Residents React to Houston's Westfield Burial

Westfielders shared their thoughts on the six-time Grammy winner being laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery.

With late pop star Whitney Houston's funeral scheduled for noon today and her burial at Westfield's Fairview Cemetery expected to take place sometime this weekend, Westfielders shared their thoughts on the icon being laid to rest in town. Molly McDermott Walsh, who was born and raised in Westfield, said Houston's music provided a soundtrack to her early years. "I grew up listening to Whitney Houston," she said. "I have very vivid memories of emulating my first true music idol, hairbrush in hand while belting out 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody,' wearing a terrible puff-paint splattered shirt, tied at the bottom, as was popular during the 1980s.  "Whitney Houston was a musician that I loved and respected as young girl, and was always sad to …

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Update: Westfield Police Prepare for Possibility of Whitney Houston's Burial Sunday

Though the late pop singer's family has not confirmed when her burial will take place, police are making preparations.

Though the Westfield Police Department said they have not received any confirmation as to when late singer Whitney Houston's burial at Fairview Cemetery will take place, they are making preparations in the event that it will occur this weekend. Houston's official death certificate reveals that she will be laid to rest at the 105-acre East Broad Street cemetery where her father John Houston was buried in 2003 but as of 12:45 p.m. today the WPD said they had received "no confirmation" from the Houston family as to when that might happen. Houston's funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark. The ceremony is expected to draw 1,500 mourners, including her mother, Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, …

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Will Whitney Houston Be Buried in Westfield?

Whitney Houston could be laid to rest beside her father John Houston, who was buried at Fairview Cemetery in 2003, according to reports.