Harbor Rest Memorial Park was founded in the 1950s by the Flanagan family. Harbor Lawn Mortuary was built on the cemetery property in 1978. To celebrate the expansion, Ronald Reagan, California’s 33rd governor and later the 40th president of the United States, raised the flag that flies at the entrance. Reagan was the keynote speaker at the cemetery's annual Memorial Day service that year.
Mt. Olive Cemetery was established in the 1960s to serve the Jewish communities of Orange County and Long Beach. Several temples have since dedicated their own areas of the cemetery.
Today, Harbor Rest Memorial Park and Mt. Olive Cemetery operate as a single cemetery: Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park. It and the funeral home are part of the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery providers.
Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park Cemetery
Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park cemetery comprises 29 beautiful acres in Orange
County. With manicured gardens, meandering walkways, green lawns and stately trees, the cemetery property is a peaceful place for families and friends to remember loved ones.
The cemetery offers in-ground burial, mausoleum entombment, columbaria, cremation niches, scattering gardens, and private and semiprivate estates. The Court of Devotion includes a garden mausoleum embellished with imported marble and bronze statues. Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park includes Orange County’s only consecrated Jewish garden, as well as a newer section called the Alcove of Abraham.
Caring For The Community
For decades Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park & Mortuary have been committed to serving the communities of Orange County and Long Beach. That commitment extends to many local organizations, such as the American Diabetes Association and United Way.
We invite everyone in the community to join us for our annual events. Our Memorial Day observance includes a hot dog cookout and military flyovers. In October, we host an annual pet adoption in conjunction with local pet adoption agencies, shelters and rescue groups.
Each year between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we hold a Kever Avot service. All members of the community are welcome as we pray together, support one another and honor the memory of our loved ones.
In December, our multifaith service of remembrance includes a candle lighting ceremony and the opportunity for people to hang ornaments with the names of their loved ones on our tree.
