| Sunnyside Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Established | c. 1906 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33°48′19″N 118°10′44″W / 33.80528°N 118.17889°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | City of Long Beach |
| Website | https://www.longbeach.gov/park/park-and-facilities/directory/long-beach-municipal-cemetery/ |
| Find a Grave | Sunnyside Cemetery |
Sunnyside Cemetery, is a cemetery established in 1906 in Long Beach, California.[1] It is adjacent to Long Beach Municipal Cemetery.
The cemetery encountered financial troubles in the 1990s when its owner, Dean A. Dempsey, stole over half the cemetery's endowment fund.[2][3]
Notable burials
- Nelson W. Ward
- C.J. Walker, President of the Board of Trustees of Long Beach, and founder of Farmers and Merchants Bank
See also
References
- ↑ Lizarraga, Andy (4 September 2019). "The City of Long Beach with take over Sunnyside Cemetery". Daily Forty-Niner.
- ↑ Grobaty, Tim (6 May 2017). "Long Beach's Sunnyside Cemetery, steeped in history, struggles on the edge of insolvency". Press Telegram.
- ↑ McDonnell Nieto del Rio, Giulia (27 June 2019). "Haunted by financial problems, a Long Beach cemetery ponders death". Los Angeles Times.
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