About El Toro Memorial Park
El Toro Memorial Park is a memorial park in Lake Forest, Orange County, California. The grounds sit at about 515 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including Florence Griffith Joyner, Olga Taussky-Todd and Gordon Jump. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 271041. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ascension Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is Olive Tree Mortuary in Lake Forest, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 23 cemeteries we list in Orange County, and 4 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 23 listings in Orange County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at El Toro Memorial Park
Among them: 2 actors, 2 musicians, 2 scientists, 1 baseball player, 1 physician, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Florence Griffith Joyner1959-1998American track and field athlete
- Olga Taussky-Todd1906-1995Mathematician
- Gordon Jump1932-2003American actor
- R. Duncan Luce1925-2012American mathematical psychologist
- Dick Whittinghill1913-2001American trumpeter, radio DJ and actor
- Warren Foster1904-1971Writer, storyboard artist and composer
- Catfish Metkovich1920-1995American baseball player
- Spike Nelson1906-1998American football player and coach
- Robert G. Vosper1913-1994American librarian
- Franz Plewa1903-1971Physician and psychoanalyst from Austria
- Kim Hill1966-2011American cancer patient and charity spokeswoman
People whose Wikidata entry gives El Toro Memorial Park as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
33.64092, -117.68264
What El Toro Memorial Park offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Ascension CemeteryLake Forest, CACemetery1.0 mi
- Mission CemeterySan Juan Capistrano, CACemetery9.6 mi
- Historic Landmark Mission CemeterySan Juan Capistrano, CACemetery9.6 mi
- Pacific View Memorial ParkCosta Mesa, CAMemorial park10.0 mi
- Holy Sepulcher CemeteryVilla Park, CACemetery12 mi
- St. John's Lutheran CemeteryOrange, CALutheran cemetery13 mi
- Santa Ana Cemetery1919 East Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, CACemetery13 mi
- Fairhaven Memorial Park1702 Fairhaven Avenue, Santa Ana, CAMemorial park13 mi
- Fairhaven Memorial Park and MortuaryOrange, CAMemorial park13 mi
- Harbor Lawn-Mount Olive Memorial ParkFountain Valley, CAMemorial park14 mi
Funeral homes near El Toro Memorial Park
- American Monument Company0.5 miMonument dealer · Lake Forest · (949) 305-1621
- Olive Tree Mortuary0.5 miMortuary · Lake Forest · (949) 445-1608
- Saddleback Chapel Pre-planning Funeral Services1.5 miFuneral home · Lake Forest · (949) 837-8403
- Eternity Memorials1.8 miMonument dealer · Lake Forest · (949) 305-1621
- Pacific Cremation Services2.1 miCremation provider · Lake Forest · (949) 382-7782
- Cremation Society Of Laguna2.4 miCremation provider · Laguna Hills · (888) 991-1120
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is El Toro Memorial Park located?
El Toro Memorial Park is at 25751 Trabuco Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630 in Orange County. GPS coordinates: 33.64092, -117.68264.
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