investment capitalist, developer of the U.S. Grant Hotel
• Ulysses S. Grant IV (1893–1977), grandson of President Ulysses S. Grant and former chairman of the Department of Geology, University of California at Los Angeles
• Burke Hanford (1872–1928), sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor
• William "Bill" Kettner (1864–1930), United States Congressman, civic booster
• Jonathan Latimer (1906–1983), American crime writer known his novels and screenplays.
• Moses A. Luce (1842–1933), Civil War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient, attorney, founder of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps
• Charles Schroeter (1837–1921), Civil War and Apache War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient; re-interred at Miramar National Cemetery in 2015^[3]
• Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861–1936), operatic contralto
• Phil Swing (1884–1963), United States Congressman
• Gregon A. Williams, Marine Corps Major general; served in Nicaragua, World War II and Korean War
• Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), best-selling writer

There is one British Commonwealth war grave to a Lieutenant-Commander Surgeon of the Royal Navy of World War I.^[4]

Further reading

• Book: Culbertson. Judi. Randall. Tom. Permanent Californians: an illustrated guide to the cemeteries of California. 13: San Diego Cemeteries. 216–217. 1989. Chelsea Green. Chelsea, VT. 978-0930031213. 19322965. registration.

External links

• Journal of San Diego History – San Diego Cemeteries: A Brief Guide
• Greenwood Memorial Park at Find a Grave
  • Greenwood Memorial Park Official Website

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Notes and References

1. Mallios, Seth and Caterino, David M. Cemeteries of San Diego. Arcadia Publishing. 2007.
2. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 6296). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
3. News: Steele . Jeanette Steele . 30 May 2015 . Medal of Honor soldier in unmarked crypt . San Diego Union Tribune . 30 May 2015 .
4. Web site: Casualty Record, J Hadwen. Commonwealth War Graves Commission date accessed = 22 December 2016.