SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK
924 Menaul Blvd N.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
GPS 35.10835, 106.63557
34,557 names
This cemetery was founded by Chester T. French in 1929. His goal was to provide an endowed care cemetery with services to Albuquerque. The very first burial area of Sunset is located at the corner of Edith Blvd. and Menaul Blvd. The large stately trees that grace the grounds are the result of the care they have been given for over 80 years of life. In May 1988, Sunset Memorial dedicated the new area of the cemetery with overtwo acres of spacial memorial lawns and views of the Sandia Mountains. In addition, a new area for individual cremation memorialization is the "Old Town Mosaic." It is a collage of six pictures in and around the Plaza of Old Town, Albuquerque. These 168 niches are made from over 10,000 pieces of Italian glass.
Famous Persons buried at Sunset:
Maxie Anderson
(Balloonist Adventurer)
Sep 10, 1934 - Jun 27, 1983
Elfego Baca
(NM Folk hero and fearless lawman)
Feb 10, 1865 - Aug 27, 1945
Harold Chapin Buell
(Manhattan Project scientist)
Oct 13, 1917 - Dec 26, 2002
Harold Herman Moon
(World War 2 Medal of Honor)
Mar 15, 1921 - Oct 21, 1944
Jerry Unser
(Unser auto racing family)
Nov 15, 1932 - May 17, 1959
34,557 names
This cemetery was founded by Chester T. French in 1929. His goal was to provide an endowed care cemetery with services to Albuquerque. The very first burial area of Sunset is located at the corner of Edith Blvd. and Menaul Blvd. The large stately trees that grace the grounds are the result of the care they have been given for over 80 years of life. In May 1988, Sunset Memorial dedicated the new area of the cemetery with overtwo acres of spacial memorial lawns and views of the Sandia Mountains. In addition, a new area for individual cremation memorialization is the "Old Town Mosaic." It is a collage of six pictures in and around the Plaza of Old Town, Albuquerque. These 168 niches are made from over 10,000 pieces of Italian glass.
Famous Persons buried at Sunset:
Maxie Anderson
(Balloonist Adventurer)
Sep 10, 1934 - Jun 27, 1983
Elfego Baca
(NM Folk hero and fearless lawman)
Feb 10, 1865 - Aug 27, 1945
Harold Chapin Buell
(Manhattan Project scientist)
Oct 13, 1917 - Dec 26, 2002
Harold Herman Moon
(World War 2 Medal of Honor)
Mar 15, 1921 - Oct 21, 1944
Jerry Unser
(Unser auto racing family)
Nov 15, 1932 - May 17, 1959
