George Washington Memorial Park is a cemetery located in Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It was established in 1939 as a "whites only" cemetery.
Noted burials
- Vito Trause (1925âÂÂ2019), United States Army veteran, World War II prisoner of war, and well-known community figure in New Jersey.
- Lamont Coleman (1974âÂÂ1999), known professionally as Big L, American rapper and songwriter.
- Thomas Eboli, mobster and acting boss of the Genovese crime family.
- Elston Howard (1929âÂÂ1980), Major League Baseball player, first African-American to play for the New York Yankees and the 1963 American League Most Valuable Player.
- O'Kelly Isley Jr. â member of The Isley Brothers R&B group.
- Rudolph Isley (1939âÂÂ2023), musician, singer-songwriter.
- Charles L. Littel, founder and president of Junior College of Bergen County and Centralia Junior College.
- Lizette Parker (1971âÂÂ2016), Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey (2014âÂÂ2016), first female African-American mayor of any municipality in Bergen County.
- Luther Vandross (1951âÂÂ2005), rhythm and blues singer, dominant R&B artist on Billboard charts.
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