Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary

Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary Fairhaven is dedicated to celebrating the individual, providing services that are as unique and wide-ranging as the people they celebrate.

With the memorial park and mortuary in Central Orange County and an elegantly appointed mortuary in South Orange County, Fairhaven offers a wide range of pre-need and at-need services provided with care and compassion. Founded in 1911 by Oliver Halsell to provide a peaceful and comforting place for families to honor their loved ones, Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary is Orange County’s most beautiful full-service mortuary, crematory and cemetery.

Join us this Friday, October 17 from 3-5pm for Free Pumpkins (One Per Family), Face Painting, a Hayride, and More!
10/13/2025

Join us this Friday, October 17 from 3-5pm for Free Pumpkins (One Per Family), Face Painting, a Hayride, and More!

10/11/2025

"Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."
- Jim Rohn

  Have you ever heard of a fantasy coffin? In Ghana, people like to be buried in containers that represent their lives. ...
10/10/2025


Have you ever heard of a fantasy coffin?
In Ghana, people like to be buried in containers that represent their lives. It's believed that if the deceased is properly honored, such actions secure spiritual favor for the family left behind. Caskets have been shaped like planes for pilots, fish for fishermen and even a Mercedes-Benz for a businessman.

10/10/2025

to our 2024 Pumpkin Patch
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Be sure to join us on Friday, October 17 from 3-5pm for Free Pumpkins (one per family), Face Painting, and Fun!

10/08/2025
Revive and Recharge!Senior Care Professionals, you are invited to a Lunch & Learn & Pamper Event on Wednesday, October 1...
10/06/2025

Revive and Recharge!
Senior Care Professionals, you are invited to a Lunch & Learn & Pamper Event on Wednesday, October 15 from 10am-1pm.
The 2 CEU class is designed to familiarize memory care, senior care, hospice professionals and volunteers with funeral customs, options, procedures and regulations to be able to provide families with a more seamless transition into the final stages of end-of-life care.
The event will also include chair massages, music therapy, reiki, and a buffet lunch at the historic Ebell Club of Santa Ana.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Cynthia.Adair@DignityMemorial.com

Revive and Recharge is Sponsored by the Dignity Memorial Locations in Orange County
Dimond & Shannon Mortuary
Fairhaven Memorial Services
Family Mortuary
Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park & Mortuary
McAulay & Wallace Mortuary
Pacific View Memorial Park & Mortuary
Peek Mortuary
Westminster Memorial Park & Mortuary

Team Dignity Walking the Walk to   in Support of Alzheimer's Association, Orange County Chapter💛🧡💜💙Pacific View Memorial...
10/04/2025

Team Dignity Walking the Walk to in Support of Alzheimer's Association, Orange County Chapter
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Pacific View Memorial Park & Mortuary
Westminster Memorial Park & Mortuary
mcaulay & Wallace mortuary
Family Mortuary

To Infinity, and Barbie!SCI board member and trailblazing astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa is honored with her very own Barbie ...
10/01/2025

To Infinity, and Barbie!
SCI board member and trailblazing astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa is honored with her very own Barbie doll.
As the first Hispanic woman to fly into space, Ellen has inspired generations to dream big, push boundaries and pursue careers in science and technology. This Hispanic Heritage Month, her story takes on even greater significance as we honor the trailblazers who have shaped history and opened doors for others. Now, she is breaking new ground in a whole new arena—Barbie.

A funeral or cremation memorial that celebrates the details that make you unique in the world takes a little thought and...
09/30/2025

A funeral or cremation memorial that celebrates the details that make you unique in the world takes a little thought and planning. Get your free copy of Imagine: A Memorial Inspiration Guide and start thinking about how you’d like to be remembered.

A memorial service that celebrates the details that make you unique takes careful planning. Get your free copy of Imagine: A Memorial Inspiration Guide today.

09/28/2025

Engaging in self-care activities, whether you are caring for a family member or friends or grieving the death of a loved one, can help you relax, provide you with an opportunity to tell stories about your loved one and help you explore your feelings and emotions. Whether you feel at home in the outd...

Address

1702 Fairhaven Avenue
Santa Ana, CA
92705

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

(714) 633-1442

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Our Story

Forward Thinking and Film History

Oliver was also responsible for developing one of the first mausoleums in Orange County in 1916. During the last phase of construction on the Historic Mausoleum in the 1930s, he had the foresight to install a crematory there, making it one of the first crematories in Orange County. This mausoleum is the final resting place for many of Orange County’s founding families. During the mid-'50s, the Historic Mausoleum made Hollywood history when Charlton Heston chose it to record parts of his dialogue as Moses in the film The Ten Commandments, reportedly due to the “God-like quality of the acoustics.”

Modern Updates

After Oliver’s death in the mid-'50s, his foundation constructed Waverley Church to