Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

Cemetery in Los Angeles County, California

Not to be confused with Oakwood Memorial Park (Santa Cruz, California).

Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

Historic Chatsworth Community Church located on grounds of Oakwood Memorial Park

Details
Established| 1924
Location|

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California

Country| United States
Coordinates| 34°15′11″N 118°37′12″W﻿ / ﻿34.253°N 118.620°W﻿ / 34.253; -118.620
Type| Public
Find a Grave| Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

The Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 22601 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. It is the resting place for several movie stars such as Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gloria Grahame, and Stephen Boyd.[1]

## History and description

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Oakwood Memorial Park is located in the San Fernando Valley, surrounded by rocky hills that have served as a backdrop for many a film setting. It has been used as a cemetery since 1924, and there was a Native American graveyard next to the cemetery before a fire destroyed the old wooden crosses that marked the site. The Old Stagecoach Trail passed beside it. The historic Chatsworth Community Church is located within the cemetery grounds.

## Notable burials

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Notables buried here include:

* Arthur O. DeNunzio (1935-2000), the great one
* Adele Astaire (1897–1981), actress, dancer
* Fred Astaire (1899–1987), actor, singer, dancer
* Dehl Berti (1921–1991), actor
* Derya Arbaş Berti (1968–2003), actress
* Stephen Boyd (1928–1977), actor
* Scott Bradley (1891-1977), composer
* Bob Crane (1928-1978), actor – former burial location (his remains were moved to Westwood Village Memorial Park) a
* Grace Cunard (1893–1967), actress, screenwriter, director
* Lloyd G. Davies, Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–51
* Frank Kelly Freas (1922–2005), illustrator
* Gloria Grahame (1923–1981), actress
* Raymond Greenleaf (1892–1963), actor
* Russell Hayden (1912–1981), actor
* Earl Holliman (1928-2024), actor
* Jack Ingram (1902–1969), actor
* Al Jennings (1863–1961), lawyer, outlaw, actor
* Adele Jergens (1917–2002), actress
* Milton Kibbee (1896–1970), actor
* Dorothy Mackaye (1899–1940), actress
* Montie Montana (1910–1998), cowboy
* Freddie Perren (1943–2004), songwriter, record producer
* Richard Reeves (1912–1967), character actor best known for playing henchmen and thugs
* Floyd Roberts (1900–1939), Indianapolis 500 winner
* Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), actress, singer, dancer
* Robert Sampson (1933–2020), actor
* Mark Schaeffer (1948–2022), baseball player
* Robert F. Simon (1908–1992), actor
* Ted Snyder (1881–1965), composer
* Ken Spears (1938–2020), animator
* Robert Strange (1881–1952), actor
* Ken Terrell (1904–1966), actor
* Henry Victor (1892–1945), actor
* Gregory Walcott (1928–2015), actor
* Nydia Westman (1902–1970), actress
* Dallas Willard (1935–2013), Christian philosopher
* Walter Tetley (1915-1975), voice actor Felix the cat 1919-1959

a.^ Crane was reinterred at Westwood Memorial Park in 1999.[2]

## See also

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* List of United States cemeteries

## References

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1. ^ "Oakwood Memorial Park". Seeing Stars. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
2. ^ "Pierce Bros Westwood Village Memorial Park". Retrieved 2023-04-06.

## External links

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* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

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Chatsworth, Los Angeles

History

Incidents|

* 2008 Chatsworth train collision

Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Los Angeles Unified School District
* Chatsworth High School
* Chaminade College Preparatory School (middle school)
* Chatsworth Hills Academy
* Sierra Canyon School

Other education|

* Los Angeles Community College District
* Los Angeles Public Library

Other

Landmarks|

* Chatsworth Nature Preserve
* Lassen Street Olive Trees
* Minnie Hill Palmer House
* Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
* Old Santa Susana Stage Road
* Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park

Transportation|

* Chatsworth station

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