Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary

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

How well do you know your loved ones? Download free materials including an Activity Guide or Workbook at www.talkofalif...
03/12/2026

How well do you know your loved ones? Download free materials including an Activity Guide or Workbook at www.talkofalifetime.org and begin sharing today!

Take advantage of the Funeral and Memorial Information Council resources to help you and your loved ones Have the Talk of a Lifetime. There’s a lot to talk about.

Fairhaven Flower Shop created a new floral arrangement especially for gardening enthusiasts.Our hope is to create person...
03/10/2026

Fairhaven Flower Shop created a new floral arrangement especially for gardening enthusiasts.
Our hope is to create personalized services that honor the individuality of your loved one

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03/07/2026

International Women’s Day…
Celebration the women of Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary!

March to the beat of your own drum…LIFT OC’s first-ever drum circle was a hit!LIFT is a social support group for widows ...
03/05/2026

March to the beat of your own drum…
LIFT OC’s first-ever drum circle was a hit!

LIFT is a social support group for widows and widowers sponsored by the Dignity Memorial locations in Orange County

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Reserve your spot...Women in History, a 45 minute - Golf Cart Tour at Fairhaven Memorial Park
03/05/2026

Reserve your spot...
Women in History, a 45 minute - Golf Cart Tour at Fairhaven Memorial Park

What is the most enjoyable experience you ever had with your family? Share your answer with us and your loved ones
03/03/2026

What is the most enjoyable experience you ever had with your family? Share your answer with us and your loved ones

Talk about how you want to be remembered. It can make the difference of a lifetime. There’s so much we experience in our lives. There are the big moments that shape us – graduation, a first job, getting married and starting a family, new home, and retirement. When we reflect on our lives, it’s...

March is Women's History Month!
03/02/2026

March is Women's History Month!

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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

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(714) 633-1442

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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