Pacific View Memorial Park

Pacific View Memorial Park & Mortuary
Details
Established	1958;67 years ago (1958)
Location	Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Country	United States
Coordinates	33°36′43″N117°51′10″W / 33.6119618°N 117.8528218°W / 33.6119618; -117.8528218
Owned by	Dignity Memorial
No. of interments	~30,000
Website	Official website
Find a Grave	Pacific View Memorial Park & Mortuary

Pacific View Memorial Park is a cemetery located in the Corona del Mar neighborhood of Newport Beach, in Orange County, California. It first opened in 1958, ^[1] and is the final resting place of actor John Wayne and basketball player Kobe Bryant. ^[2]

Notable interments

• William Austin (1884–1975), actor
• Les Baxter (1922–1996), musician and composer
• Bijan (1940–2011), fashion designer ^[3]
• Erica Blasberg (1984–2010), LPGA golfer
• Gianna Bryant (2006–2020), student-athlete and daughter of Kobe
• Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), basketball player ^[2]
• Edmund Burns (1892–1980), actor
• Jeanne Cagney (1919–1984), actress
• William Cagney (1905–1988), actor
• Jeanne Carmen (1930–2007), actress and model
• Nikki Catsouras (1988–2006), victim of internet trolling ^[4]
• Jan Crouch (1938–2016), television evangelist ^[5]
• Paul Crouch (1934–2013), television evangelist ^[6]
• Tony Curcillo (1931–2020), professional football player, NFL, CFL.
• Dorothy Dare (1911–1981), actress
• Kevin DuBrow (1955–2007), singer ^[7]
• Don Durant (1932–2005), actor and singer
• Margaret Early (1919–2000), actress
• John Eldredge (1904–1961), actor
• Jack Faulkner (1926–2008), football coach
• Dave Freeman (1934–2013), author
• John Gallaudet (1903–1983), actor
• John Gordy (1935–2009), football player ^[8]
• Mitch Halpern (1967–2000), boxing referee
• Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), musician ^[9]
• Bobby Hatfield (1940–2003), singer ^[10]
• Rudolf Ising (1903–1992), animator
• Rafer Johnson (1934–2020), Olympic decathlete and actor
• Dick Lane (1899–1982), actor and sportscaster
• Rose Lok (1912–1978), pilot
• Marion Mack (1902–1989), actress and screenwriter
• Ray Malavasi (1930–1987), football coach ^[11]
• Paul Mantz (1903–1964), pilot
• Freddy Martin (1906–1983), bandleader and saxophonist
• Barbara McLean (1903–1996), film editor
• Lee Patrick (1901–1982), actress
• Gene Polito (1918–2010), cinematographer
• Dennis Ribant (1941–2023), baseball player ^[12]
• Mary Lee Robb (1926–2006), actress
• James Roosevelt (1907–1991), politician ^[13]
• Roy Rowland (1910—1995), film director
• Paul Salata (1926–2021), football player
• Ruben Salazar (1928–1970), journalist and civil rights activist
• Rich Saul (1948–2012), football player ^[14]
• Ralph C. Smedley (1878–1965), toastmaster
• Bryan Stephens (1920–1991), baseball player
• June Storey (1918–1991), actress
• Frank Tallman (1919–1978), pilot
• Kam Tong (1906–1969), actor
• John Wayne (1907–1979), actor
• Robert D. Webb (1903–1990), film director
• Niles Welch (1888–1976), actor
• Bob Wian (1914–1992), businessman ^[15]
• George Yardley (1928–2004), basketball player ^[16]
• Lila Zali (1918–2003), dancer

References

1. Pacific View Mortuary & Memorial Park
2. "Kobe Bryant's gravesite: Small cemetery has another big star". The Mercury News. February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
3. Where is Kobe Bryant gravesite? Corona del Mar cemetery maintains tradition of silence
4. "Nikki Catsouras Obituary (2006) - Laguna Hills, CA - Orange County Register". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
5. Where is Kobe Bryant gravesite? Corona del Mar cemetery maintains tradition of silence
6. Where is Kobe Bryant gravesite? Corona del Mar cemetery maintains tradition of silence
7. Buried Here – Bobby Hatfield Of The Righteous Brothers, Kevin Dubrow & Jeff Hanneman
8. Where is Kobe Bryant gravesite? Corona del Mar cemetery maintains tradition of silence
9. Buried Here – Bobby Hatfield Of The Righteous Brothers, Kevin Dubrow & Jeff Hanneman
10. Buried Here – Bobby Hatfield Of The Righteous Brothers, Kevin Dubrow & Jeff Hanneman
11. Where is Kobe Bryant gravesite? Corona del Mar cemetery maintains tradition of silence
12. Dennis Joseph Ribant
13. Where is Kobe Bryant gravesite? Corona del Mar cemetery maintains tradition of silence
14. Where is Kobe Bryant gravesite? Corona del Mar cemetery maintains tradition of silence
15. Where is Kobe Bryant gravesite? Corona del Mar cemetery maintains tradition of silence
16. Where is Kobe Bryant gravesite? Corona del Mar cemetery maintains tradition of silence

External links

• Pacific View Memorial Park at Find a Grave
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pacific View Memorial Park