San Fernando Mission Cemetery

San Fernando Mission Cemetery
The cemetery circa 1895
Details
Established	1800
Location	Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Coordinates	34°16′35″N118°27′56″W / 34.27639°N 118.46556°W / 34.27639; -118.46556
Type	Catholic
Owned by	Los Angeles Archdiocese
No. of graves	>30,000
Website	http://catholiccemeteriesla.org/locationsanfernando/
Find a Grave	San Fernando Mission Cemetery

The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located in the Mission Hills community of the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. ^{[1] [2]} The property adjoins the San Fernando Mission and Bishop Alemany Catholic High School.

The San Fernando Mission Cemetery has been owned and operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese since the founding of the Mission and first burials in 1797. The privately operated Mission Hills Catholic Mortuary is also located on the grounds of the cemetery. San Fernando Mission Cemetery is an active cemetery providing burials, entombments and cremation options to members of the Catholic faith and their families.

Notable interments

A

• Philip Abbott (1924–1998), actor
• Edward Arnold (1890–1956), actor
• Michele Yvette Avila (1968–1985), murder victim

B

• Charles Beaumont (1929–1967), author and screenwriter
• Scotty Beckett (1929–1968), actor
• Ed Begley (1901–1970), actor
• William Bendix (1906–1964), actor
• Larry J. Blake (1914–1982), actor
• Loretta Blake (1898–1981) actress
• Walter Brennan (1894–1974), actor
• Evelyn Brent (1899–1975), actress
• George Burditt (1923–2013), television director

C

• Candy Candido (1913–1999), actor and voice-over artist
• Bobby Chacon (1951–2016), boxer
• Jerry Colonna (1904–1986), actor and comedian
• Betty Compson (1897–1974), actress
• Chuck Connors (1921–1992), actor
• Carmine (1910–1991) and Italia Coppola (1912–2004), parents of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.
• Henry Corden (1920–2005), actor and voice-over artist
• Joseph Crehan (1883–1966), actor

D

• Lee de Forest (1873–1961), physicist & electrical engineer, inventor of the triode
• Roy Del Ruth (1893–1961), movie director
• Carmen Dragon (1914–1984), composer and conductor, father of Daryl Dragon
• Tom Dugan (1889–1955), actor
• Allan Dwan (1885–1981), director, producer, screenwriter

F

• Frank Faylen (1905–1985), actor
• Dick Foran (1910–1979), actor
• Harry Fox (1882–1959), stage and movie star, "Fox-Trot" dance inventor
• William Frawley (1887–1966), actor

G

• Anita Garvin (1907–1994), actress
• Bert Glennon (1893–1967), cinematographer
• George Gobel (1919–1991), actor and comedian
• Peter Graves (1926–2010), actor

H

• William Haade (1903–1966), actor
• Ray Heindorf (1908–1980), composer
• Pat Hogan (1920–1966), actor
• Bob Hope (1903–2003), actor and comedian
• Dolores Hope (1909–2011), singer and wife of Bob Hope
• Carol Hughes (1910–1995), actress, wife of Frank Faylen

J

• Alice Joyce (1890–1955), actress

K

• Bob Kelley (1917–1966), sportscaster
• Dorothea Kent (1916–1990), actress
• Peggy Knudsen (1923–1980), actress

L

• Rosemary LaPlanche (1923–1979), actress
• Charles Lamont (1895–1993), director
• Winnie Lightner (1899–1971), actress, comedian and singer
• Richard Loo (1903–1983), actor
• Edmund Lowe (1892–1971), actor
• Ken Lynch (1910–1990), actor

M

• Michael Maltese (1908–1981), animation screenwriter
• Robert L. Manahan (1956–2000), actor
• Adele Mara (1923–2010), actress
• June Marlowe (1903–1984), actress (original burial site; remains later moved to Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels)
• Bob May (1939–2009), actor and stuntman
• Frank Milano (1891–1970), gangster
• Kathryn Minner (1892–1969), actress
• Lee Moran (1888–1961), actor

N

• Clarence Nash (1904–1985), voice-over artist
• Fred Niblo Jr. (1903–1973), screenwriter, son of Fred Niblo
• Thomas Noonan (1921–1968), actor and comedian
• Eva Novak (1898–1988), actress, sister of Jane Novak
• Jane Novak (1896–1990), actress, sister of Eva Novak
• Jay Novello (1904–1982), actor

O

• Henry O'Neill (1891–1961), actor
• Ernie Orsatti (1902–1968), major league baseball player
• Artie Ortego (1890–1960), actor

P

• William H. Parker (1905–1966), police chief of Los Angeles
• William Perkins (1947–1967), Cpl, USMC Medal of Honor Recipient
• Paul Picerni (1922–2011), actor

Q

• Eddie Quillan (1907–1990), actor
• Bill Quinn (1912–1994), actor

R

• Jobyna Ralston (1900–1967), actress
• Ted Fio Rito (1900–1971), musician
• Estelita Rodriguez (1928–1966), actress
• M. Frank Rudy (1925–2009), inventor of Nike Air Sole

S

• Teddy Sampson (1895–1970), actress
• Olga San Juan (1927–2009), actress
• Jan Shepard (1928-2025), actress
• Trinidad Silva (1950–1988), actor
• Penny Singleton (1908–2003), actress and first female president of an AFL–CIO union

T

• Gloria Talbott (1931–2000), actress
• Felipe Turich (1898–1992), actor, husband of Rosa Turich
• Rosa Turich (1903–1998), actress, wife of Felipe Turich

V

• Ritchie Valens (1941–1959), singer

W

• James Westerfield (1913–1971), actor
• Michael Whalen (1902–1974), actor
• Frank Wilcox (1907–1974), actor
• Jane Wyatt (1910–2006), actress

See also

• Burials at San Fernando Mission Cemetery
• Burials at Spanish missions in California
• History of the San Fernando Valley

References

1. Harter, Clara (May 26, 2024). "Photos: Memorial Day flag placement in Mission Hills honors fallen heroes". Los Angeles Daily News . Retrieved February 23, 2025.
2. Vergara, Allyson (October 28, 2024). "Los Angeles Catholic cemeteries celebrate Día de los Muertos". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2025.

External links

• San Fernando Mission Cemetery at Find a Grave
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Fernando Mission Cemetery
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana