| Clara - Glenn Pet Cemetery Linwood, New Jersey |
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| Claimed to be a historic pet cemetery, this quiet two-acre spread is the final resting place for the beloved pets of not only regular folks like us, but old movie stars such as Eddie Cantor, Paulette Goddard, Irving Berlin, Billie Burke, and Ed Wynn. Several pets from the Ralston (Purina) family are interred there as well. It is beleived that the Diving Horse from Atlantic City's Steel Pier is also laid to rest there, but we could find no such marker or burial spot during our visit there in May, 2006. It was long been rumored that Petey, the ring-eyed pit bull from the 1930s "Little Rascals" movies is buried there, but that's all it is...simply a rumor. |
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| My mother and I visited this cemetery on a warm afternoon in May 2006. It was hard to find, since it is surrounded by homes, and the only road leading into it runs behind a house. While roaming this cemetery, a kindly gentleman stopped his yardwork, leaned over the fence, and told us that his parents had owned Clara-Glenn (named after them) and it opened in 1918. When pet owners purchased a plot before the death of their loved one, this man's mother would engrave a plain marker for them, later to be replaced with a different grave stone. Some owners ended up not burying their pets there, but the markers remained. Years later, the cemetery was donated to the Linwood Historical Society. |
| We were dismayed at the condition of this lovely little cemetery. While the grounds appeared to have been recently mowed, several grave stones were overturned. Photos of pets attached to markers had been either pulled off or smashed. Other memorial plaques were covered with overgrowths of weeds. The last burial appeared to have been in 1990. Most impressive was a large memorial to the Atlantic City Police Department's Canine Unit, along with the graves of such brave dogs. It is our hope that the Linwood Historical Society will one day upkeep and maintain the final resting places of these pets, as it was obvious that they were deeply loved in life... and in death. |
| We;re pretty sure the meaning of this stone reads "My Devoted Guard". While Pee-Pee is buried here, a dog named Puddles is buried nearby. |
| Rex, the water-skiing wonder dog, who performed in Atlantic City. (Any further information on this would be appreciated). |
| Temporary markers mark the empty graves of would-be occupants, after their deaths. When these dear pets were not buried here, the markers remain to this day. |
| This monument reads "Parradiddle Ben, 'Parry' . 1951 - 1963. Show - Biz was his life and love, thus he still lives on. Ben Cotey". We couldn't find any information on who this dog was, or what his claim to fame was. Sadly, his photo had been pried off of his tombstone. |
| Behind these two stones lies the marker of a monkey, who was most likely slated to be buried there. Other pets include canaries and parrots. |
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