{"id":33578,"date":"2025-11-01T15:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/33578\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:51:13","slug":"remembering-those-who-pioneered-orange-county-by-flashlight-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/33578\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering those who pioneered Orange County by flashlight \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A guest walks past glass niches inside the historic Fairhaven Mausoleum at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery during the \u201cFlashlight Tour,\u201d with guest tour guide, author and historian Chris Epting in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

People on the \u201cFlashlight Tour\u201d of Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery gather around the gravesite of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch woman who helped save the lives of Jews from the Holocaust in World War II and author of the book, \u201cThe Hiding Place,\u201d in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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A woman examines niches near a stained glass window inside the historic Fairhaven Mausoleum at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery during the \u201cFlashlight Tour,\u201d with guest tour guide, author and historian Chris Epting in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Rich<\/p>\n

Rich Landuyt, center, service director at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery, stands in the rotunda inside the historic mausoleum and sings a Russian Orthodox funeral chant, \u201cMay Your Memory Be Eternal,\u201d to illustrate the acoustics inside the mausoleum during the \u201cFlashlight Tour\u201d in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. The rotunda is the exact location where actor Charlton Heston recorded his voice for the 1956 film \u201cThe Ten Commandments.\u201d\u00a0(Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Author<\/p>\n

Author and historian, Chris Epting, center, speaks near the gravesite of the Bowers family during the \u201cFlashlight Tour\u201d of Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The sun sets over the grave markers as 89 walk through the 73-acre Fairhaven Memorial Park for the \u201cFlashlight Tour,\u201d led by guest tour guide, author and historian Chris Epting in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The gravesite of Henry Segerstom outside the historic Fairhaven Mausoleum as people wait to enter the mausoleum during the \u201cFlashlight Tour\u201d at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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A \u201cCelebration of Life\u201d table inside Waverley Chapel, created by Patricia Pokorny of Fairhaven for the \u201cFlashlight Tour,\u201d features famous people interred at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Guest<\/p>\n

Guest tour guide Chris Epting, center, stands at the gravesite of aviator Douglas \u201cWrong Way Corrigan, as he interviews a man who knew Corrigan during the \u201cFlashlight Tour\u201d at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Author<\/p>\n

Author and historian, Chris Epting, center, speaks about the National Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden during the \u201cFlashlight Tour\u201d at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Fairhaven<\/p>\n

Fairhaven service director, Rich Landuyt, right, uses lantern light as he speaks to guests near the crypt of Elizabeth and W.O. McLeod inside the historic mausoleum during the \u201cFlashlight Tour\u201d at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Author<\/p>\n

Author and historian, Chris Epting, center, speaks next to a \u201cCelebration of Life\u201d table inside Waverley Chapel during the \u201cFlashlight Tour\u201d at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

\"Fairhaven<\/p>\n

Fairhaven service director, Rich Landuyt, right, uses lantern light as he speaks to guests near the crypt of Elizabeth and W.O. McLeod inside the historic Fairhaven Mausoleum during the \u201cFlashlight Tour\u201d at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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A guest walks past glass niches inside the historic Fairhaven Mausoleum at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery during the \u201cFlashlight Tour,\u201d with guest tour guide, author and historian Chris Epting in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Each fall, Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery<\/a> hosts a \u201cflashlight tour\u201d so visitors can explore the park\u2019s history, architecture and notable residents in a fun, different way.<\/p>\n

Led by guest guide, author and historian Chris Epting, the tour led 89 guests through the 73-acre cemetery in Santa Ana<\/a>, stopping at headstones of some its most famous residents, including Leo Fender<\/a>, pioneer of the electric guitar; Nellie Gail Moulton, artist<\/a>, philanthropist and the matriarch of the south county pioneer Moulton family; and Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who helped Jewish people escape from the Nazis during World War II and authored the book, \u201cThe Hiding Place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFairhaven is like a living, breathing Orange County museum,\u201d Epting said. \u201cYou walk through here and see the names, Segerstrom, Bowers, Bergen. Some of the pioneers, mothers and fathers, of the county are laid to rest here. So it\u2019s a nice opportunity to connect with history and learn more about Orange County.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another of the two-hour tour\u2019s highlights was a visit to the cemetery\u2019s historic mausoleum, where actor Charlton Heston recorded his voice for the 1956 film \u201cThe Ten Commandments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brings history to life and people\u2019s significance,\u201d said Elizabeth Cipres of Irvine, who had heard about the tour from a friend.<\/p>\n

That has become more important to her with time, she added.\u00a0\u201cI find myself looking at obituaries and thinking about what I would like people to say about how I contributed to life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A guest walks past glass niches inside the historic Fairhaven Mausoleum at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Cemetery during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33579,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,179,23,611,338,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-33578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-headlines","10":"tag-anaheim-news","11":"tag-california","12":"tag-community","13":"tag-local-news","14":"tag-orange-county","15":"tag-santa-ana","16":"tag-top-stories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}