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.

01/03/2026
DID YOU KNOW? The funeral ceremony has long been a ritual in our society. A valuable aspect of funerals is that they off...
01/01/2026

DID YOU KNOW? The funeral ceremony has long been a ritual in our society. A valuable aspect of funerals is that they offer a time to say goodbye to the dead, as well as continuity and hope for the living.

Warmest wishes for the year ahead from all of Us at Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary...
01/01/2026

Warmest wishes for the year ahead from all of Us at Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary...

12/29/2025

"Grief is the last act of love we can give to those we loved. Where there is deep grief, there was great love that will be eternal."

Ever encountered a funeral procession while driving? What's the right way of handling the situation? Is it necessary to ...
12/27/2025

Ever encountered a funeral procession while driving? What's the right way of handling the situation? Is it necessary to pull over?

While the laws vary from state to state, one should always pull over for a funeral procession out of politeness to the grieving family.

Some other good rules to keep in mind out of respect for the deceased and the family:
* Don't cut into a procession or cut them off
* Don't honk at the vehicles in the procession
* Yield the right of way until the entire procession is through the intersection
* On the highway, don't pass the procession on the right

In general, be patient and considerate, and keep in mind that the folks in the procession are likely going going through a very difficult time.

There are many signs that support the idea that pets do in fact grieve. Every pet’s reaction is different, but some of t...
12/26/2025

There are many signs that support the idea that pets do in fact grieve. Every pet’s reaction is different, but some of the most common displays of grief are sadness, negative behavior or loss in appetite. If a pet is possibly experiencing grief, take them to see their vet as soon as possible.

12/24/2025

Six years and counting! 🎅🏻📖
Fairhaven Associates continued our annual holiday tradition by reading Are You Grumpy, Santa?
We hope you enjoy this story as much as we do!

Holiday Hours
12/23/2025

Holiday Hours

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